heard this on the radio...it seems that a canadian actor crossed the border and

@cher913 (25884)
Canada
May 30, 2007 7:54am CST
when asked what the reason for his trip was, he said it was 'to shoot a pilot (of course meaning that he was shooting a premiere to a movie!) apparently the guy was detained for 5 hours for his slip of the tongue! be careful what you say, it may be misconstrued!!!
3 responses
joey_matthews
@joey_matthews (8365)
•
7 Jun 07
Lol.. Some people huh? Maybe I should tell someone I know who acts to break a leg... They might actually think I mean it! 5 hours is a long time for a slip of the tongue. ~Joey
ma_belle
@ma_belle (1357)
• United States
1 Jun 07
this makes me think about how stupid customs agents may be. I sometimes think that they really forget who are the real targets and who they are really meant to protect.
flpoolbum
@flpoolbum (2950)
• United States
30 May 07
It is easy when you work in a certain field to get use to the slang that they use without even thinking of another possible meaning for that, especially that phrase in this situation.