An Australian woman was found to be carrying 51 live tropical fish after customs officials were alerted by “flipping” noises coming from beneath her skirt as she arrived at Melbourne airport.
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An Australian woman was found to be carrying 51 live tropical fish after customs officials were alerted by “flipping” noises coming from beneath her skirt as she arrived at Melbourne airport.
When you’re paying thousands of dollars to a service company, wouldn’t you think they could at least manage to arrive on time? How about, oh, I don’t know—a phone call saying they’ll be late? We did have a nice quiet…
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curiousmay9 left town Friday to visit with her family. Her grandmother passed away on Saturday. The grand lady had been in a nursing home for years, and her death did not come as a surprise. Still, it’s never easy to…
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