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Monkeys on hunger strike, want onions (Addiction)
New kerala ^ | March 18, 2005 | UPI

Posted on 03/19/2005 8:17:19 AM PST by RobFromGa

Monkeys on hunger strike, want onions

[World News]: MOSCOW, March 18 : Monkeys went on a hunger strike in a Russian zoo because handlers were not satisfying an addiction for onions.

The animals, housed in the village zoo at Bolsherechye in the Omsk region, refused to eat bananas, kiwis and papayas.Three hamadryads are said to be responsible for the protest action and other monkeys had to obey them, Novosti reported Friday.

According to zoo researcher Svetlana Balavatskaya, monkeys took to onions in winter when zoo workers fed them to the monkeys to keep them from contracting flu from visitors.

The zoologists missed the moment when the monkeys became onion addicts.

Usually hamadryads carefully peel an onion, thoroughly examine it and then put it into the mouth whereupon the onions brought tears to their eyes.


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KEYWORDS: addiction; monkeys; onions
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To: martin_fierro
""Give us what we want, or we refuse to fling poo and masturbate!"

This about monkeys, not democrats

41 posted on 03/19/2005 9:28:19 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopeckne is walking around free)
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To: Gabz

I'm now fiending for a mozarella bacon mushroom burger with onions..


42 posted on 03/19/2005 9:28:32 AM PST by Darksheare (I need to keep painting my wall red or the thing living in it will get out and get us all.)
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To: Darksheare

I've been fiending for Onion soup for weeks.........I think I'll make some..........


43 posted on 03/19/2005 9:30:29 AM PST by Gabz (Wanna join my tag team?)
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To: Semper Paratus

"All together now-'WE WANT ONIONS! WE WANT ONIONS! WE WANT ONIONS!'"

44 posted on 03/19/2005 9:32:02 AM PST by WestVirginiaRebel (Carnac: A siren, a baby and a liberal. Answer: Name three things that whine.)
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To: Gabz

Gaaah!
I have to find someplace that has a bacon mushrrom burger with the option of onions.. as I don't have the needed ingredients on hand to make such a beasty.


45 posted on 03/19/2005 9:32:14 AM PST by Darksheare (I need to keep painting my wall red or the thing living in it will get out and get us all.)
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To: Cagey
"He's an innocent primate."

"Well, so am I!"

46 posted on 03/19/2005 9:36:52 AM PST by Defiant (This tagline has targeted 10 journalists intentionally, that I personally know of.)
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To: Darksheare

I have everything to make your beasty................except the beef.


47 posted on 03/19/2005 9:38:16 AM PST by Gabz (Wanna join my tag team?)
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To: Gabz

I'm missing ground beef mushrooms and bacon.
I have the cheese and onions.
*sigh*


48 posted on 03/19/2005 9:41:18 AM PST by Darksheare (I need to keep painting my wall red or the thing living in it will get out and get us all.)
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To: Darksheare

Boy oh boy - we can't even combine pantry supplies to come up with a simple burger...............*sigh* is right!!!


49 posted on 03/19/2005 9:51:54 AM PST by Gabz (Wanna join my tag team?)
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To: Gabz

I know!
But we can make quite a soup with buttered toast on the side.


50 posted on 03/19/2005 9:52:40 AM PST by Darksheare (I need to keep painting my wall red or the thing living in it will get out and get us all.)
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To: Darksheare

True!!!!!!!!!!


51 posted on 03/19/2005 9:55:39 AM PST by Gabz (Wanna join my tag team?)
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To: Gabz

Getting hungrier now, going to make something quick and easy.


52 posted on 03/19/2005 9:57:55 AM PST by Darksheare (I need to keep painting my wall red or the thing living in it will get out and get us all.)
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To: Darksheare

me, too - this discussion has made me hungry!


53 posted on 03/19/2005 9:59:20 AM PST by Gabz (Wanna join my tag team?)
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To: Gabz

Sandwich sounds good, I do have stuff for that.


54 posted on 03/19/2005 9:59:48 AM PST by Darksheare (I need to keep painting my wall red or the thing living in it will get out and get us all.)
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To: Darksheare

This calls for liverwurst and onion..........but I'm out of liverwurst, guess I'll settle for ham and cheese.


55 posted on 03/19/2005 10:04:04 AM PST by Gabz (Wanna join my tag team?)
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To: Gabz

*chuckle*

I always got looked at funny for putting ketchup and mustard on liverwurst.


56 posted on 03/19/2005 10:04:55 AM PST by Darksheare (I need to keep painting my wall red or the thing living in it will get out and get us all.)
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To: JusPasenThru

This shows serious intelligence.


57 posted on 03/19/2005 10:04:57 AM PST by followerofchrist
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To: Darksheare

I'm a Miracle Whip on liverwurst person, myself.


58 posted on 03/19/2005 10:06:05 AM PST by Gabz (Wanna join my tag team?)
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To: Gabz

Helman's, I use Miracle Whip as salad dressing base.


59 posted on 03/19/2005 10:14:31 AM PST by Darksheare (I need to keep painting my wall red or the thing living in it will get out and get us all.)
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To: aculeus; general_re; Happygal; Thinkin' Gal; Shermy; AnnaZ; RikaStrom; hellinahandcart
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Three hamadryads are said to be responsible for the protest action and other monkeys had to obey them, Novosti reported Friday.
HAMADRYAD n. One of those rather delightful words that have several totally different meanings. A hamadryad can be a tree-dwelling nymph, a venomous Indian snake, or an Abyssinian baboon. You may thus use the word, for example in the latter sense, when insulting a female, but on being taken to task you may if you wish explain that you were using the word in its nymphal sense. Alternatively, you may use the word as an apparent compliment, conveying by your manner the impression that you were invoking the nymphal sense, but at the same time revel in the private knowledge that one of the other senses is the applicable one.

-- Peter Bowler, The Superior Person’s Book of Words.


60 posted on 03/19/2005 10:18:06 AM PST by dighton
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