TSA Malicious Compliance

So I’m coming through TSA today at ATL. The guy in front of me is emptying his pockets into the bin. As he does so I notice one AirPod slip out and fall to the floor under the table. So I tap him on the shoulder as he turns away to let him know. He flinches and snaps “DON’T F**KING TOUCH ME!”

Aight. Bet. No problem bud.

Coming up the stairs after security I see him rummaging in his pockets like he’s lost something. So I give him a big smile, (without touching him of course) and say: “Hey man I think you dropped an air pod back before the checkpoint. Have a great flight!”

(For the non-Americans amongst us, TSA is airport security and, once you go through, you’re not coming back without a hassle)