9 books NEVER to read at the airport

Soon, we may have to show airport security what we're reading, which changes the game when it comes to picking books to pack, writes Elizabeth Sleith

09 July 2017 - 00:00 By Elizabeth Sleith

Airline passengers are used to having their personal potions and lotions scrutinised by airport security.
If you've got an embarrassing itch or a psychiatric disorder, at least one random stranger will learn all about it the next time you try to board a plane. But, for sheepish sorts anyway, things might be about to get worse.The TSA has been testing several new security measures at US airports, the latest of which require travellers to remove paper products from their carry-on bags. Apparently books can obscure other items when viewed through an airport X-ray scanner.
Passengers who were thinking about catching up on their 50 Shades of Grey or such self-help titles as Faking It: How to Seem Like a Better Person Without Actually Improving Yourself may soon be thinking twice about what reads to pack for flying.
Just for fun, we tracked down hilarious book titles - all of which are actual books.1) STILL STRIPPING AFTER 25 YEARS
by Eleanor Burns
Burns is a famous American quilter, and stripping is a term that has to do with her craft.
2) A PASSION FOR DONKEYS
by Elisabeth D Svendsen
Calm down. The writer runs a donkey sanctuary in the UK and this is about caring for these loveable creatures.3) NO THANKS, MOMMY, I PEED YESTERDAY
by Sandy Appleyard
It's just a memoir about the funny things kids say, but you're bound to get funny looks too.
4) HOW TO BE A DRUG DEALER
By 673126
If you want to give up your day job, cut down on your working hours or expand your already established narcotics empire, this will help.5) STRAY SHOPPING CARTS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA: A GUIDE TO FIELD IDENTIFICATION 
by Julian Montague
Amazon says: "An elaborate classification system of abandoned shopping carts, accompanied by photographic documentation of actual stray cart sightings." We think this one screams, "Hello security. I'm crazy. Taze me."
6) WHERE TO FIND A RICH MAN
by Eliza Duchamp
Spoiler alert: it's probably not while you're going through airport security.7) THE MANLY ART OF KNITTING
by David Fougner
If you're man enough to withstand the laughs, will you handle the suspicion that you could be smuggling knitting needles?
8) POOH GETS STUCK
by Isabel Gaines
This is an innocent kids' book - in which the loveable bear gets jammed in Rabbit's doorway after eating too much honey - but the title is still funny as hell.
9) DATING FOR UNDER A DOLLAR: 301 IDEAS
by Blair Tolman
You may as well just scream, "Hi airport security guy. I'm cheap!"...

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