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CAT ELUDES AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENING, SURVIVES 5-HOUR FLIGHT TO NEW YORK INSIDE CHECKED LUGGAGE

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Murphy (Photo courtesy of Willow Hegedus)

NEW YORK, New York  (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Last year, a 16-year-old boy stowed away in the wheel well of a commercial flight from California to Hawaii survived, despite frigid temperatures at 38,000 feet and a lack of oxygen. That the boy made it to Maui alive after a 5 1/2- hour flight from San Jose was considered a miracle.

Today, yet another miracle happened on a flight from San Francisco to New York. This time, it wasn’t a young boy. It was a cat named Murphy.

Murphy had apparently sneaked into a luggage without the traveler noticing it. The luggage passed security check and all, and the cat made it through the 5-hour flight to La Guardia Airport with no problem.

It was only when the traveler arrived at his Manhattan apartment that he discovered Murphy as he was unpacking his luggage.

Murphy is owned by the traveler’s friend with whom he stayed during his visit to San Francisco.

While it is common knowledge that cats have nine lives, it is still unthinkable that Murphy survived the flight stuck in a luggage in the cargo hold of the Boeing 747 for five hours.

An investigation is now underway to determine how Murphy passed strict baggage security screening at the San Francisco International Airport. Surely, heads are gonna roll.

Regardless, Murphy’s owner in San Francisco is glad that his furry friend is safe and sound.

On the way back to San Francisco, Murphy will be in a crate, this time in the passenger cabin.

All’s well that ends well.

UNDOCUMENTED MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS THANK DONALD TRUMP FOR BOOM IN THEIR BUSINESS

Popular Donald Trump piñatas
Popular Donald Trump piñatas

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles® )   – Carlos Castillo is a 43-year-old undocumented immigrant from Guadalajara, Mexico who makes a living making and selling piñatas from a make-shift sidewalk stall in San Francisco’s Mission district.

A piñata  is a container often made of papier-mâché, pottery, or cloth; it is decorated, and filled with small toys or candy, or both, and then broken as part of a ceremony or celebration. Celebrants are blindfolded before given the chance to break the piñata with a stick or baseball bat.

Until recently, Castillo could barely get by, making no more than $10 a day selling piñatas.

But things have completely turned around for Castillo, since Republican candidate Donald Trump launched his tirade against Mexicans, calling them rapists, criminals and drug addicts, vowing to deport undocumented immigrants and building a great wall along the southern border if he is elected president of the United States.

Castillo started making piñatas to the likeness of Trump and selling them at his stall.

To his surprise, business suddenly boomed and his Trump piñatas have practically been on back order since two weeks ago.  He sells small Trump piñatas for $14 and large ones for $20.  Sticks or bats cost extra.

Other piñata vendors are reporting similar experiences as Castillo’s.

Castillo told The Adobo Chronicles that he is very grateful for Trump’s anti-Mexican statements which have helped his business a whole lot.  “Apparently, many of my customers can’t wait to lay their sticks on Trump,” he said.

“If ever I become a U.S. citizen, I will definitely vote for Trump,” Castillo said.

 

 

SF CHINATOWN RESTAURANT SHUT DOWN FOR SERVING HORSE MEAT

Stallions served in SF Chinatown restaurant?
Stallions served in SF Chinatown restaurant?

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – A popular restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown was shut down today by the Department of Health for serving horse meat.

The United States Department Agriculture (USDA) has not approved the sale of horse meat for human consumption in the country, although it can be used in pet food.

We can’t name the restaurant pending the filing of charges in court tomorrow, but we obtained a copy of its menu which, indeed, indicated that it was serving horse meat.

The menu item in question was “beef tenderloin with stallions.”

The restaurant owner told The Adobo Chronicles that it was all a matter of misunderstanding (and typo)  on its menu.  The item meant to read, “beef tenderloin with scallions.”