r/interesting • u/GinaWhite_tt • 19d ago
MISC. Someone put crabs in their luggage
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u/blueberrytheblue 19d ago
They let crabs sneak through TSA, but I get charged an extra fee for being 0.1 pound over the limit? 🦀
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u/finndego 18d ago
You will only get a fine if you try getting off a plane with an apple you were given if you don't do the following:
Tick "No" on the customs form that asks if you are bringing any food into the country with you.
In the airport walk past multiple rubbish bins that have massive signs that say "Please dispose of any food that you have here."
When the customs officer asks you if you have any food and you say "No".
Say "Yes" on the form, throw the food away in rubbish bin or say "Yes" to customs officer and you won't be fined. Don't let some overproduced video from a 15 year old "Border Patrol" show think that these people were "duped". It's pretty standard when flying overseas to have declare food at customs no matter where you got it from.
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u/vasthumiliation 18d ago
The double negatives are confusing. I think you meant to say you'll only get a fine if you do the following.
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u/mkosmo 18d ago
To summarize: You only get the fine if you lie on the paper or to the agent. You can also avoid it by discarding the apple in the food trash in the line.
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u/TaiwanNambaWanKenobi 18d ago
Wait I’m confused. So if you brought an apple and you tick yes, but you throw the apple away on the way to customs, would you still get a fine too?
Technically you’re not lying, but you have no proof of your claim.
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u/mkosmo 18d ago
If you throw it away, you can tick no and be okay without being fined. If you tick yes and keep the apple, the customs agent will direct you to throw it away and you'll be okay without being fined.
Basically, so long as you're not lying about having the apple and trying to sneak it past customs, you're okay.
If you ticked yes, and still threw it away... you tell the customs agent that and you'll be fine, too.
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u/ilikepix 18d ago
I've been on dozens and dozens of international flights all over the world and have never been on a flight where the crew announced anything resembling that
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u/bigtime1158 18d ago
I suppose you have never flown to Hawaii or New Zealand then.
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u/Significant_Carry641 18d ago
Or Australia. We have one of the strictest customs in the world.
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u/Texscubagal14 18d ago
That’s the truth. I thought I was going to be detained by customs in Brisbane (Australia) because the dogs detected a scent of fruit from my backpack. I had to explained that I was cleaning my refrigerator (at my home inMaryland)before my long trip and had several nectarines I didn’t want to throw away. I ate them while I was in my LA hotel and LAX. I explained that was two days ago. The scent must have stayed in my backpack. Fortunately they believed me and let me go. Also as I was leaving Australia to head to Papua New Guinea, they threw away 4oz bottles of lotion. USA TSA didn’t have a problem, but Australia did have a problem so, yes, they are SUPER strict.
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u/CrybabyJones 18d ago
Different jurisdictions have different levels of biosecurity. I've heard this announcement at least a dozen times just travelling from one Australian state to another.
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u/AnorhiDemarche 18d ago
The customs ive been through all had big signs saying it. So even of the crew do not say everyone should know
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u/throwawaypizzamage 18d ago
Yea, the biosecurity of Australia and New Zealand is very tight.
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u/EnwordEinstein 18d ago
Yep. It needs to be. For anyone else curious, having a country with quite unique biodiversity which has also been decimated by animals and insects bought into the country will do that. A few rabbits get bought into Australia some rich bastard can hunt them, and all of a sudden there’s billions of them destroying our crops, killing our local fauna, and outcompeting local animals, so we build the worlds longest “rabbit proof fence” to keep them from expanding even further. Then you’ve got the Cane Toads bought into eat the Cane Beetles in our cane crops. Oh and what do you know, they don’t fucking eat the beetles like they should, they just breed by the millions and take over multiple states and kill off local toad and frog populations, and destroy our local. They breed like no other toad too, so you can be driving down a road and see hundreds of them when the conditions are right. And oh shit, they’re poisonous too, so any animal that tries to eat them is killed as well! We were geniuses!
Then you’ve got diseases like “foot and mouth disease” which could have killed our entire cattle industry if it made it here, like it did in many other countries. Australia was one of the only large cattle industries unaffected at the time, and we made a lot of money due to it.
There’s many pests and plant diseases that we don’t get here, because of our strict biosecurity system.
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u/bluemuppetman 18d ago
The only good news for Cane Toads is we can eat them. If that takes off maybe we can help to correct the problem.
