It’s a crazy slow day in the sports world, so I thought I’d share this fun little tale of whimsy and pigeon-smuggling.
An Australian traveler was caught with two live pigeons stuffed in his pants following a trip to the Middle East, customs officials said Tuesday. The 23-year-old man was searched after authorities discovered two eggs in a vitamin container in his luggage…
They found the pigeons wrapped in padded envelopes and held to each of the man’s legs with a pair of tights, according to a statement released by the agency. Officials also seized seeds in his money belt and an undeclared eggplant.
Oh yeah. You can’t let those eggplants loose in Australia. They have no natural enemies there.
This is just one of those stories where no amount of information can ever satisfy everything I want to know. Why pigeons? Why from the Middle East? Does Australia not have pigeons? How do you survive a ten-hour flight with pigeons strapped to your calves? And did the authorities also seize the bear pelt on this guy’s legs?
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Pigeons? That’s on odd name. I’d have called them chazzwazzers.
By pigeons they must mean heroin, or mari-ju-ana, or underage prostitutes? Right?
/right?
The eggplant WAS undeclared, but was recently offered a scholarship to play for Bobby Bowden.
Dude needs a Pigeonator
/Onterrio’d
And those are the WORST knees I have ever seen. He really needs to do some leg press. Maybe some wax too. And black socks on black pants…yikes-sees!
/Brady Quinn
Maybe they were for Richard Gere?
/shows self out.
I’ve finally found my leg twin.
funniest title to a post
why sir is that a pidgeon in your pants or are you happy to see me.
“I told you that the birds like to get into my trousers.”
Finally, a picture of bigfoot that doesn’t look fake.
well, Chewbacca was a smuggler
Undeclared eggplant? Meh, he should just go with Communications or Marketing like everyone else.
Undeclared cucumber.
/Spinal Tap’d
Yankee Doodle Pigeon has refused to comment on this case.
Birds of a feather, at WithLeather.
/seppuku
i can speak from firsthand experience that there are indeed pigeons in australia. a buddy of mine kicked one as we were crossing the street in melbourne because it didnt move out of his way.
His explanation to customs officials was simply, “Everybody knows that the bird is the word”!
why is he wearing a sweater on his legs?