Stupid Security Tricks
I was just watching CNN and saw a story that made me fall over laughing. Airport security in Canada is frightened by fruitcakes. No, not the two legged human kind, but the kind made by grandma. Seems airport x-ray machines can't get through the confection, and this frightens those who man the checkpoints. Perhaps they are afraid that they might be used as a cockpit doorstop, or perhaps as a wedge to keep the person in front of you from reclining into your knees.
In any case, these Canadian Fruitcake Haters could make your life miserable if you don't put the fruitcake into checked baggage. And that's good advice whether it be a two legged one, or one made by grandma :-)