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[MrModerate]

I think the police and airport officials are just starting to figure out how to respond to this plot (I'm presuming, for the sake of argument, that it's real and not manufactured by Bush'n'Blair to distract their respective constituents), so the sale of items on the concourse hasn't been solved yet.

However, leaving your toothpaste at home is not going to significantly reduce the size of anyone's carry-on baggage, so the "clods" (who would happily check their bags if they had any hope of getting them back undamaged and unstolen in under an hour after their plane lands) are probably going to continue to use those overhead bins.

Would YOU check a laptop?