Mr. Carson,

This has been a joking poke at some of the absurdities which have become 
common place in the world today.  These issues do show how biased the 
rules are becoming.  At some point, we may be crying that we had not 
screamed before.

Lou

On 7/3/2012 11:13 AM, Michael Carson wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Whoever is in charge of adding/removing email addresses to this 
> listserv, I am requesting that my email address be removed.
>
> This sort of exchange is fruitless, a waste of time and 
> unprofessional.  This is not the first time I have received these 
> types of email exchanges.
>
> Again, please remove my email address.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael Carson
>
> YMCA of the USA
>
>
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> *From: *"Ginger Paque" <[log in to unmask]>
> *To: *[log in to unmask]
> *Sent: *Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:28:38 AM
> *Subject: *Re: knitters needle
>
> I have never had my knitting needles taken from me on a flight. I do 
> use circular needles, to avoid poking my seatmates, but have never had 
> the needles questioned except by other envious knitters who come up to 
> me and say: What??? We can carry our knitting needles on the plane?
>
> I think a knit in is a spectacular idea. I will have a project with me 
> in Baku, and can bring extra needles and yarn for those who want to 
> learn to knit :)
>
> Cheers, Ginger
> Ginger (Virginia) Paque
>
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> *//*
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>
>
> On 3 July 2012 09:48, Andrew A. Adams <[log in to unmask] 
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>     William Drake suggested:
>     > When the IOC folks were speaking in Prague it'd have been great if a
>     > bunch of people could have pulled out knitting needles…maybe
>     Toronto?
>     > Some street theatre is always good for a meeting…
>
>     Nice idea. You'd have to find a local supply (or have someone
>     bring hold
>     baggage to bring in a bunch) though, since AFAIK knitting needles
>     are amongst
>     the terrible deadly weapons currently banned from being taken onto
>     planes in
>     the war on tourism. ICANN meetings are short enough that lots of
>     attendees
>     may well be flying hand luggage only (I know I would be).
>
>
>     --
>     Professor Andrew A Adams [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>     Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration,  and
>     Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics
>     Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan http://www.a-cubed.info/
>
>