Wed Oct 14, 2015, 02:57 PM
Nuclear Unicorn (19,497 posts)
Zoo meerkat expert sentenced over assault on monkey handlerZoo meerkat expert sentenced over assault on monkey handler
LONDON — A former meerkat expert at London Zoo has been ordered to pay compensation to a monkey handler she attacked with a wine glass in a love spat over a llama-keeper. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/zoo-meerkat-expert-sentenced-over-assault-on-monkey-handler/2015/10/14/67ba3d42-728c-11e5-ba14-318f8e87a2fc_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop_b ![]()
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Nuclear Unicorn | Oct 2015 | OP |
immoderate | Oct 2015 | #1 | |
MrScorpio | Oct 2015 | #2 | |
underpants | Oct 2015 | #3 | |
irisblue | Oct 2015 | #4 | |
lpbk2713 | Oct 2015 | #5 | |
csziggy | Oct 2015 | #13 | |
surrealAmerican | Oct 2015 | #6 | |
UtahLib | Oct 2015 | #7 | |
hifiguy | Oct 2015 | #8 | |
bemildred | Oct 2015 | #9 | |
sl8 | Oct 2015 | #10 | |
pinboy3niner | Oct 2015 | #12 | |
Rex | Oct 2015 | #11 | |
csziggy | Oct 2015 | #14 |
Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 03:01 PM
immoderate (20,885 posts)
1. We cannot tolerate any overt "monkey handling" forthwith.
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Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 03:03 PM
MrScorpio (73,332 posts)
2. It can't get any better than this. nt
Response to MrScorpio (Reply #2)
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 03:18 PM
underpants (169,470 posts)
3. I couldn't get past the first sentence
A former meerkat expert at London Zoo has been ordered to pay compensation to a monkey handler she attacked with a wine glass in a love spat over a llama-keeper.
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Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 04:58 PM
irisblue (27,897 posts)
4. they should have followed the Bonobos' example instead. nt
Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 05:29 PM
lpbk2713 (40,907 posts)
5. The stuff they make movies out of.
This couldn't happen in real life. Could it? ![]() |
Response to lpbk2713 (Reply #5)
Thu Oct 15, 2015, 11:10 AM
csziggy (33,520 posts)
13. A sequel to "A Fish Called Wanda"?
Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 05:47 PM
surrealAmerican (11,085 posts)
6. poor choice of words
Surely, she is still a meerkat expert, even if the zoo no longer employs her.
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Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 09:23 PM
UtahLib (3,169 posts)
7. Simply had to r&k for the great laugh . nt
Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 09:28 PM
hifiguy (33,688 posts)
8. I read that subject line and missed the "expert"
Was wondering what the meerkat was sentenced to.
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Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)
Thu Oct 15, 2015, 06:02 AM
bemildred (90,061 posts)
9. Welcome to the Monkey House. nt
Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)
Thu Oct 15, 2015, 08:22 AM
sl8 (9,271 posts)
10. Haven't we all had enough of these meerkat expert/monkey handler/llama keeper love spat stories? n/t
Response to sl8 (Reply #10)
Thu Oct 15, 2015, 09:56 AM
pinboy3niner (53,339 posts)
12. Sounds like a ménagerie à trois gone bad. nt
Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)
Thu Oct 15, 2015, 09:48 AM
Rex (65,616 posts)
11. Got to watch those llama keepers!
llamallamallamallamallamallamallama...
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Response to Rex (Reply #11)
Thu Oct 15, 2015, 11:13 AM
csziggy (33,520 posts)