“Dad, you cAN’T JUST SAY THAT WORD AT THE AIRPORT SECURITY CHECK!!”
TSA Agent: *slides suitcase from X-ray machine in front of me* Is this yours? Do you have any large glass items in here?
Me: Oh! Haha, that. That’s a ro-
Dad: *half yells from down at the security exit point* THAT’S A LAVA BOMB! 😃😁
Me: DAD YOU DON’T JUST YELL THAT WORD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIRPORT! Sir, I’m so, SO sorry for him!
TSA Agent: *raises eyebrow* So what is this spot we’re seeing on the X-ray? In your words?
Me: *Sixteen and terrified now that I’m going on a federal watch list* It’s…it’s this rock. That gets ejected from a volcano. It flies through the air while molten and lands as a solid rock…and they call it a…lava…bomb….
TSA Agent: *unzips bag and searches, uncovering rock* That’s a pretty cool rock, Miss.
Me: *sweating* I know, right? Please don’t detain me for my dad’s stupidity I have an exam on Tuesday.