un·a·mused/ˌənəˈmyo͞ozd/
Adjective:
Not responding in a positive way to something intended to be amusing; feeling somewhat annoyed or disapproving.
It's usually a minor inconvenience. Going in and out of Courthouses and Federal Buildings entails going through metal detectors. I set them off. I'm used to it. There the only "penalty" for setting off metal detectors in those venues is a scan with annoying hand metal detectors that occasionally screech or squeal.
This last week was different though. I just returned from a business trip that took me out of town for a few days. I flew to the East Coast. In airports, it means I'm going to get inspected, detected, anything but neglected!
Not only did I undergo the ignominy of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) body scans, but I got the privilege of being "patted down" in three different international airports within the last week. Then the gloves used to pat me down are tested to assure my clothes don't have some kind of special residue.
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| TSA should instead stand for "Tantric Sadists of America" - Don't ya think? |
"You forgot your change, Sir!" I was told.
"Keep it as a tip," I responded.
Deadpan voice, unamused, says; "We're not allowed to accept tips, Sir."
"Anyone who feels me up that nice deserves a tip don't you think?"
No response, blank stare.
"Well for God's sake man," I said earnestly, "If I forgot the change in my pocket, and my wife washed the pants, next time you might accuse me of laundering money!"
He wasn't impressed.
Neither was I.
I couldn't help but wishing I was in "Oz." Despite the wicked witches of certain cardinal points on the compass, I don't remember poor Dorothy getting felt up!
There's no place like home . . .
There's no place like home . . .
There's no place like home . . .
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