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APhoto Of The Day — 2/3/09

ORG XMIT: MEL101 In this Feb. 1, 2009 photo released by the Australian Customs Service, the legs of an Australian man who was caught with two pigeons hidden in his pants on an international flight from Dubai to Melbourne, Australia, are shown. The 23-year-old man arrived in Melbourne on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009 and was questioned by Customs officials after two eggs and some seeds were found in a vitamin container in his luggage. A search of his body found two live pigeons wrapped in padded envelopes and held to the man's legs with a pair of tights. (AP Photo/Australian Customs Service, HO) **EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES** (The Spokesman-Review)
ORG XMIT: MEL101 In this Feb. 1, 2009 photo released by the Australian Customs Service, the legs of an Australian man who was caught with two pigeons hidden in his pants on an international flight from Dubai to Melbourne, Australia, are shown. The 23-year-old man arrived in Melbourne on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009 and was questioned by Customs officials after two eggs and some seeds were found in a vitamin container in his luggage. A search of his body found two live pigeons wrapped in padded envelopes and held to the man's legs with a pair of tights. (AP Photo/Australian Customs Service, HO) **EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES** (The Spokesman-Review)

 The legs of an Australian man who was caught with two pigeons hidden in his pants on an international flight from Dubai to Melbourne, Australia, are shown. The 23-year-old man arrived in Melbourne on Sunday and was questioned by Customs officials after two eggs and some seeds were found in a vitamin container in his luggage. A search of his body found two live pigeons wrapped in padded envelopes and held to the man's legs with a pair of tights. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Australian Customs Service, HO)

Top Cutlines:

  • 1. Wondering who tipped them off, authorities noted the unfortunate man had an accident in his shorts upon his arrest, making it easy to identify the 'stool' pigeons -- JohnA.
  • 2. Little did this poor fool realize, the pigeons can fly without going on an airplane; and:  I really think he should have used duct tape -- Cabbage Boy.
  • 3. Just released to the public by the Minneapolis Airport Police: Larry Craig's booking photo -- ThomG.
  • HM: Nic


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