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Friday Funny: McSweeney’s on Air Travel

by Erik Olsen on Aug 18, 2006

Once again, as we have several times before, we turn to the acerbic wit of McSweeneys for our Friday Funny. This send up of the whole liquids on flights issue is good for a giggle. Not wickedly brilliant like many McSweeneys bits, but funny.

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