Woman Arrested For Stealing Rare Parrot In Her Bra

WFTV.com ^ | 11/8/05 | Staff Report

[ksen]

Woman Arrested For Stealing Rare Parrot In Her Bra

POSTED: 6:35 am EST November 8, 2005

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A woman has been arrested for padding her bra -- with a stolen rare parrot.

Not weird enough? Read more strange news LOOK! Strange News Photos Jill Knispel, 35, of Englewood, hid the Greenwing parrot in her bra after taking it from her employer, Baby Exotic Birds of Englewood, police said.

When Knispel went to trade the bird for a vintage car, she told the car's owner how she got the animal, according to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Turns out the car's owner is friends with the man who owns the $2,000 bird.

DNA tests confirmed the bird's identity and Knispel was charged with grand theft.

"The circumstances of the case are the most bizarre I've ever encountered," said veteran wildlife investigator Lenny Barshinger.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Exactly. There is no room in the large size I wear now. Smuggling something in it is impossible.

I wouldn't know where to buy one big enough to smuggle that parrot in.

[najida]

Well this $10,000 baby could easily fit in a bra.

As well as this much cheaper, $2000 baby.

[EX52D]

Polly want a...oh, nevermind. If it has a beak, it isn't welcome in my bra! Ouch!

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Quite a painful prospect indeed.

[FourPeas]

Give the poor woman a break! She simply needed the bird to try a new all-natural nipple piercing technique.

[PaulaB]

DNA tests confirmed the bird's identity and Knispel was charged with grand theft.

Not a good day for this chick.... Prison for a bird???

[peacebaby]

chick steals chick.

hmmmmm. I'm not awake yet, this is the best I can do.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

"Not a good day for this chick.... Prison for a bird???"

Bird Smuggler Now Jailbird, film at 11.

[najida]

Seriously,

Bird breeding is big business....
I know of folks who have 200K invested in just a handful of breeding pairs. With only 3 clutches (about 12 babies a year) a breeder can look to make between 60 and 100K a year in profit.

So yeah, jail for a bird.

[johnny7]

And then what would you do with the tail?

Be creative.

[PaulaB]

darn...I think we are in the wrong business

[peacebaby]

would make a great belt, donchathink?

[najida]

What is funny is that on the bird lists, this is story is being discussed as seriously as any Supreme Court decision here ;)

As for wrong business, well, you can do it if you're willing to live in a super sterile environment -- allowing no one in your home who owns any type of bird, be willing to hand feed hatch-lings around the clock, spend a small fortune on avian vet bills and DNA sexing.

Plus deal with all the different personalities and emotional eccentricities of some very intelligent birds

[onyx]

FOTFLOL.

Morning laugh indeed. Thanks.
The comments are really funny.

[kingattax]

.BRA - Bird Removal Apparatus

[mlc9852]

You have to love our Funny Freepers! How would we get through the day without them?

[FeliciaCat]

She looks like a tweaker.

[Charles Henrickson]

Who will star in the remake?

[Charles Henrickson]

Maybe it was an underwire:

[Darksheare]

And here I am reminded of being told, "Talk to them all you want, they won't talk back."

This lady would have had a problem as her 'chest' would have said "Polly want a cracker?"