D.A. Of The Day: Thursday, June 23rd

WEIRD NEWS: Smuggler Loses Shell Game
 

A New York City man will have to shell out a heck of a lot of money in fines after he got busted for trying to illegally smuggle endangered turtles through the mail -- in boxes labeled "snacks."

Hsien Lin Hsu [pr: Shin Lin Shoe] was taken into custody after customs officials saw something suspicious about the packages, which had layers of pre-made ramen noodles at the top -- but live, very thirsty turtles crawling around inside. The critters, which are all protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, were intended to be adopted as pets, not eaten, but their importation is still considered to be a crime.

Hsu admitted that he knew he was trafficking turtles illegally and told the agents that each package he shipped would usually contain two turtles hidden inside socks amid the noodles.

WEIRD NEWS: Father Fires Fathead Over Fatty Flare-Up


A Rhode Island restaurant owner proved blood is not thicker than soup of the day -- by firing his son for calling a customer a "fatty" on a receipt that went viral.

Tony Ambrosio, the owner of All Stars Bar and Grill in Warwick, gave his boy the boot after customer Dillon Arnold posted his bill on Facebook and said he'd never return to the joint after being disrespected by the server. Ambrosio offered the peeved patron a $50 gift card and promised that the kid would not be working there on any return visit -- because he would no longer be allowed on site, even as a customer.

The now-unemployed T.J Ambrosio manned up, asking people not to blame his dad, and saying, "I acted in a way that was rude, childish, and totally inappropriate. Due to my actions, I was terminated, rightly so."

WEIRD NEWS: That Really Stinks


A Swedish soccer player has a real beef with a referee after he was kicked out of a game for farting.

Adam Lindin Ljungkvist let out an audible fart during the game last week, and the ref handed him a red card for "unsportsmanlike behavior." The player tried to explain that he had an upset stomach and needed to rip one, but the ref wouldn't change his mind. Ljungkvist later explained, "I needed to fart, I had a bad stomach. So I just farted. Then I received a yellow card and then a red. I was shocked, it’s the strangest thing I have ever experienced on a football field." He added that the ref told him players aren't allowed to fart on the field.

The ref later explained that he wasn't buying the player's "bad stomach" excuse and believed the fart was a "deliberate provocation." In the end, the Swedish team lost the game, 5-2.