You've got to be kidding me

Rasputin · Subject: You've got to be kidding me 10/30/2009, 11:07 am

Seriously? No, no, no what the heck?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6394775/Flight-cancelled-after-passenger-sees-tarantula.html
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LXDNG79 · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 10/30/2009, 12:14 pm

Lol.... Sounds to me like was trying to sneak their pet on a flight and it got away.... Happened to a friend before... Only diff was he actually asked the flight attendant if he could put his leopard gecko in a more secure place ROFL

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**Mr. Mordax** · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 10/30/2009, 10:57 pm

LXDNG79 wrote:

he actually asked the flight attendant if he could put his leopard gecko in a more secure place ROFL

Is that the new pickup line guys use on flight attendants? Wink

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Rasputin · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 10/30/2009, 11:24 pm

Mr. Mordax wrote:

Is that the new pickup line guys use on flight attendants? Wink

They are Brits, would you be the least bit surprised?

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LXDNG79 · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 10/31/2009, 5:02 am

Rasputin wrote:

Mr. Mordax wrote:

Is that the new pickup line guys use on flight attendants? Wink

They are Brits, would you be the least bit surprised?

Errr... my friend was Malaysian on Hong Kong flight and yes they stopped the plane too... sent him down to customs and etc. He had to take the next flight out but because his leopard gecko was a captive bred moprh... they let him take it home lol No press was alarmed... missed out this time

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Rasputin · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 10/31/2009, 6:28 am

Sorry, I was still thinking about the original news article - a Freudian slip, if you will.

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LXDNG79 · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 10/31/2009, 6:43 am

No worries mate

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AshMashMash · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 10/31/2009, 9:01 am

Rasputin wrote:

They are Brits, would you be the least bit surprised?

Shut up you.

I saw this article t'other day, how very odd.

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H. laoticus · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 10/31/2009, 12:38 pm

hahaha

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_scorpio_ · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 11/1/2009, 1:59 pm

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They are Brits, would you be the least bit surprised?

yea um thanks.
it was probably some prat who saw a little spider or something. surely it would be cheaper to look for it with a torch rather than FUMIGATING A WHOLE AIRBUS!!!

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**Mr. Mordax** · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 11/1/2009, 6:27 pm

I think the "they are Brits" comment was aimed at my joke about the double-entendre possibilities of someone saying he was looking for a secure place to hide his leopard gecko.

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Mark · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 11/2/2009, 4:19 am

I found the bit about growing up to one foot long quite amusing.... If anyone has a one foot long tarantula, please post pics!

The-New-Guy · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 11/2/2009, 8:05 am

Looks like one attention seeker went abit overboard this time

Rasputin · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 11/2/2009, 8:41 am

Mark wrote:

I found the bit about growing up to one foot long quite amusing.... If anyone has a one foot long tarantula, please post pics!

Theraposa blondi (Goliath Bird Eater) is known to reach lengths of a foot - runa search and I'm sure you'll find pix and/or video of an adult.

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_scorpio_ · Subject: Re: You've got to be kidding me 11/2/2009, 9:03 am

there is a slightly larger species of theraposa that also gets so a foot. not a very common one though.
at least they didn't say poisonous....

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I think the "they are Brits" comment was aimed at my joke about the double-entendre possibilities of someone saying he was looking for a secure place to hide his leopard gecko.

oh...

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