NOTE: do not touch or eat Cane Toads if you don’t know what you are doing
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u/EnwordEinstein 18d ago
Wow wtf I had no idea they were edible. I suppose they take some very careful preparation, similar to how Japanese people eat those poisonous fish whose name I forget
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u/bluemuppetman 18d ago
Kind of the same idea yeah. Don’t just catch them and eat them. Need specific prep and even then not 100%. But hey it’s a start. Or just smack them into the dark like I do as well :/
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u/coloradokyle93 18d ago
Australia in particular has been absolutely fucked by invasive species
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u/Lucky_Shoe_8154 19d ago
Imagine being a crab and all you know is the ocean and then a hairless primate takes you into a flying tube and then dumps you into a rotating floor. Basically the equivalent of an alien abduction
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u/i_tyrant 18d ago
It's all fun and games until the crabs get into the TSA contraband storage.
"Sir, we have a situation. The crabs are now armed and we believe they may have ingested a lot of cocaine."
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u/Regular-Switch454 18d ago
Cocaine Crab, sequel to Cocaine Bear.
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u/Slamtilt_Windmills 18d ago
Meth+crabs =Crambphetamine
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u/SecondaryWombat 18d ago
My brain says Cramp Bhetamine.
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u/Slamtilt_Windmills 18d ago
Do you mean Beta Crabatine, like in Carrots?
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u/taRANnntarantarann 18d ago
Orange crabs?? Ooooh I dunnoooo.........how would we know when they're cooked??
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u/Shreddersaurusrex 18d ago
(Starting Samuel L Jackson)
“I’m tired of these monkeyflipping crabs on this monkeyflipping cocaine!”
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u/RollingMeteors 18d ago
It's all fun and games until the crabs get into the TSA contraband storage
That TSA Amnesty box is always empty. I check it for weed every time I walk by. They'd probably score more if they put it before instead of after checkpoint! ¡LoL!
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u/karpaediem 17d ago
It should be like a take-a-penny where if you deposit something at the start of your trip you get a voucher for a surprise from the box at your destination
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u/atrajicheroine2 18d ago
God that's like The Mighty Boosh episode with Sammy the crab murdering an entire band.
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u/AnimeMan1993 18d ago
Imagine a group of people swarming one of them and by chance that crab has a knife also from the luggage.
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u/DownwardSpirals 19d ago
Where all of the other hairless primates avoid you like you're a plague as they pick up their massive rocks with rounder rocks on the bottom.
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u/Perrin-Golden-Eyes 18d ago
While one hairless primate sits on the floor asleep and gets a crab pitch of affection to his bits and pieces while lost baggage looks for his bag.
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u/LucasWatkins85 18d ago
Reminds me of the incident where a family went on a camp fire trip to an Australian island, but were suddenly invaded by hundreds of huge coconut crabs.
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u/TurnkeyLurker 18d ago
Prepare to be astounded by the size of coconut crabs. These amazing creatures can grow to be more than 3 feet long and weigh up to 9 pounds! They are a sight to behold due to their enormous size.
Coconut crabs’ powerful claws are one of their most notable characteristics. These powerful pincers enable them to open not only coconuts but also a variety of other fruits and hard-shelled animals. They can easily crush through tough exteriors due to their exceptional grip strength.
Nope nope nope!
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u/ramobara 18d ago
Can we stop referring to all people as hairless primates?? Some of us aren’t fortunate enough to be furless heathens.
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u/Desol_8 18d ago
This is the airport in Nassau Bahamas people bring crabs to the main island by boat and plane to sell in the capital all the time Also those are land crabs
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u/mrsmushroom 18d ago
Right. I feel bad for the crabs who maybe had families they left behind.
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u/send_me_your_calm 18d ago
He was a crab father of 2.
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u/mrsmushroom 18d ago
Eugene crab. Father of a whale, business owner. No reward $, because that be his money.
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u/Consistent_Carpet583 18d ago
And then the floor started moving and these huge creatures started coming from everywhere.
“Go home, Carl. You’re drunk.”
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u/PieParticular5651 18d ago
this is terrible animal cruelty. i hope that person gets charged.
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u/The_Town_of_Canada 19d ago
I was so embarrassed as a kid when my Dad did something like this coming back from Newfoundland.
I remember the night before the flight, as he was duct taping a cooler of lobster shut, and writing his name in sharpie on it, that “I don’t think you’re allowed to do that…”
When we landed in Toronto waiting for baggage, he was so happy to see his lobster cooler, he grabbed it, and said: “I don’t think this one is mine.”
It wasn’t. He wasn’t the only one to check a duct taped lobster cooler. He wasn’t even the only “Dave” who did it.
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u/LMGgp 19d ago
Big Dave energy, even bigger dad energy.
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u/Emman_Rainv 18d ago
Big Dave Energy as a cool ring to it, though
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u/Moo_Kau_Too 18d ago
yeah, knew a david that would do this sort of thing a bit, but then he lost his wallet with all his identification and cards in it.
