Smugglers Using Garden Gnomes for Illegal Animals

This story, not only is it funny, but it strikes me - personally - and very deep level.

During a routine check of international mail on June 10, an officer discovered two snakes and three lizards stuffed inside three of the diminutive garden figurines in a shipment from Britain.

"When the package was opened, the officer spotted several snakes moving about. The package was immediately resealed," Australian customs said Tuesday in a statement.

A day later, officials at the same facility X-rayed another package from Britain and found five snakes and five lizards stuffed inside pottery figures and other ornaments.

Nice. So, it's just a routine smuggle and capture, right?

Well, for me, not so much.

See, when I was a kid, I lived in an area with no sewage so we had a septic tank. One morning, when I went to the bathroom and sat down, I didn't notice the snake in the toilet immediately. When I did, I jumped up and started screaming like a girl. It's a very traumatic experience at that age, try it, if you don't believe me.

And don't think my mother doesn't enjoy bringing it up all the time too!

So, looking at the picture:

You can see how personally affected I'd be by this. Snakes/toilets/butts do not go together in any way at all. That we sell garden gnomes doesn't help the link very much either! The scene in Snakes on a Plane with the snake in the toilet. NOT FUNNY! (Well, kinda funny). Gags where parents put some monster in the toilet to scare their kid. NOT FUNNY!

Okay. Time for therapy again.