If so, I don't really get the joke. And if he'd joked about anything regarding airline safety he'd be getting the rubber glove prostate exam.
it;s just a weird way of joking- saying the opposite to get people to smile- but the other person has to have a similar sense of humor- otherwise they take offense when none is meant-
There it is...
The LAST place I want to hear ANY friendly banter, joking, or laughter is in a TSA station trying to get to my gate. And yeah, you joke about them or any other aspect of what’s going on, you get the special private room with some unwanted intimacy and the missing of your flight...