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- credence, on 05/04/2008, -16/+147I just want to thank US Customs for defending our nation from terrorist swine.
- TheSabre, on 05/04/2008, -11/+106What's with all the terrorism comments? Customs aren't just "terrorist stoppers", they also make sure people entering the country adhere to the country's import laws. Meats are prohibited from passenger airline importing because the meat can carry food borne illnesses. If an outbreak happened in the US because of this, everyone would be all up in arms screaming, "Why did they let someone bring meat from another country into the US?"
- Dacvak, on 05/04/2008, -5/+89Is it wrong of me to be completely uninterested by this story?
- Jon211, on 05/04/2008, -1/+37I agree, what we need is some sort of mechanism to allow us to show our interest or disinterest in a simple way.
Perhaps some kind of voting? - vacuum2440, on 05/04/2008, -8/+38im italian and no one messes with my prosciutto..that'll get you killed
- tnoy, on 05/04/2008, -2/+23My sister was prevented from bringing some proscuitto and some pepperoni from Italy home for me. Customs wouldn't allow it.
Oh, and it was in 1995. This has nothing to do with 9/11 and nothing to do with terrorists. - SeaweedWater, on 05/04/2008, -16/+35Freedom isn't free.
- ronsanto, on 05/04/2008, -4/+23a boring submission has been saved by your brilliant pun
- tnoy, on 05/04/2008, -1/+17You do know that regulations like this have been in place long before 9/11, right?
- rficwizard, on 05/04/2008, -3/+18One of the few necessary government programs (in my opinion) is Customs. They are trying to protect the US food supply from disease. That is a good thing (even when they take away my food, as they did in November). I wish that they didn't have to waste so many resources on detecting drugs, so that they could concentrate on this sort of thing. The easiest thing to do is avoid bringing food into the US. If you just have to bring in food, declare it. It will cost you a few minutes, and maybe your food, but it will save you from getting a big fine. In this one specific case, these guys are actually trying to do the right thing.
- GeekyGerge, on 05/04/2008, -1/+15I'd put the guy's meat in my mouth.
Oh... Wait... - nicktheawesome, on 05/04/2008, -0/+13Clearly you did not read the article, nor do you understand basic concepts.
Not all food items are completely eaten. Some will go in the trash. (Do you lick the inside of the can?) Also, contamination to other things. That sick person, can make other people sick, who make other people sick. Are you really that stupid? - airwalkery2k, on 05/04/2008, -2/+15I assume they just said no so they can speed up the line. I'd hate to be the guy behind the man eating his ham. Unless he offered me a slice too.
- PueSi, on 05/04/2008, -2/+13They inspect and regulate the apples being shipped, they have no idea where your apple comes from etc.
- IAmTheGuy, on 05/04/2008, -2/+13Thank you for enlightening many diggers who are prone to mock the American government.
- greenlight2001, on 05/04/2008, -6/+17No, more likely a gun...
- AlexanderZero, on 05/04/2008, -3/+13Buried, any intelligent person knows you don't try to import food from other countries on airplanes.
- BlueStarr, on 05/04/2008, -1/+11everyone has his/her price....yours is ham. hehe
- TheThirdLevel, on 05/04/2008, -2/+11I know this was unintentional but Bacon Laden is the terrorist behind the obesity epidemic.
- yellowfish04, on 05/04/2008, -7/+16Isn't this common knowledge by now? That you can't bring meat or any food products onto a flight? In other news, famed SNL comedian Chris Farley has died of an overdose and the U.S. boycotts Olympics in the Soviet Union
- eean, on 05/04/2008, -7/+16I don't get why it's OK to bring a ship full of fruit, but not an apple you just want to eat while waiting for your next flight at LAX.
- igyigyigy, on 05/04/2008, -3/+12It takes folks like you and me.
- sexypeon, on 05/05/2008, -0/+8The truth hurts.
- sporg, on 05/04/2008, -4/+12If by "inspect and regulate" you mean giving the huge corporate importer the nod without even glancing at the docket then yes I guess your right.
- TheSabre, on 05/05/2008, -0/+8No, it was just an arranged marriage. They knew the goat. You can't have your daughter marrying an American goat you never met before.
- AzureRise, on 05/04/2008, -0/+7He is.
- Hefelumpman, on 05/04/2008, -3/+9Dude, he's not Chef. I bet you think they all look the same.
Racist. - sockpuppets, on 05/04/2008, -7/+13I'd just scarf it down, what are they going to do, force ipecac down my throat?
