MONTREAL - If you're travelling by air this holiday season, forget the fruitcake. At least as carry-on luggage. That's the advice of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority.

The head of the authority said Tuesday about 500,000 prohibited items have been intercepted at Canada's 89 airports during the past six months. Jacques Duchesneau said the public still isn't aware of what is allowed on board. A lot of scissors and Swiss Army knives have been confiscated.

Duchesneau said if you try to bring a fruitcake onboard, expect it to be X-rayed because they are dense and could hide a weapon.

"When seen through an X-ray machine it might represent something we might need to check. It's very dense. We don't take any chances.''

Bottled liquids, such as homemade wine, are also against the rules. Duchesneau said the only bottles allowed on planes are those with alcohol that have a government seal.

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ROTFL!

-- (sonofdust@LOL.ROTFL), December 11, 2003.

So...no Canadaian air travel for any of our Princesses or friends?

-- J (jsnider@hal-pc.org), December 11, 2003.

Ah, well. I didn't wanna go anywhere ever again anyway :-(

I have the most wonderful Fruitcake Christmas card that my sister gave me. I'll have to try to scan it in to some site so we can all enjoy it. BTW, does anyone know where Squirrel King got to?

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@telusplanet.ent), December 11, 2003.

Did you check inside the last fruitcake you got?

-- Robert & Jean Cook (Cooks@home.ga), December 12, 2003.