U.S. Customs officials crapped out on a woman’s idea: Make jewelry out of giraffe feces. They found the suspicious substance in a woman’s luggage after she declared the stuff on her return from Kenya. But her giraffe poop turned out to be a big no-no.
Giraffe poop—from Kenya to Saint Paul
The whole story surfaced when the Iowa woman exclaimed she had excrement at the border protection counter. Why, oh why, would anyone try to bring home such unusual memorabilia? According to the story run by the Associated Press, the woman told officials she had plans to make a necklace with it. It wasn’t her first experience with crappy jewelry: She told officials she’d made a necklace from moose poop.
From Bullwinkle to Geoffrey, there’s always a tale from under the tail to be told. In any event, it’s not illegal to bring home giraffe poop—weird maybe, but not illegal. However, to transport foreign feculence into the U.S., one must always have the proper permits and inspections. Since the traveler declared she had the stuff with her, she won’t face any charges, but her jewelry experiment will have to wait. Customs officials impounded—and carefully destroyed—the poop. Seems there’s a danger of importing certain diseases in manure.
Maybe there’s something we can use here
So, clever RVers, we see two potential uses for this story. If you’ve having trouble finding a suitable dump station, just pack the stuff in your suitcase and head for the nearest airport. Or, perhaps instead of paying to dump your black water tank, you could start a new line of jewelry. They say you can sell just about anything on Amazon.
And one more thing: If you bought a fancy necklace at a gift shop near Yellowstone National Park because it looked cute, be suspicious if people start gagging when they take a closer look at it. The buffalos may be getting their revenge.
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