- Sengwad, on 05/04/2008, -5/+10Being an italian-american this pains me, seriously, prosciutto is like gold pork butter. I had a similar story and it was on a domestic flight. My grandmother made me take food with me from the family picnic I was at. At the xray machine the guy stopped me, pulled out my bag and said "umm, what's this?" It was a few containers (apparently they were 4 oz, not 3.5) of homemade pesto. I said "umm, it's pesto." He said liquids weren't allowed, and I went into great detail about how someone went through a great deal of trouble to make that pesto. To his credit he was very apologetic but refuse to let me take it through. I told him I understand, but that if he was going to keep it, that someone should take it and eat it, It's Nana's pesto, and god rest her soul, the last thing she would want to see is food going to waste. I bet it went right in the trash, what a shame.
- SadMartigan, on 11/25/2008, -0/+5Have fun when you miss your connecting flight because you just happen to get searched, and they hold you up, to ask you questions, specifically about why you are a liar. It really sucks, especially when the next flight isn't until the next morning.
- emiles, on 05/05/2008, -1/+6Yes, this is definitely a conspiracy against the mom & pop apple import businesses in the US.
- jeehalte, on 05/04/2008, -0/+5can i get a no *****?
- credence, on 05/04/2008, -0/+4well, yes, I realize Customs wasn't established to stop terrorists from smuggling pork across the border. But what can I say, I have a thing for easy puns (especially bad ones).
- personfromhell, on 05/04/2008, -7/+11and we should smack those people
- JohnFlux, on 05/04/2008, -6/+10Oh, well, as long as your grandma gets her sandwich, who cares about preventing diseases from spreading.
- TheSabre, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4You should have just checked the bag. I brought home a 700 ml bottle of Ouzo from Mykonos, Greece in my checked luggage without a single issue. All these liquid rules are for carry-on and quite frankly, pesto isn't one of those things that you just have to have in your carry on.
- TheSabre, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3Well, next time you're in Zimbabwe, go eat some chicken that's been sitting out in the 130 degree heat for a day. Then tell me that all food is food.
- adrianmonk, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3Is that a prosciutto in your suitcase, or are you just glad to see me?
- arcticblue, on 05/05/2008, -1/+4Yeah, I don't see how this is newsworth...err diggworthy. I've been flying back and forth to Japan and they make it perfectly clear that you can't bring meat to or from the States because of export regulations (just like you can't bring dirt or rocks unless they've been treated a certain way). I had to throw away a bag of beef jerkey because of this, but I didn't make a big deal about it.
- al1encas1no, on 05/04/2008, -3/+6FTA: And if you do try to sneak something past, chances are it won't be the most shocking item officials have seen. For Maurine Bell, port veterinarian at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport during the 1990s, that would be the whole goat she once found stuffed in a passenger's luggage. "The gentleman was from Greece and he was bringing it in for his daughter's wedding," she said.
Are Greek goats better than American goats or something? Gamier? A more natural smoky flavor? - oxdeltaxo, on 05/04/2008, -2/+5So what if we take a plane to another North American country then just drive over the border with the contraband?
- UnWeave, on 05/04/2008, -4/+7No. Is it wrong for me to not be at all bothered? The majority of stuff is sensible anyway. You'd all be pissed if half your cattle caught a BSE epidemic. And possibly dead.
- Hindu_Wardrobe, on 05/04/2008, -2/+5Mmmmm... prosciutto...
- DaviDTC, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3Reminds me of the guy trying to bring a bottle of vodka on a plane and they told him he couldnt. So what does he do, he downs the entire thing waiting while waiting in line.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22219861/ - boottrax, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3Actually this happens a lot. You can't bring mainland fruit to Hawaii for fruit fly control. Back during the hoof and mouth catastrophe in Britain, you had to declare if you had contact with animals there when you re-entered the states.
Stuff like this is necessary to contain disease and epidemics. We don't really live in a homogeneous world.
I've traveled quite often to Europe and Asia and am familiar with the rules before I leave. Usually "hardened" foods like pasta or hard cheese like parmesian regianno is fine.
There are domestic importers that can get the foods however. - Worldchrisis, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3And if this voting system existed, I would give your comment a positive vote.
- Anomaly427, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3From the comments here it seems many diggers don't travel overseas that much... This stuff is Travel 101, people.
- partysan, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2I have carried cured pork into Canada from Europe. The dogs sniff on your bag without missing a beat, and don't give a ***** that there's meat in the bag.
- KingGorilla, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2And if we don't all chip in
We'll never pay that bill - DeathJux, on 05/04/2008, -1/+3Wow, flashback to the 90s, when Barney Ate My Balls ruled the Intertron. What a glorious time it was to be alive.
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