Dallas Hinton wrote in a message to All:

 DH> At Heathrow Airport today an individual, later discovered to be a
 DH> public school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while
 DH> in possession of a compass, a protractor, and a graphic calculator.

 DH> Authorities believe he is a member of the notorious al-Gebra
 DH> movement. 

 DH> He is being charged with carrying weapons of math instruction. 

Obviously you joke, but I'd be willing to bet the compass would't get on
the plane as carry-on here.  The pointed end is easily a deadly weapon. 

I was "relieved" of a fingernail clipper at the airport here
because the clipper had a little fold up file about two inches long that
came to a point.

Interestingly, on the return flight from Chicago, I was the only person on
that flight who was searched before boarding.

Incidentally, on the plane they prohibit using a digital camera for ten
minutes before and after takeoff.

    Everett 
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