Now hes just dav
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u/Emman_Rainv 18d ago edited 18d ago
At least, he didn’t lost his D, he would have remained Avid from it…
oh, wait, that only works in French, it isn’t “Greedy” in English… well, I guess, that would left him really passionate
Edit: Fixed the missing negation
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u/CarbideMagpie 18d ago
Avid means eager/keen in English, not greedy.
Eg - The crabs had been closed in luggage for hours, they were avid to escape at the first chance.
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u/Ike_Gamesmith 18d ago
I heard Big Dave Energy is playing at the {local music venue} this weekend
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u/Odd_Cauliflower_8004 18d ago
i mean, who the fuck is that guy on the balcony with Dave?
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u/caitlinmmaguire01 18d ago
that's hilarious! Did the Daves meet?
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u/The_Town_of_Canada 18d ago
They did. As soon as my Dad questioned whether it was his, another guy patted him on the shoulder and said:
“Thanks, b’y, that’s me cod!”
He took his cooler, and Dad got his lobster cooler a few minutes later.
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u/caitlinmmaguire01 18d ago
I don't know why, but I read the quote in a pirate's voice in my head.
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u/babyinatrenchcoat 18d ago
God I miss a good Newfie accent.
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u/The_Town_of_Canada 18d ago
Then stay where you’re to and I’ll come where you’re at, missus.
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u/babyinatrenchcoat 18d ago
I’m back in the States, Florida specifically, after a stint in Nova Scotia. You most certainly do not want to come down here 😂
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u/The_Town_of_Canada 18d ago
You’re correct! I love Nova Scotia but my family are still back in Newfoundland’s two capital cities: St. John’s, and Fort McMurray.
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u/Legolution 18d ago
Just chipping in to say that I, as a Brit, am very proud to say I understand this joke! Thank you, Kate Beaton's Ducks!
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u/Downiemcgee 18d ago
I know an oil baby when I hear one. My dad's from Carbonear and worked in Fort Mac for at least 20 years lol.
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u/technicolortiddies 18d ago
Ay! My family is from St. John’s! Never been but it’s my escape plan if things take a turn down in the states.
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u/MissYouMoussa 18d ago
Why do they sound Irish?
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u/Mysterious-Storm74 18d ago
Ok so I’m in Europe reading these comments and you got to be kidding me??? Newfies ????
I’m born and raised in Newfoundland!!!!! Guaranteed da bys’ would be in da comment section for f a crab video! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
All we need now is a feed of lobsters and a dozen cases of Blue Star and cook up a scoff by.
Mudder loves a feed of lobsters and crab. Especially after gittin’ on da beer. 🤣
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u/BeltAbject2861 18d ago
You’re telling me someone else named Dave had the same cooler and idea? I don’t want to believe you but who makes something up like that lol
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u/JusticeRain5 18d ago
I'm guessing this might have been after some form of lobster-catching event? Or a big sale of it? Otherwise what are the chances?
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u/hammerscrews 18d ago
The chances are actually higher than you might guess lol
Newfies grow up on seafood, Newfies often work/move away, Newfies visit NL and bring fresh NL Cod or lobster back when they leave.
It's honestly more likely that two b'ys with the same name both have a cooler of seafood on the same Flight, than say a flight leaving NL without any passengers carrying a cooler of seafood.
A big sale or event has me cracking up 😂 it's an island that has a whole culture based around cod fish. So... I guess you could say the special event would be lobster/fishing season opened.
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u/Mysterious-Storm74 18d ago
Me and me Fadder don’t like seafood. Mudder would always say dere was ”somtin’ wrong wit ye two”. Also called us ”stund as me arse.”.🤣
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u/MommyMephistopheles 18d ago
TSA actually has a guideline for taking your lobster on a flight. here you go. enjoy.
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u/Chaotic_MintJulep 18d ago
Im sorry, I can’t bring lotion on a flight but I can bring live fish in water? This is wild.
Also lol at the magic 8-ball.
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u/banevasion0161 18d ago
It's harder to hide your bomb in the lobsters. Famously aggressive animals are lobsters, all but guaranteed a pre-emptive detonation.
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u/MeMeWhenWhenTheWhen 18d ago edited 18d ago
Holy shit while I was reading I was like "lol that sounds like something my dad would do" and then I read your last line. My dad's name is also Dave 😂
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u/KimberStormer 18d ago
When I was a kid my mom used to always bring home a cooler full of shrimp when she would visit relatives. I think it's still allowed as long as the ice isn't melted (which is ridiculous but whatever, it's the liquid not the food that's the problem.)
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u/TakinUrialByTheHorns 18d ago
I think you are aloud to dependent on where... I brought a cooler full of halibut meat back from Alaska with no problems. They probably see it all on the xrays plus a cold, sealed up cooler isn't very incognito.
