He may have helped pilot the Millennium Falcon, but Chewbacca still can’t get a break from the TSA.
“Star Wars” star Peter Mayhew, who played Han Solo’s furry companion in the sci-fi series, had his light saber-shaped cane confiscated by security agents while attempting to catch a flight from Denver to Dallas.
“Won’t allow me through the airport with my cane!” the 7 foot 2 inch actor tweeted. “Giant man need giant cane. Small cane snap like toothpick. Besides, my light saber is just cool. I’d miss it.”
Luckily, The Sun reports, Mayhew,69, harnessed the power of social media to pressure agents into allowin him to fly with his space-aged weapon-looking walking stick.
@TheWookieeRoars via Twitter
‘Giant man need giant cane. Small cane snap like toothpick. Besides, my light saber is just cool. I’d miss it,’ Mayhew tweeted, posting a picture of befuddled-looking security agents assessing his walking stick.
“American Airlines won’t let me through the airport with me cane!” he informed his followers. “can I get a retweet?”
Apparently the Wookiee’s fans heard his plea.
“Magic words to TSA are not ‘please’ or ‘thank you,’ it’s ‘Twitter,” Mayhew wrote. “Cane released to go home.”
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The Libert Report Take: Why on earth would the TSA even CONSIDER taking a man’s light saber CANE? Did they think it was real or dangerous? As soon as it went viral over Twitter they “decided” to let him have it back…. hmmmm…….
Below is a link to the article and a photo of this hazardous cane. Peter, may the force be with you.
