If I believed extremist groups of any flavor could have a sense of humor, I'd buy that.

or the guy who was deemed a terrorist for spending too long in the bathroom, when he was actually just very sick after eating the airport food.

Sweet Jesus.

. . . what happens if someone needs to use the bathroom during the hands-where-we-can-see period? Do they just have to hold it in? What if they have bladder problems? Do the airlines want to just let 'em soak the seats?

Exactly my question. And since the TSA was barely talking about what measure were talking, they certainly weren't providing any answers.