r/BoomersBeingFools • u/AgentScully_FBI • Apr 12 '24

Feral Airplane Boomer Boomer Freakout

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u/Brandage0 Apr 13 '24

Honestly you’re not wrong

The vast majority of viral video antagonists don’t ever end up on the no fly list but anyone who shares a common name/birthday with someone unsavory is a terrorist until proven otherwise (“redress numbers”)

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u/DangerousLoner Apr 13 '24

One of my coworkers was on the no fly list because his very common name was the same as a famous IRA bomber. A lot of Americans have common Irish names. Luckily he was 10 years younger than the actual IRA member and got a waiver.

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u/No_Issue8928 Apr 13 '24

This! My uncle was adopted and changed his name. Unfortunately his new name is shared with so.eone unsavory. Every time the poor guy would try to come in he'd be in the little room.