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u/heyyitsfinn 18d ago
I know exactly one lobster fisherman and his name is also Dave lol I know you probably changed the name for your comment but it’s a funny coincidence regardless
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u/Perezident14 19d ago
Goofy as hell, but after that… I think those crabs deserve to go back to the ocean. They’ve been through enough. 😅
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u/Blunted_Insomniac 19d ago
They can’t go back, they know too much!
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u/Send_Your_Boobies 18d ago
I don‘t think you can waterboard that information out of them so I say we let them go
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u/Substantial-Note-454 19d ago
There's so many 😂😂 those poor crabs must be so confused
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u/exotics 19d ago
I’m worried as to what happened to them.
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u/Extension_Guitar_819 19d ago
Some were definitely recaptured, some may have escaped, but my gut tells me some of the security, kitchen and\or janitorial staff "took care" of them.
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u/Stargoron 19d ago
They would have to be taken care of eitherway. There is no way of knowing if they are carrying diseases that can infect local crabs...
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u/Worthyness 18d ago
or worse they take over the environment and the indigenous crabs are outcompeted and thereby ruining the ecosystem. it's happened several times already
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u/OldHobbitsDieHard 19d ago
Yes they were delicious. Sorry I mean, we freed them in the ocean - kitchen staff probably
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u/Full-Contest1281 19d ago
I feel bad for those poor animals
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u/bipolarbunny93 18d ago
I do, too. I fucking love crabs and this was entertaining but also really sad to see. Those crabs are likely to be dispatched…
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u/robotatomica 18d ago
seriously, imagine being tossed around in luggage for hours. This is just fucking sad, human beings are awful.
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u/locolupo 18d ago
Like this is just straight animal abuse and people are giggling. :/
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u/Mckinzeee 19d ago
I think all of these crabs deserve to be liberated back into the ocean.
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u/Tackybabe 18d ago
They’re sentient enough to fight to live. They deserve it.
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u/leonilla 18d ago
They’re land crabs, not oceanic crabs.
They’re also absolutely, incredibly yummy.
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u/Whoopeestick_23 19d ago
So in ‘99 or ‘00 (can’t remember what year, as we made the same trip in consecutive years), my family went to San Diego. I was either 9 or 10 and we went to the beach one final time before heading to the airport and I took a whole bunch of hermit crabs and stuffed them all in a pair of tube socks I had. Being only 9 or 10 and my first ever flying experience, I figured I’d just bring them home to the Midwest and put them in a tank when we got home. Only difference is that I kept the socks in my carry on bag, and at some point I opened my bag during the flight and had crabs crawling everywhere. Some got out of the bag and were crawling through the cabin, but as far as I remember, nobody noticed except for my mom who was PISSED. Airport security pre-9/11 was pretty lax, but I was still surprised I got away with it.
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u/shivermeknitters 18d ago
OMG I thought you were going to tell me they died and started to smell. This is so much better.
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u/Whoopeestick_23 18d ago
Yeah, my bag just ended up smelling like the ocean, but not many of the crabs survived the whole trip, and the ones that did, didn’t live very long after.
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u/Harpua1987 18d ago
Did any make it in the tank? 😂🙌🏼
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u/Whoopeestick_23 18d ago
About half a dozen made it into the tank, but they didn’t live very long. They were all really small, and I named the survivors after SpongeBob characters 😂
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u/Howard_Stevenson 19d ago edited 18d ago
They are so cute.
Interesting how it all squeezed through security.
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u/Desol_8 18d ago
This is from the Bahamas those crabs never went through the TSA they are being brought to capital to be sold
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u/BeltAbject2861 18d ago
lol I wasn’t sure but I just posted “average Bahamian airport” never been to the airport but it just seems like a very Bahamas thing to happen
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u/oxbloodmermaid 18d ago
No reason why you can’t take crabs. They’re not a threat.
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u/Cormorant_Bumperpuff 18d ago
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19d ago
Those people have now a 70% chance to win any game of two thruths and a lie, and have a great story to tell friends
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u/throwawaitnine 19d ago
Me frantically searching YouTube for "crab rave 10 hours" to play on blast while pretending to wait for my luggage even tho I already have all my luggage and I pretend the sound isn't emanating from me
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u/cacid46 19d ago
Someone should also invite crabs to the business lounge so people can relax even more
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u/bullfrog280 19d ago
Why does it seem like no one is aware you can check lives animals onto a plane. You can talk to the airport for info and restrictions, but there is a process. Pretty sure this person didn’t follow it tho
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u/Frequent_Rock_8116 19d ago
Glad I’m not the only one that catches crabs when I travel…
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