I always find interesting in these threads the people who say "I ignored what the authorities said and had no problems, so NO PROBLEM". They apparently are not aware that others might be traveling on a different airline with different rules or might be traveling from a different airport with different rules, or that they might just have gotten lucky.

How about -
"Last week I drove at 80 MPH and didn't get stopped, so NO PROBLEM."

"I was bringing dutiable items into Jamaica and just went through the Nothing To Declare line and didn't get stopped, so NO PROBLEM".

"I was smoking ganj right in front of a police officer and he didn't say anything, so NO PROBLEM".