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February 03, 2009

Is That A Squab In Your Pocket?

Or are you just happy to see me, Mate?

An Australian traveller was caught with two live pigeons stuffed down his trousers following a trip to the Middle East, customs officers said today. The 23-year-old man was searched after authorities discovered two eggs in a vitamin container in his luggage, said Richard Janeczko, national investigations manager for the Australian Customs Service.

They found the pigeons wrapped in padded envelopes and held to each of the man's legs with a pair of tights, according to the agency.

Officials also seized seeds in his money belt and an undeclared eggplant.

The bird smuggler, who arrived in Melbourne on Sunday on a flight from Dubai, is being questioned.

Judging by the photo

I'm guessing this guy is half Sasquatch.

I hate undeclared eggplants.

Posted by Mr. Bingley at February 3, 2009 11:51 AM

Comments

The fuzzies is to keeps the birdies warms...

Posted by: tree hugging sister at February 3, 2009 01:21 PM

Wait....he was smuggling PIGEONS? I thought the only things Aussie men ever smuggled was bananas? And that only when they were going to the beach...

Are there not pigeons in Australia? (I presume it was that they didn't want them IN the country, rather than not letting them LEAVE the country-of-origin).

Pigeons and eggplant. Huh. There are some really perverted people in this world.

Posted by: ricki at February 3, 2009 02:20 PM

Y'know, if it was Ron Jeremy that was caught smuggling these items it wouldn't seem nearly as strange.

Posted by: Gunslinger at February 3, 2009 04:59 PM

No one would have even CHECKED those lumps, G.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at February 3, 2009 05:33 PM