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... shipping errors and cargo security! NBC's "Saturday Night Live" last month poked fun at express shipping and cargo security in one of its sketches. Thanks to a mix-up by a courier company with a FedEx-like name and logo, Somali pirates received an express delivery of plastic swords, guns, and a stuffed parrot. When the pirate leader called the toll-free customer service number to complain, the agent insisted that the courier had shipped the correct package of weapons. She eventually offers a shipment credit, which the pirates reject. Meanwhile, the real weapons were delivered to Disney World for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" performance, with predictably disastrous results for tourists and employees alike. Back at sea, the frustrated pirates make do with the toys, only to have the captain of a container ship laugh at them and steam off into the sunset.