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John Tyner, the Don't 'Touch My Junk' Guy: Where Is He Now?

By Jason O'BryanDec 17th 2010 – 6:00PM
Los Angeles Times / MCT

Los Angeles Times / MCT

John Tyner was just one of a host of people who momentarily grabbed the spotlight in 2010 and dominated a news cycle or two while getting their 15 minutes of fame. In this series, AOL News is checking in on 25 of these newsmakers and giving them a 16th minute. Mark Boster, Los Angeles Times / MCT John Tyner...

Live Ammo Found in Seat Back Pocket of Southwest Flight

By Dana ChivvisNov 24th 2010 – 11:11AM

(Nov. 24) -- In preparation for landing, please bring your seat backs and tray tables to the upright position, stow away all carry-on luggage, and remove any live ammunition from the seat back pocket in front of you. In the midst of a national freak out over TSA "we might touch your junk" pat-downs, somehow a child on a...

National Opt-Out Day: Touch My Junk if You Must, but No Pictures, Please

By Steven HofferNov 22nd 2010 – 5:07PM

(Nov. 22) -- It might be summarized as "touch but don't look." Wednesday marks National Opt-Out Day, a grass-roots, nationwide protest against the Transportation Security Administration's use of full-body scanners that reveal an all-too-invasive view of a person's physical attributes. The organizers of National Opt-Out...

The TSA's Greatest Hits: 4 Notorious Pat-Downs

By Mara GayNov 22nd 2010 – 1:00PM
Ted S. Warren, AP

Ted S. Warren, AP

(Nov. 22) -- It hit critical mass when a California man decided that the government's new airport security measures went too far. "If you touch my junk, I'll have you arrested," John Tyner told a Transportation Security Administration agent in a San Diego airport earlier this month, as the agent prepared to perform a new...

Don't 'Touch My Junk' Joins Viral Lexicon: 4 Other Instant Classics

By David KnowlesNov 15th 2010 – 4:06PM

(Nov. 15) -- Welcome to your 15 minutes of linguistic fame. When 31-year-old John Tyner protested being frisked at San Diego's airport, he used a phrase that is now sure to be recalled by millions of passengers waiting in line at TSA checkpoints nationwide. "If you touch my junk, I'll have you arrested," Tyner told...

Background on dont touch my junk

"Don't touch my junk" is a phrase that became popular in the United States in late 2010 as a criticism of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) patdowns.

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