Ye olde texty scarfy trick

Stuart Young · 08-15-2006, 03:47 PM

I could have done with one of these in Seattle airport last Friday. The nice security guard at the boarding gate, would not let me take my newly purchased copy of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell on the plane

He didn't see the funny said when I pointed out "these aren't the droids your looking for" .. However all is not lost, some enterprising folks over at Boing Boing have come up with the so called the "scarf-book". In a nut shell same crazy people - I mean law abiding citizens - said screw you to the book confiscators in our airports, and have been printing text onto iron-on transfer paper. An then fixing it to huge pieces of cloth, then Voila.. a scarf-book.

Original link via Boing Boing.

Bob Russell · 08-15-2006, 04:03 PM

Wow, I hadn't heard that paper books weren't allowed on board. I thought it was just a liquid/gel/electronics sort of ban. Very clever and interesting way to deal with it... if you are very desperate to read!

I wonder... does Moby Dick fit on a bedsheet-sized "scarf"?!

yvanleterrible · 08-15-2006, 04:26 PM

War and peace would circle the globe and maybe stop wars ?

kung fu kaos · 09-17-2006, 11:39 PM

HAH! If that was true id eat my hat!

lily07 · 09-17-2006, 11:42 PM

hello i am lily 07

lily07 · 09-17-2006, 11:43 PM

i love shopping how about u do like shopping

kung fu kaos · 09-17-2006, 11:43 PM

well how do u do?

08-15-2006, 03:47 PM	#1
Stuart Young MobileRead Editor Posts: 195 Karma: 75 Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Device: e61i / Eee PC / PRS-505	Ye olde texty scarfy trick I could have done with one of these in Seattle airport last Friday. The nice security guard at the boarding gate, would not let me take my newly purchased copy of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell on the plane He didn't see the funny said when I pointed out "these aren't the droids your looking for" .. However all is not lost, some enterprising folks over at Boing Boing have come up with the so called the "scarf-book". In a nut shell same crazy people - I mean law abiding citizens - said screw you to the book confiscators in our airports, and have been printing text onto iron-on transfer paper. An then fixing it to huge pieces of cloth, then Voila.. a scarf-book. Original link via Boing Boing.

09-17-2006, 11:39 PM	#4
kung fu kaos Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 56 heron rd Catalina Batemans Bay Australia Device: nokia2122	HAH! If that was true id eat my hat! Last edited by kung fu kaos; 09-17-2006 at 11:41 PM.

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Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Wow, I hadn't heard that paper books weren't allowed on board. I thought it was just a liquid/gel/electronics sort of ban. Very clever and interesting way to deal with it... if you are very desperate to read! I wonder... does Moby Dick fit on a bedsheet-sized "scarf"?!

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lily07 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2006	hello i am lily 07

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