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 Message 325 
 The Horny Goat to All 
 Re: Dead birds posing as cat food confis 
 10 Feb 20 23:24:08 
 
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From: The Horny Goat 

On Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:32:56 -0500, Ubiquitous 
wrote:

>CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — A package of tiny dead birds passed off as pet food was 
>confiscated by Customs agents at a Virginia airport.
>
>U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the package came in to Dulles 
>International Airport on a flight from Beijing on Jan. 27.
>
>Agents discovered the bag of dead birds in the baggage of a passenger who was 
>on their way to Prince George's County, Maryland.
>
>The passenger said the package was cat food. The plastic packaging had 
>pictures of a cat and dog.
>
>
>The birds are barred from importation to prevent the spread of avian flu.
>
>[They were sleeping!]

Surely you mean resting - or alternately 'pining for the fjords'?
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