the TSA liquidation sale (a.k.a. who needs 50 pounds of hand tools?)
 

where do all those nail files end up?
searching eBay for "NTSA" reveals a wealth of small pointy objects...

http://search.ebay.com/ntsa_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8

http://i3.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/f3/47/73_1_b.JPG

there's actually some decent stuff in there...leatherman and victorinox knives
win an auction and you can give one to everyone you know

YEAAH! That's awesome, and just today I was wondering what they do with the confiscated items.

So now you know!

Yay I can finally get my tweezers back... and my corkscrew :D

The shipping may cost more than the winning bid for some of these items! 50 pounds of scissors... wow. If I lived in the US and was a bit better at welding I'd be seriously tempted to bid, to make the most un-child-friendly sculpture ever!

holy crap, i was just trying to find some scissors the other day

i didn't notice this yesterday
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...971811208&rd=1

high-quality pointy hat was also for sale

http://i13.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/f0/7c/56_1_b.JPG

i'm glad they aren't throwing all this away, like i thought.
i'm not sure where the sombrero fits in. they should auction the story behind it, too. maybe it's considered flammable? seems far-fetched.

not the first time someone forgot their hat.

um.... what's the NTSA?

And why do they have all this crap?

Airport Security - -they confiscate all the sharp pointy crap that idiots like me forget to check with their luggage.

Anyone interested in going in with me on one of these? How about we start a pool for some multi-tools and split the booty evenly. The person going long gets the remainder if it's not divisible by the number of buyers. Each person submits of what they want in order of preference, We do it in rounds and the first pick goes to the first person in on the deal and then the 2nd and so on. We do as many rounds as we need to get them all allocated. Bingo, cheap multi-tools.

So men (and women) who is with me!

I'll bet there are some long, pointy fingernails in there someplace, as well as some pointy heads!!

ok, that was funny until I looked at how much the bid ended for...$67 dollars?
Now THAT's fucking funny!

And what is up with this:
Is this like some kind of sweepstakes?

kel...i'll go in with you on it....

Hmm not enough interest to make it worthwhile. oh well