Go to Jail Mr. Monkey

by R. Elgin on July 18, 2007

A South Korean tourist has filed a legal complaint against a monkey that stole his glasses during the tourists vacation. Cheeky monkey . . .

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1 michael July 18, 2007 at 10:01 am: Slow news day, huh?

I liked this line: “It is difficult to trace the monkey but I am trying my best to locate the rogue,” investigating officer Inspector Govind Singh said from Varanasi, some 185 miles southeast of Lucknow.
2 R. Elgin July 18, 2007 at 10:28 am: No, it’s just funny and unexpected.

The quote from the officer was pure comedy due to his use of the language.
3 michael July 18, 2007 at 10:36 am: Hef you got a lassance fer theez minkey?
4 lirelou July 18, 2007 at 11:34 am: If you want to get mugged by momkeys, try Lop Buri, Thailand, on your next trip down.
5 globalvillageidiot July 18, 2007 at 11:50 am: I think I saw a CNN report a while back on the monkeys of Varanasi. The place is infested!

Sounds terrible, but monkeys can be real bastards. I almost got knocked off my scooter by one outside Angkor Wat. He came out of the trees and actually charged me from the side. He tagged the side of the bike, but fortunately didn’t get his dirty hands on me. All totally unprovoked, I might add. (Well, being tormented/fed/displaced by humans over the years could have had something to do with it…)
6 hoju_saram July 18, 2007 at 12:11 pm: I saw a Korean lady get her sunglasses nicked by a monkey at Uluwatu in Bali. Happens all the time there. Rumor has it locals have the little blighters trained to take the goodies back to them for snacks.
7 gbnhj July 18, 2007 at 1:29 pm: The truth behind all of this may lie with what Inspector Singh mentioned about the ‘rogues’: ‘[W]e can’t do anything. We cannot shoot them or beat them as Hindus worship monkeys’.

That damned monkey’s no rogue – he’s just got the police on the take! I’d bet my last banana on it.
8 Max Watson July 19, 2007 at 12:34 am: gbnhj: Damn, can’t even spank the monkey?
9 SomeguyinKorea July 19, 2007 at 8:55 am: #2.

What’s fun about the quote is that you don’t know if the cop is doing a bit of PR by trying to appear eager to help the tourist and/or he’s being facetious.