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Souvenirs are usually inanimate doodads, so we must update the story of the man who smuggled a pygmy marmoset from Peru under his hat. The monkey attracted attention not from airport screeners in Lima or in Fort Lauderdale (where Spirit Airlines Flight 180 connected) but from passengers on the flight to Laguardia who noticed the monkey hanging from the man's ponytail.

Emergency newswires are reporting that Port Authority cops requested that the Emergency Services Unit hustle over to Laguardia's main terminal this afternoon - and with a cage - because there was a monkey on the loose inside the airport. The animal apparently arrived at Gate B6 on Spirit Airlines' Flight 180.

JetBlue's flight operations were pretty much back to normal yesterday, after about a week of canceled flights and unhappy, confused customers. The lower-priced airline apologized at every opportunity - uploading a video on the Internet on Monday, issuing a customer bill of rights yesterday, and apologizing in newspapers today. But we did wonder about some sort of "air craft disturbance" that was reported yesterday in the late afternoon.

VACATION: The Greater Fort Lauderdale visitors' bureau has brought the Sunshine State to NYC in the form of a 3,600-square foot virtual vacation. The space includes a palm tree-lined "beach", complimentary mini-massages and, of course, bikini clad models. Virtual fishing, golf and more, will make you forget the sudden drop in temperature.

10. San Francisco Bay AreaSeattle/Tacoma is the least cloggy - maybe Seattle has a super powerful sewer system?