Talk About A Bad Day!

[duckman]

hxxp://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ibxYf1Ttv4oCHi0HZwdHoow7ouwQD8SDM5680 India Official Dies After Monkey Attack 1 day ago NEW DELHI (AP) — Wild monkeys attacked a senior government official who then fell from a balcony at his home and died Sunday, media reported. New Delhi Deputy Mayor S.S. Bajwa was rushed to a hospital after the attack by a gang of Rhesus macaques, but succumbed to head injuries sustained in his fall, the Press Trust of India news agency and The Times of India reported. Many government buildings, temples and residential neighborhoods in New Delhi are overrun by Rhesus macaques, which scare passers-by and occasionally bite or snatch food from unsuspecting visitors. Last year, the Delhi High Court reprimanded city authorities for failing to stop the animals from terrifying residents and asked them to find a permanent solution to the monkey menace. Part of the problem is that devout Hindus believe monkeys are manifestations of the monkey god Hanuman and feed them bananas and peanuts — encouraging them to frequent public places. Over the years, city authorities have employed monkey catchers who use langurs — a larger and fiercer kind of monkey — to scare or catch the macaques, but the problem persists.

[Lathum]

odd

[st.cronin]

Originally Posted by duckman

employed monkey catchers who use langurs — a larger and fiercer kind of monkey — to scare or catch the macaques, but the problem persists.

That's asking for trouble.

[molson]

Originally Posted by st.cronin

That's asking for trouble.

Not really. I'm sure if the langurs then turned on the humans and ran amock, they could just find an ever bigger and meaner monkey to take care of them.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by molson

Not really. I'm sure if the langurs then turned on the humans and ran amock, they could just find an ever bigger and meaner monkey to take care of them.

I hear King Kong is looking for work.

[Tasan]

Oh man, when I saw this last night, I was torn between laughter and sorrow for the guy and his family. Laughter won out, unfortunately. The bit about the larger monkeys, and the fact that many Hindu feed these violent monkeys had me and my wife roaring with laughter.

Oh and monkeys are inherently funny, even with death involved.

[RendeR]

Never get involved with a Sicilian macaque when Death is on the line!

[RendeR]

I got nothin