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India official dies after monkey attack (gang of Rhesus macaques)
AP (via Yahoo) ^ | Oct 21, 2007

Posted on 10/21/2007 1:01:13 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo

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.


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1 posted on 10/21/2007 1:01:16 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Lazarus Longer

Hillary’s flying monkeys?


2 posted on 10/21/2007 1:04:40 PM PDT by null and void (Franz Kafka would have killed himself in despair if he lived in the world we inhabit today.)
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To: Lazarus Longer
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.

Cue Simpsons episode:

"Skinner: Well, I was wrong. The lizards are a godsend.

Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're overrun by lizards?

Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.

Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?

Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.

Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!

Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
3 posted on 10/21/2007 1:06:02 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Lazarus Longer
They could always deport the monkeys to the United States where they could become a valuable addition to the Democrat constituency.
4 posted on 10/21/2007 1:06:53 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler ("A person's a person no matter how small." -Dr. Seuss)
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To: null and void

Yes, didn’t George Allen warn us about them?


5 posted on 10/21/2007 1:07:39 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Shotguns! That’s right, just blow ‘em up until there’s nothing left but Rhesus pieces.


6 posted on 10/21/2007 1:09:36 PM PDT by jimboster (fROM)
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To: Lazarus Longer

Sounds like Kipling’s Banderlog, right out of the Jungle Book.


7 posted on 10/21/2007 1:12:01 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Lazarus Longer

8 posted on 10/21/2007 1:12:06 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Hunter 2008)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Didn’t Apu ask Homer not to feed peanuts to his god?


9 posted on 10/21/2007 1:13:34 PM PDT by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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To: Lazarus Longer
devout Hindus believe monkeys are manifestations of the monkey god Hanuman

They may want to re-think this.

10 posted on 10/21/2007 1:13:52 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Hunter 2008)
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To: Lazarus Longer

I know Hindus probably consider it a mortal sin to kill monkeys, but if they’re going to behave like this, is it totally wrong to spank them instead?


11 posted on 10/21/2007 1:15:16 PM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich!...R.I.P.)
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To: Lazarus Longer

Do like we do here: elect them and send them to Washington.


12 posted on 10/21/2007 1:22:16 PM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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To: jimboster

LOL!


13 posted on 10/21/2007 1:29:46 PM PDT by Eaker (If illegal immigrants were so great for an economy; Mexico would be building a wall to keep them in)
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To: jimboster

LMBO!!


14 posted on 10/21/2007 1:49:15 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: Lazarus Longer

Heck. The same thing happened to George Allen in the 2006 election.


15 posted on 10/21/2007 2:17:26 PM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: Lazarus Longer
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.

Hanuman is a trickster, like Coyote, Aiken Drum, Puck, etc., Right?

So Hanuman should be able to take a joke.

Chemist+Banana= Answer.

16 posted on 10/21/2007 2:25:38 PM PDT by Gorzaloon (Food imported from China = "Cesspool + Flavor-Straw")
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance; Slings and Arrows

This has posssssibilities

Bad, Macaca! BAD!!!

17 posted on 10/21/2007 2:25:52 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (If God didn't want a Lib hanging from every telephone pole, He wouldn't have created so much rope!)
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To: Lazarus Longer

Just “”immigrant youths”- they’re in Sweden now too, I think.


18 posted on 10/21/2007 2:27:51 PM PDT by matthew fuller (Crop-circles and UFO'S are caused by GLOBAL WARMING!)
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To: Lazarus Longer
Anyone member this horror story?

"Chimpanzees can turn surly if not handled properly."

Surly?!

19 posted on 10/21/2007 2:30:22 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: RichInOC
I know Hindus probably consider it a mortal sin to kill monkeys, but if they’re going to behave like this, is it totally wrong to spank them instead?


20 posted on 10/21/2007 2:34:01 PM PDT by Dan Cooper
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