"Master Baiter" T-shirt almost gets man kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight.

[trumad]

America---Home of the Free!

TAMPA - Southwest Airlines said it will apologize to a passenger who was told he would be removed from a flight if he didn't change clothes, the second time in recent months the budget carrier has been forced to do so.

Joe Winiecki of Largo boarded a Southwest flight in Columbus, Ohio, wearing a fictional fishing shop T-shirt which featured the words, "Master Baiter."

Winiecki, who was traveling home, said he was in his seat when an employee told him he had to change his T-shirt, turn it inside out, or get off the plane.

Winiecki protested that the airline was infringing on his right to free speech, but changed his shirt fearing he would miss the flight and a day's work.

Southwest spokesman Chris Mainz said today the employee made a mistake because the Dallas-based airline does not have a dress code.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-bk-southwest100507,0,6339977.story?coll=orl_tab01_layout

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. There are tets and I can bet DHS has a hand in this

Don't ask but this follows the classic pattern to close a society down

[Faygo Kid]

2. Well, can you beat that.

[Xipe Totec]

3. That's Freedom of Sceech for ya! n/t

[Faygo Kid]

7. I treasure my sceech. A small pet from the Delta quadrant.

Love my tribbles even more, though.

[Xipe Totec]

9. Sorry, I meant Screech.

Didn't mean to insult your pet.

[peacebird]

4. good grief - I admit it's pretty bad pun but still, Master Baiter on a fishing t-shirt?

What was the employees problem?
:eyes:

[Zookeeper]

5. Tackiness is not yet a crime. n/t

[Hieronymus]

6. Did the American Taliban buy Southwest Airlines?

[nosmokes]

8. "You Just Can't Beat Pete's Meat" is the slogan painted on the side of a

edied cause I'm an eedjit

San Diego meat wholesaler's delivery trucks and warehouse. So WTF would Southwest do if someone wore a shirt w/ the company logo? Whose mind is in the gutter anyhow?

[zabet]

10. Master Baiter - almost as

corny as the bar shirts with
'Liquor in the front, Poker
in the rear'.

[Snarkturian Clone]

11. WTF?

Did they think he would down the plane by flooding it with jizz? This is "I" word worthy.

[Toots]

12. I would think if they were going to enforce a "dress code" they would have to publish the code

Without such publication it is all so arbitrary and could be construed as political..