On 12 Apr 2020 at 20:00, xxxxxx@gmail.com wrote:

> 4. You're at a conference center to attend an event (possibly to gain
> more information about trading opportunities or whatever is
> appropriate to your group). You are going out for lunch and you notice
> a sign that points to another annex of the conference center. You are
> fascinated to see the sign indicates that there is a hand grenade
> trade show going on in this other annex. In theory, you probably
> aren't invited, but.... you are interested.

If it's a proper trade show, you either won't get in *at all* (with
unfriendly security folks to prevent you) or you'll have to buy an
expensive pass.

> 13. You are trying to get through inward clearance so you can go to
> startown for a furlough. The local customs agent of the planet (let's
> call it Youessaaay) is making a fuss over a bag of orange-ish citrus
> fruits. You are not allowed to bring any form of fruit onto the
> planet. There are fears that they could cause infestations, bacterial
> issues, or drop seeds and start an invasive species incursion. You
> point out to him, quite calmly and with infinite patience, that the
> packaging *clearly* shows it is a native plant from his planet *and*
> was exported FROM his planet, but he seems unmoved and you are forced
> to surrender your citrus. You are gobsmacked.

Actually, he's *right* to do so. Those fruits have been off-planet,
the container is *not* hermetically sealed, so they could have picked
up *anything* since they were exported.

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Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
shadow at shadowgard dot com