"Always let the Wookie win"
Posted by: Jon on 06/08/2013 06:13 PM
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TSA officers at Denver airport attempted to confiscate a walking stick from the actor who played Chewbacca in Star Wars, claiming that his walking stick, which is fashioned to look like a light saber, was a weapon.
The 7ft 2in actor took to Twitter to complain to his 22,000 followers, staff at Denver airport soon realized you should always let the Wookiee win.
The frustrating episode was played out on Twitter as Mayhew, who had been a guest at Denver Comic Con, tried to catch an American Airlines flight to his home in Boyd, Texas.
'Won’t allow me through the airport with me cane! Giant man need giant cane. Small cane snap like toothpick. Besides, my lightsaber is just cool. I’d miss it,' the actor, who played Han Solo's co-pilot in the original Star Wars trilogy said.
He was quick to point out on @thewookieroars however, that it was airport security and not the airline which was causing the problem.
American Airlines was quick to respond and check if it could help Mayhew.
When security finally accepted that the light saber was not so much a weapon as a walking aid, the cane was returned.
Mayhew later tweeted: 'Magic words to TSA are not "please" or "thank you"... It's "Twitter".. cane released to go home.'
This prompted one of his followers to tweet: 'That and they didn't want their arms ripped off by a Wookie'.
The 7ft 2in actor took to Twitter to complain to his 22,000 followers, staff at Denver airport soon realized you should always let the Wookiee win.
The frustrating episode was played out on Twitter as Mayhew, who had been a guest at Denver Comic Con, tried to catch an American Airlines flight to his home in Boyd, Texas.
'Won’t allow me through the airport with me cane! Giant man need giant cane. Small cane snap like toothpick. Besides, my lightsaber is just cool. I’d miss it,' the actor, who played Han Solo's co-pilot in the original Star Wars trilogy said.
He was quick to point out on @thewookieroars however, that it was airport security and not the airline which was causing the problem.
American Airlines was quick to respond and check if it could help Mayhew.
When security finally accepted that the light saber was not so much a weapon as a walking aid, the cane was returned.
Mayhew later tweeted: 'Magic words to TSA are not "please" or "thank you"... It's "Twitter".. cane released to go home.'
This prompted one of his followers to tweet: 'That and they didn't want their arms ripped off by a Wookie'.
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