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Hat monkey: the newest must-have fashion accessory

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The story of the man who smuggled a monkey onto a U.S. airplane under his hat does make onewonder if all this shoe-taking off, no liquids in luggage stuff is anything more than just panacea for those of us who might no tfly if we realized the true state of security in air travel.

From Associated Press:

NEW YORK - A man smuggled a monkey onto an airplane Tuesday, stashing the furry fist-size primate under his hat until passengers spotted it perched on his ponytail, an airline official said.

The monkey escapade began in Lima, Peru, late Monday, when the man boarded a flight to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said Spirit Airlines spokeswoman Alison Russell. After landing Tuesday morning, the man waited several hours before catching a connecting flight to LaGuardia Airport.

Poor little monkey!

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