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Australian Visitors Must Declare Illegal Porn To Customs Officers

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-blunder-down-under dept.

Australian Justice Minister Brendan O'Connor has advised visitors to take a better safe than sorry policy when it comes to their porn stashes, and declare all porn that they think might be illegal with customs officers. From the article: "The government said it changed the wording on passenger arrival cards after becoming aware of confusion among travellers about what pornography to declare. 'People have a right to privacy and while some pornography is legal and does not need to be disclosed, all travellers should be aware that certain types of pornography are illegal and must be declared to customs,' Mr O'Connor said."

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  1. What???? by gagol · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next thing, they will want you to declare the illegal drugs you carry...

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    1. Re:What???? by zill · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, you have to decleare all the drugs you carry.

      After sampling each one, their customs officer will tell you which ones are illegal.

    2. Re:What???? by MichaelSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

      After sampling each one, their customs officer will tell you which ones are illegal.

      They are welcome to my epilepsy medication but I don't think they will enjoy not being able to stand up for the next twelve hours.

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  2. Yes office, by BRSloth · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I have some bestiality on my computer, but you can see clearly that the girl is ENJOYING IT!"

    1. Re:Yes office, by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 5, Funny

      He has to declare his illegal porn as well.

    2. Re:Yes office, by Applekid · · Score: 4, Funny

      I remember seeing a sex therapist talk about how he was invited to discuss beastiality on a talk show of some kind, and there was a guest who had "married his horse." One of the points the guest tried to explain is that, if a horse didn't consent, you'd be dead.

      (Perhaps more interestingly, the punchline of his story was that he asked the guest if it was a female horse, and the male guest was extremely offended at the suggestion that he might have been gay.)

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    3. Re:Yes office, by aix+tom · · Score: 4, Funny

      >Ever seen a frog and a pig getting it on? No, because that would be disturbing

      Welllllllllll...............

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVE60zwXx1k

    4. Re:Yes office, by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 4, Funny

      I don't know about you, but I don't want to eat any adolescent animals that have been running around licking people's privates.

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  3. Glad to comply by hansamurai · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is there some kind of catalog or web site I can browse to see examples of what's legal and not?

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  4. As well as declaring all... by Dahamma · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...recent murders committed, houses burgled, cars stolen, heiresses kidnapped, parking tickets ignored, and Australian ministers ridiculed.

    1. Re:As well as declaring all... by medcalf · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh, I didn't realize a criminal record was still required before going to Australia.

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    2. Re:As well as declaring all... by TapeCutter · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Oh, I didn't realize a criminal record was still required before going to Australia."

      No worries mate, if you don't have a criminal record one of our customs officers will give you one at the border.

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  5. something like this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Aussie Customs officer: Do you have any illegal porn?
    British tourist: I did not know you still need do illegal things to get in here!

  6. Re:That's Australia for you. by Dunbal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Amazing, considering Australia was founded by thieves, murderers and whores.

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  7. is tub girl illegal? by TiggertheMad · · Score: 5, Funny

    Makes me want to load up a laptop full of shock-pr0n images, just to I can show them all to some unfortunate customs worker, under the guise of 'declaring' them...

    Hope the customs workers have therapy coverage on their health care plans....

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  8. Re:ok, i'll be dumb enough to ask by SmackTheIgnorant · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who doesn't? C'mon, you're on a flight, several hours long, how can one POSSIBLY go that long without their dose girl-on-goat action??

  9. I like the cut of your jib by Weaselmancer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes...it's a good idea. Much fun. But if you really want to creep the guy out - go mental with it.

    Tell the customs worker that you have a lot of porn on your laptop and you'd like to declare it. Then show him hundreds of pictures of feet. Just feet. Nothing else. And while he pages through them to determine their legality, act like you are fighting becoming aroused. Moan. Drool a little bit.

    For bonus points make it something really odd. Bell towers or Volkswagen bugs or cigar smoking women cutting into birthday cakes.

    Remember kids - what's porn for one person may not necessarily be porn for another.

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  10. Re:ok, i'll be dumb enough to ask by The+Wild+Norseman · · Score: 4, Funny

    That type of porn can come back to haunt you when your wife of 3 years find shit you downloaded back in high school. Lucky for me my wife found it amusing and currently jokes the hell out of me.

    Lucky for you, your wife found it amusing and doesn't know how to check time/date stamps on files downloaded "back in high school."

    Don't worry, your secret is safe with us.

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  11. Re:That's Australia for you. by wootest · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's worse than that; I believe they were British.