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andydp
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 Posted: 03/18/05 - 14:19 Post subject: As long as we're talking about bats, cows and all that
How about...
Arrested Woman was carrying 16 stones of snails (104Kg=over 220Lbs)
British customs officers have arrested an air passenger carrying more than her own weight in edible snails.
The woman, from Nigeria, was detained at Heathrow, after saying she had a 'small item' to declare, reports the Guardian.
Staff decided to search her cases and found sacks of the delicacy - a growing export from Nigeria to Europe's delicatessen trade.
"It was the largest seizure of snails ever at the airport," said Bob Gaiger, a spokesman for Customs and Excise, whose colleagues weighed the haul at 104kg (16st).
"The woman arrived on a flight from Lagos," said Mr Gaiger. "An officer became suspicious and opened one of her many bags."
The first bag of snails was nestling amid clothes and other packing, and the rest of the passenger's luggage revealed hundreds more.
They are thought to be giant african snails which have undercut more expensive French escargots in the restaurant market.
A 42-year-old woman was bailed to appear at Uxbridge magistrates' court charged with importing prohibited foodstuffs.
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airehead
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Posted: 03/18/05 - 14:22 Post subject:
When you outlaw snails, only outlaws will have snails...
Really, I got nuttin' better than that. 
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 03/18/05 - 14:26 Post subject:
well that explains why she couldn't make a fast get-a-way. 
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MastrBrewr
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Posted: 03/18/05 - 14:40 Post subject:
| HYPERASHEL wrote: | | well that explains why she couldn't make a fast get-a-way. |
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TimRuns
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Posted: 03/18/05 - 20:07 Post subject:
Has anyone tried escargot?
Sorry, I'm just curious...I've tried abalone before and it's delicious though tough and rubbery if overcooked..I wonder whether escargot would taste the same...
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AlaninTX
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Posted: 03/18/05 - 20:46 Post subject:
Have you ever seen that S car go?
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airehead
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Posted: 03/18/05 - 22:03 Post subject:
| TimRuns wrote: | Has anyone tried escargot?
Sorry, I'm just curious...I've tried abalone before and it's delicious though tough and rubbery if overcooked..I wonder whether escargot would taste the same... |
Escargot, when cooked correctly is fabulous!!!
Pretty common in Germany as an appetizer. Here only certain restaurants sell them.
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RangerG
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Posted: 03/18/05 - 22:24 Post subject:
I guess they were suspicious of the slime trail she was leaving on the floor... 
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AlaninTX
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Posted: 03/18/05 - 22:25 Post subject:
Too buzzed to care to read all of the above
(Hey! I have had a tough few weeks at work. Cut a brother some slack)
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