given away by bird poop

This week, Sony Dong, 46, arrived from Vietnam at the Los Angeles International Airport. As usual, he had to pass through US Customs before entering the country.

He had passed through the required metal detectors without any problem. Baggage checks also revealed no need for concern.

However, what made Customs officials suspicious was the feathers and bird poop they saw on Sony's socks.

Lifting his pant legs higher revealed that Sony was attempting to smuggle 14 live birds under his pants. He had attached the birds to two strips of cloth that he had wrapped around his calves.

The birds can be purchased on the street in Vietnam for around $20 each and can be sold to collectors for nearly $400 in the States.

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(for another bird in pants story, see http://bit.ly/nMLkl )
(for more weird smuggler stories, click label below)

if a bird in the hand is worth two in a bush, what are two birds in the pants worth?

Two stories of bird-in-pants: Last week, a man in Australia tried to enter the country smuggling two pigeons in his pants. He was discovered because customs officials found the eggs in canister in his pocket... and then searched him (look closely to see the bird heads) . http://tinyurl.com/au7fwm

Here is a similar story that involved less planning....

'scuse me, sir, but your pants are chirping

KCCI newsman gets snake up his shorts

A reporter from KCCI TV in Iowa gets a python up his pants at the fair (two part video... if you are going to watch one, watch the second one. :)

mice and stupidity live in a trailer

overkill [oh-ver-kill]
--noun
3. an excess of what is required or suitable, as because of zeal or misjudgment.
--http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=overkill

An example:
This week, a 43-year-old Potter Valley, California woman noticed that she had some mice in her small trailer. So naturally, she decided she would eliminate the mice by shooting them with a .44 Magnum revolver.

She drew the gun from the holster and waited for one of the little pests to show its tiny face. (What could possibly go wrong with shooting a .44 Magnum inside a small trailer?)

Unfortunately, while she waited, the revolver slipped from her hand and fell to the floor. When it struck the floor, the revolver discharged and blew a hole through her right kneecap.

The bullet then struck the keys that were hanging from her boyfriend's belt loop. The keys deflected the bullet through the man's pants, grazed his groin and ended up in his pocket.

The Sheriff's Office is holding the bullet for evidence. Presumably, the woman will be charged with reckless endangerment and terminal stupidity. The mice were unharmed.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080708/NEWS05/807080371/1350&title=Would_be_mice_killer_shoots_self

thief stuffs guitar into pants, walks away

I have posted several stories about stupid criminals. Here is one who may have been stupid, but it worked.

In Lewiston, ME a man stuck a full-sized Fender Stratocaster electric guitar (see picture) into his pants and successfully made it out of the store. Surveillance cameras showed the man shove the guitar into his pants while his two friends kept watch.

Even more remarkable is the fact that the same man tried the same trick back in 2006 and was caught while leaving the store.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-04-03-guitar-pants_N.htm?csp=34

of course, it wasn't too smart to do this trick in the same store as before... because now the police know exactly who they are looking for.

two thiefs, two mistakes, one lesson.

They are unrelated stories but have one lesson to be leaned: when attempting to steal something, do not carry large objects that announce you as the thief.

The first story happened back in January when a woman in Sweetwater, Tennessee was found lurking around a church at night. When stopped by the police, Jennifer Hunt, 35, was asked to produce some identification. At that moment, a crowbar just happened to drop out of her pants. She also carried a screwdriver in her pants.

Hunt claimed that she was behind the church relieving herself and could not understand why pry marks that fit her crowbar were found on the rear door of the church.

In a second and unrelated story, last week, a German man was arrested for shoplifting a suit. He tried to hide the suit by wearing it under his street clothes. His mistake? He forgot to take the suit off the hanger.

One police officer observed, "Only a sign saying 'stop me, I'm a thief!' would have made the thief look more unprofessional."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22905096/
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=107034&in_page_id=2

if that was false labor, why is there a baby in my pants?

Charryse Brooks of Norwood, Ohio was pregnant and due on February 22. Late last week (Jan 31), she believed that felt labor contractions and went to the hospital.

Hospital workers briefly looked at Charryse and assured her that she was having "false labor." They sent her home.

Once home, the false labor pains continued and seemed to be getting stronger. Finally, Charryse told her husband, Tim, that they needed to return to the hospital.

Tim and Carryse got to the car but Carryse was unable to open the door-- for good reason. She looked at her husband and said, "Tim, the baby's here."

There in the driveway, Tim reached down in time to catch his new baby daughter in the leg of Charryse's sweat pants. Mackenzie Nichole Brooks was born at 4lbs. 3oz..

They drove to the hospital with the umbilical cord still attached. This time, they weren't sent home.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22927903/

what do you bet they still had to pay the doctor?

second memo: don't store weapons in the waistband of your pants

Last week, I posted a story about a man in Michigan who severely injured himself when he hid some shoplifted knives in his pants. (see "thief causes himself a world of hurt")

Unfortunately, some people can't seem to learn from the experience of others.

This week, 25-year-old Derrick Kosch entered the Village Pantry in Kokomo, Indiana and demanded a pack of cigarettes and some money. The attendant put the cash in a bag and turned to get the cigarettes. When she did, she heard the gun fire.

The clerk wasn't fully aware what happened, but video surveillance cameras tell the story: While waiting to get his smokes, Kosch tried to put his semi-automatic handgun in the waistband of his pants. When he did, the gun fired.

Kosch took a direct hit to his groin and his left leg.

Fortunately, Kosch survived his wounds. After he was released from the hospital, he was taken to the Howard County jail where he is currently being held on $100,000 cash bail.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22681900/

know what's worse? she gave him the wrong kind of cigarettes.

thief causes himself a world of hurt

memo to self:
If you ever choose to steal some knives, do not hide them in your pants while trying to escape.

On Tuesday, a man walked into a Meijer Inc. superstore in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attempted to steal $300 worth of hunting knives.

The genius did what any shop-lifter would do: he put the lifted goods down his pants and headed for the door.

Unfortunately, he had not anticipated being confronted by employees. When the man tried to elude the employees, he tripped and stabbed himself in the belly.

The man's injuries are not life threatening. However, it appears that he was stabbed more than once and at least one knife was seen with blood on the full blade.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22560281/
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=83053&in_page_id=2

pantless man uses leprechaun defense

Last Tuesday (October 16) Mr. Kim Leblanc broke into a car that was parked on the Central Parkway in Cincinnati, Ohio. Apparently he intended to steal the car, but promptly fell asleep after breaking in.

A short time later, the owner of the car was surprised to find a sleeping man in his car... and who also wasn't wearing any pants. So, he called the police.

When police arrested Mr. Lablanc, he admitted he had been using drugs and had no explanation for his missing pants. However, according to him, he should not be accused of breaking into the car, because he was let into the car by a leprechaun.

An interesting defense, but not unique. According to metro.co.uk, a similar incident happened in Northern Ireland when a man blamed a bad elf for making him rob a lingerie store.

Mr. Leblanc faces charges.

if they can nab that dang leprechaun, Mr. Leblanc will be off the hook... and maybe recover his pants

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