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If you try to immolate this man I suggest you get yourself a good pair of Air Jordan shoes as they a fine pair of running shoes, and I guarantee you’ll be doing a lot of running:

CAIRO, Egypt - It was very nearly a real-life version of “Snakes on a Plane.” A man was stopped at Cairo’s airport just moments before he boarded a Saudi Arabia-bound plane with carry-on bags filled with live snakes, as well as a few baby crocodiles and chameleons.

Security officials became suspicious of the 22-year-old Saudi man’s bags when the X-ray machine at the departure gate gave odd readings. Police said they opened the bags and found a large number of reptiles, including at least one cobra, squirming to escape.

The animals were confiscated and turned over to the Cairo Zoo and the man was allowed to board his flight home.

Transporting live reptiles out of the country is illegal in Egypt, but the passenger said he was unaware of the ban and that the snakes, crocodiles and chameleons were needed by a Saudi university for scientific experiments, police said.

(full article)

You know, I would think it would be common sense that sticking an animal of any sort in your luggage is illegal or not allowed, especially if you’re taking it out of the country. But then again maybe common sense isn’t so common? Still though, considering another man from, you guessed it Saudi Arabia tried the same thing I don’t know why officials were lenient. Guess what folks, this man was lying through his teeth to you! Duh.

Of course a part of me wonders how the hell he managed to shove a cobra, among other snakes and baby crocodiles, in his suitcase without getting injured himself.

Hey it might take some truly genius (or just really nerdy) people to explain what EMI Shielding and why it is necessary to the unknowing in a manner that anyone can grasp but it’s a no brainer that Europeans and Americans just have to be in on the latest fashions. And in places where labor and materials are cheap it’s a now wonder other countries are cashing in on greedy fashion enthusiasts.

AVISSAWELLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) - The denims look tattered and frayed, but shoppers in Europe and the United States are prepared to pay good money for “distressed” jeans and Sri Lanka is cashing in.

In the industrial town of Avissawella east of the capital Colombo, it takes workers around 13 minutes to cut and sew basic five-pocket denims.

They then spend another four days torturing the pants by dying, bleaching, and sandpapering them to get a “distressed” look.

“Each garment is dyed or dipped around 16 and sometimes as many as 30 times to achieve the proper torn, tattered look,” explains Indrajith Kumarasiri, chief executive of Sri Lanka’s Brandix Denim.

“We earn more money by making denims look dirty and torn, the classic clean look doesn’t bring us much,” Kumarasiri told AFP during a visit to the 10-million dollar plant, which can make over three million pairs of jeans a year.

Basic denim jeans cost around six dollars to make, but the shabbier “premium” ones cost twice as much.

“In many ways, premium denims are replacing the little black dress as the wear-anywhere fashion staple,” he said.

(Full Article)

Hey, I love my jeans. If I can get away with it you can expect to see me in jeans or cargos, that’s a fact of life. But maybe it’s because I can get my jeans faded, ripped, and worn without breaking a sweat, but I’ve never understood the point of shelling out a bucketload of cash for jeans that look “distressed” or “worn”. What the hell for? Give me a pair of jeans and I can get that look for you with no effort what so ever. That said, if I can buy a pair of $16 jeans and rip, fade, stitch, patch, or whatever them myself why would I go and pay $40 for a similar effect? It makes no sense to me which is why I got a kick out of this article. Why did I laugh when I read this? Simple. These people are cashing in on the stupidity of the fashion conscious!

Want to take your young children and their friends out on an entertaining yet educational outing? Before you send out invitations for your young children’s friends to come along you might not want to take them by Peaches the cockatoo’s cage:

ALBION, Ind. - People are being careful about their language around an 8-year-old named Peaches who has a habit of learning and repeating the worst she hears.

Peaches is a Moluccan cockatoo, and staffers at Black Pine Animal Park say she used to be a pet in a household where she picked up a vocabulary that can be as colorful as her feathers.

The bird didn’t miss anything when a volunteer construction worker started cussing recently after a chimp threw feces at him, said Jessica Price, senior zookeeper at the sanctuary about 30 miles north of Fort Wayne.

“She started laughing and carrying on,” Price said.

Peaches then reverted to a few of her own favorites.

“Go away, shut up, shut your blankety-blank mouth,” Price said. “She says a lot of very bad words.”

It is difficult to get birds to stop using words they have learned, she said.

“We obviously don’t repeat them,” Price said. “We don’t encourage it.”

(article source)

This makes me want to know where they rescued this animal from, in a way. Then I think about all the times I’ve lost my temper and cussed up such a storm that would make a sailor blush, and I’m glad my cat’s can’t talk. I imagine they could teach many quite a few things.

ARLINGTON, Texas - A megachurch canceled a memorial service for a Navy veteran 24 hours before it was to start because the deceased was gay.

Officials at the nondenominational High Point Church knew that Cecil Howard Sinclair was gay when they offered to host his service, said his sister, Kathleen Wright. But after his obituary listed his life partner as one of his survivors, she said, it was called off.

“It’s a slap in the face. It’s like, ’Oh, we’re sorry he died, but he’s gay so we can’t help you,”’ she said Friday.

(Full Article)

Seeing this article just completely pissed me off. If the church knew he was gay and offered to hold the service then there was absolutely no reason to turn around and cancel because his obituary listed his life partner, and twenty-four hours before the service to boot! This is completely fucked up! Excuse my French. This was a man who helped to protect our rights and our freedom and this is how they honor his memory? His sexual preference does not and did not change the kind of person that he was; it had absolutely no bearing on his character whatsoever. That said, there was no reason to cancel his memorial service. This was a good man who lived a good and noble life, something that these church members cannot boast.

NEW YORK - A man smuggled a monkey onto an airplane Tuesday, stashing the furry fist-size primate under his hat until passengers spotted it perched on his ponytail, an airline official said.

The monkey escapade began in Lima, Peru, late Monday, when the man boarded a flight to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said Spirit Airlines spokeswoman Alison Russell. After landing Tuesday morning, the man waited several hours before catching a connecting flight to LaGuardia Airport.

(full article)

Sadly enough, I can’t really fault the guy for trying. I mean come on, those little monkeys are adorable! If I was in his shoes I’d probably would have tried to find a way to smuggle the little guy home with me.

It’s a known fact I’d try to do the same thing with a koala bear too.

Wouldn’t you like one of these guys or another exotic type animal as a pet? If so, which one?