There has (fortunately!) been a big crackdown recently on the illegal pet bird import trade, something akin to the slave trade of the 19th century for those of us who like pet birds. One of the methods people use to import birds is to wear special vests full of pockets for rare bird eggs. If the person who wrote this was coming in from SE Asia, especially Australia, then this was very possibly the meaning of the question.

At 8:32 AM 1/15/96, Brad Shantz wrote:

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I was asked if I had any eggs. I still don't know why.

Meaning you weren't cleared for expedited handling. My CIA and NSA friends had alerted me to this question and given me the special answer:

Me: "Yes, I have green eggs, and ham, too. The eggs in Paris are especially fresh this time of year."

This got me waved through.

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