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Thing of the Day!
“Donavon told us a story about when he was in his 20’s. He said that he and his friend flew to Hawaii. The friend has a big mouth and loves to say stupid things. At the airport, in front of two immigration officers, the friend asked him aloud, “Hey, did you remember to put the dope in the bag?” He showed us the face he showed his friend, and it was of horror and shock. They were pulled out of the line-up, separated, and officers went through their things. He said it was only about 15 minutes of searching through his luggage, and the customs officer was lecturing him the whole time about saying such things. He said he was agreeing with the officer for the entire time as she searched his bag, saying, “Yes, I know. My friend is an idiot...” He said that as he was putting his clothes in his bag after, a male officer came along, put on a rubber glove in front of him and said, “We are going to teach your friend a lesson.” He said that his friend later swore to him that he did not get the rubber-glove cavity search, but that when he came out of the room, he was white as a ghost…”
— Cousin Donavon
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