Steve Jobs in Kansai Airport Bust-Up

[Typhoon]

Anecdotal story. I was flying from Kansai airport to China.
My bag went through the scanner and I was pulled aside for a manual bag inspection.
Turns out that in my rush I had forgotten to remove not just one, but two, Swiss army knives.
The officer asked what they were for. I replied [truthfully] that they useful for desktop computer access.
The knives were simply confiscated and I was sent on my way with a request to please check and remove any such item next time.
Frankly, I was surprised. I fully expected [and probably deserved] far more trouble.

[Yokohammer]

The most useful thing about that utensil is that, although you can't really stab anybody with it, you can cause severe damage by simply dropping it on their foot.

[Samurai_Jerk]

According to an extremely unreliable rumor that's been sweeping the Web this week, the Apple CEO was caught packing ninja throwing stars at a Japanese airport (you know, just in case he gets into a tussle while traveling abroad). The story, sparked by SPA!, a Japanese tabloid, is just about the most absurd thing one could imagine, and has been refuted by Apple. And yet... because of said absurdity, the story will not go gently into that good night.

The original story — which, again, Apple has refuted — claimed that Mr. Jobs was caught trying to sneak shurikens (metal throwing stars) onto a plane. After being nabbed by authorities, Jobs supposedly became upset and vowed never to visit the country again. Web searches on "steve jobs" are up 99% over the past 24 hours, and related lookups on "steve jobs ninja" and "steve jobs ninja stars" are both comically high. ........

How did the rumor start? According to Bloomberg, someone (nobody knows who) was "stopped at the end of July for carrying "shuriken." This person, who wasn't identified for privacy concerns, "threw away the blades." So, there may be a small speck of truth, but the Apple CEO's involvement is almost certainly bogus. ......

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/94007?fp=1

[Coligny]

I knew Steve Jobs was a closet ninja
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one of those crazy taiwanese recap ?

The one with Lindsay Lohan and soap dropping in the jail's shower was di best...

[Cyka UchuuJin]

Jobs is only just finding out that "think different" isn't an option here?

Not even "think slightly outside the box," or "adapt to the situation," (or even "think") I'm afraid.

It probably says "no bladed weapons allowed" in the manual. The average Japanese employee simply doesn't have the authority (or imagination) to make exceptions that aren't specifically noted in the manual.

On the other hand, the guys at immigration somehow manage to be imaginative as hell.

KIX hates Apple users. fact.
i've got first hand experience here...

[Greji]

[quote="Cyka UchuuJin"]KIX hates Apple users. fact.
i've got first hand experience here...
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Ah come on Cyka, you know damn well, they didn't strip search you because of your Apple. They just wanted to see you in the raw doing the chicken!

To them, you were just another Russian Hooker hot off the boat, inbound to make off with poor Take's money. They aren't capable of getting any other message through their pea sized brains...

[Bucky]

Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs on Wednesday resigned as chief executive of Apple Inc in a stunning move at the technology giant he co-founded in a garage.
The 55-year-old Apple co-founder and pancreatic cancer survivor has been on medical leave for an undisclosed condition since January 17.
Apple said Steve Jobs has been elected chairman and Tim Cook has been elected CEO.
The move is effective immediately.

story

[Coligny]

story

Watch out for the share values... (sold mines in december after seeing picshures of zombie Jobs...)

[Marked Trail]

Watch out for the share values... (sold mines in december after seeing picshures of zombie Jobs...)

W00T! Timothy Cook is now mostest big-swinging-dick CEO in the entire the ejaculating Milky WayGalaxy and a 'confirmed bachelor' except for hairless Japanese and Asian fauxmales.

[legion]

So the next must have will be the gayPhone?

[Ganma]

So the next must have will be the gayPhone?

Or maybe just a phone installed with a gaydar:

[Marked Trail]

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