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Airplane Adventure Story Three: Would you like some feathers with your lace sir?

by Karla ° Monday, June 6, 2005

We were about to leave the airport in Jamaica to return home. We had made it through all the security checks just fine. Feeling relieved to be away from all the accusatory eyes of the airport security staff, we bid our farewells to the beautiful country and entered through the last set of doors before boarding the plane.

We were stopped dead in our tracks. There was ANOTHER security stop, but this time, instead of just scanning and x-raying the baggage, all carryon luggage was subject to open searches (they really think everyone is out to smuggle their drugs).

It occurred to me that Mark was pulling my carryon (mine had the red identifying tags) and I wondered if I should switch bags with him knowing what the contents of my bag contained.

Let me paint the picture for you.

If it was frilly, hot pink, see through, lacey or covered in red feathers it was in that bag.

Deciding to see how many more shades of red Mark’s cheeks could get (on top of his sunburn), we continued on.

Let’s just say his cheeks did in fact, turn a deep shade of crimson red when the bag was opened and all the lingerie, make up and feminine stuff inside was revealed.

To this day he refuses to even hold my purse if I need to tie a shoelace. Fear of being caught with feminine stuff has scarred the poor boy for life! I’m sure no one really pictured him in a hot pink thong and red feathered slippers, but I guess the connotation was always there seeing that he WAS the one carrying the bag after all.

Tee Hee!

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