I got picked for jury duty a few months ago. I had to call in the night before and listen to a recording to see if my juror number was chosen. At the end of the recording it was explained that you can not bring cell phones with cameras into the building so please leave them at home or in your car. The next day I drove to the court house and parked in the parking garage. When I got to the elevator there was a sign above the button explaining that camera phones are not allowed in the building. There was also a recording playing from a speaker right above me letting me know that camera phones are not allowed in the building. As I approached the front entrance I noticed that there were signs taped to the inside of all 10 glass doors and each wing of the revolving door. When I got close enough to read them I found out that camera phones are not allowed in the building. When I got into the lobby there was a sign with a big arrow on it showing me where to line up to go through the security check and it also informed me that camera phones are not allowed in the building. I got in the back of a line of about 15 people. After a few minutes I made it about halfway down the hallway and came to a stop next to a 3 foot tall sign that let everyone know that camera phones are not allowed in the building. As I got closer to the front I could now see the other people going through the security check. I watched a woman put her bag on the conveyor belt and then step through the metal detector that had a sign on it letting her know that camera phones are not allowed in the building. When she went to get her belongings on the other side of the x-ray machine she seemed to get into an argument with the security personnel. After a few minutes she stormed back down the hallway towards us yelling loudly “Camera phones are not allowed in the building! If you have one with you, just go back to your car right now because they sure won’t let you in!!”
Erm…as a maker of chainmaille, I can assure you, with the right rings, chaffing is not an issue. As for the style, my aluminum chainmaille thong is really quite comfortable. I made it when I decided that boxers and briefs would be a little hard to tailor, and it’s a great conversation piece, it really is.
The worse thing is when people get out of the line after some loudmouthed idiot announces this. Despite the fact that you are told every two feet that camera phones, indeed, aren’t allowed.
I am beginning to think Biff gets off on pain/uncomfortable situations…
He’s also wearing a metal buckle on his belt.
It’s understandable that Biff has chain main underwear, he needs all the protection he can get.
I’ve been to court about a dozen times. I know the routine, I’m going to have to take my belt, watch and boots off, and send my keys, wallet and assorted other metal things through the little scanner thingy. Of all the times, I have never been hassled about my handcuff key on my keyring before, until the very last time. They wouldn’t let me in the building with it, wouldn’t hold it for me, insisted I leave it in my car. I didn’t drive that day, and so had no car to put it in. The REALLY great thing, is that both my brother and his girlfriend who walked in ahead of me both had handcuff keys on their keyrings. I had to throw it away, the abstards.
I remember my mom going to a court case one time, back when camera phones were still a novelty. My mom had one, but didn’t actually know how to use it, so when she had her bag searched the security guy told her she couldn’t take it in, but after a bit of discussion she was allowed to take it in anyway. Then, when she came home later, she found out her swiff knife had been in the bag the whole time and the security guy didn’t even find it.
The anecdote was even funnier than the comic, this time! xD