An Ape Truly Goes Ape

[Chuck U. Farlie]

I also can only imagine what Oleg's wife and his dog were doing in their spare time.

There, I fixed that sentence for you.

[jbg]

There, I fixed that sentence for you.

LOL but unfortunately I'm serious. I suspect that the reason that Travis went nuts was the intrusion of another person into the "relationship". Only Travis was unable to post malicious gossip about the victim on Facebook, though a "face" was otherwise involved in the attack.

[jbg]

I hear the victim isn't doing all that well. But her lawyer is; he has a provisional remedy tying up most of the chimp owner's assets.

[AngusThermopyle]

Or a Pit Bull Terrier....they are pure muscle with an adrenialine gland attached supplimented by a brain the size of a golf ball that screams the ancient carnivor chant - rip rip rip - chew - swallow then lick up the blood...

This statement is all I need to hear in order to know you've never owned a Pit Bull or spent much time around them. They're great dogs and have only earned the reputation they have because of stupid wanna be tough guys. Of course McSquinties answer was to ban the dogs, knee jerk and stupid, far easier than addressing the issue of stupid wanna be tough guy owners.

In the past Pit Bulls were known as Nanny dogs because people would buy them for their children. The dogs would protect and watch the children. Really Oleg, you should learn of what you speak before deciding to squeak loudly.

Sorry for the thread drift but I just couldn't allow such a false and stupid statement to go unaddressed.

[jbg]

This statement is all I need to hear in order to know you've never owned a Pit Bull or spent much time around them. They're great dogs and have only earned the reputation they have because of stupid wanna be tough guys. Of course McSquinties answer was to ban the dogs, knee jerk and stupid, far easier than addressing the issue of stupid wanna be tough guy owners.

I tend to agree with you, but even sweet pit bulls are skittish, not calm dogs. They tend to hide when strangers come over and have to be coaxed out to play or be petted.

The most truly vicious breeds, though, are Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers and Newfoundlands, two of those three breeds being Canadian. They are breeds that dislike children, don't like being petted and hate to play.

[lictor616]

A well-liked, friendly 14 year old chimpanzee literally went apes*** this past Monday in Stamford, Connecticut. Read below:

Brings to mind the lyrics of this song, Gitarzan (link):

GITARZAN

Ray Stevens

He's free as the breeze

He's always at ease

He lives in the jungle and hangs by his knees

As he swings through the trees

With a trapeze in his B.V.D.s

He's got a union card and he's practicing hard

To play, the guitar, gonna be a big star

Yeah, he's gonna go far

And carry moonbeams home in a jar

He ordered Chet's guitar course C.O.D.

Like A and E and he's working on B

Big W&W and R&B and even the chimpanzees agree

That someday soon he'll be a celebrity

Get it, get it, get it.

Gitarzan, he's a gitar man

He's all you can stand

Give him a hand, gitarzan

He's got a girl named Jane

With no last name

Kinda homely and plain

But he loves her just the same

Cause she kindles the flame

And it drives him insane

When he hears her say

She really does her thing

It's her claim to fame

Come on sing one Jane

Baby, baby, oh baby

Baby, oh baby

(How about that folks)

They've got a pet monkey who likes

To get drunk and sing boogie woogie

And it sounds real funky

Come on your turn boy

Sing one monkey

Let's hear it for the monkey

On Saturday night they need some excitement

Jane gets right and the monkey gets tight

And their voices unite

In the pale moonlight

And it sounds all right

Yeah, it's dynamite, it's out of sight

Let's hear it right now

Baby, baby oh baby

Yeah, shut up baby, I'm trying to sing

Get it, get it, get it

Repeat Chorus

well certainly that's rather racist... calling a black teen a chimp ... i'm surprised that the MSM would use such language.. is this an onion news bit?

[jbg]

well certainly that's rather racist... calling a black teen a chimp ... i'm surprised that the MSM would use such language.. is this an onion news bit?

That was a novelty/comedy song from the late 1960's.

[jbg]

Update:

This article is about a recent interview given by the victim of the chimp. Apparently the chimp wasn't as docile before the attack as the public was led to believe. Excerpts below:

Chimp Attack Victim Reveals Face

By CARYN ROUSSEAU and JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN

(link)

CHICAGO (Nov. 11) - A Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee revealed her heavily disfigured face on television Wednesday, saying she is blind and has to eat through a straw, but isn't angry.

"I don't even think about it," Charla Nash said on Wednesday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." "And there's no time for that anyways because I need to heal, you know, not look backwards."

******************

In a telephone interview Wednesday night with The Associated Press, Nash said she repeatedly warned Herold that the primate was dangerous and could hurt someone. Nash said she saw the chimpanzee throw large objects around his cage, including a desk and 55-gallon plastic drum. She said she saw him flash his teeth and pound the bars of the cage so violently his hands would bleed.

"They had to weld the cage because he was starting to break out from hitting it so much," Nash said.

Another time Herold told workers at her house they had to leave because Travis was misbehaving, Nash said.

Nash said she was afraid of Travis, who was typically locked in his cage when she saw him. Nash said she told Herold eight or 10 times he was dangerous.

(snip)

Edited November 13, 2009 by jbg

[Guest TrueMetis]

I tend to agree with you, but even sweet pit bulls are skittish, not calm dogs. They tend to hide when strangers come over and have to be coaxed out to play or be petted.

The most truly vicious breeds, though, are Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers and Newfoundlands, two of those three breeds being Canadian. They are breeds that dislike children, don't like being petted and hate to play.

Pitbulls kick ass, nicest dog I know is a Pitbull. Apparentlly the most dangerous dogs are actually German Shepards. Although in the end whether a dog will attack is up to 2 factors it's personality and it's training, but If it has a shitty personality all the training in the world won't stop it from attacking.

Edited November 13, 2009 by TrueMetis

[jbg]

Pitbulls kick ass, nicest dog I know is a Pitbull. Apparentlly the most dangerous dogs are actually German Shepards.

Actually, the most dangerous breeds are Labrador Retrievers (especially chocolate color), Golden Retrievers, Newfoundlands and boxers. The latter are so sad they never wag their tails

[Guest TrueMetis]

Actually, the most dangerous breeds are Labrador Retrievers (especially chocolate color), Golden Retrievers, Newfoundlands and boxers. The latter are so sad they never wag their tails

Well if that's true strike one for that source. Ah well it's really the 2 factors I've mentioned that determine agrresion because you can have incredible docile and nice dogs from normally agrressive breeds.

[DogOnPorch]

Aye Carumba...that's nasty.

[PocketRocket]

You don't address the uniquely vicious nature of Golden and Labrador Retrievers or Newfoundlands.

I'm not sure if you're making a joke here, or if you're serious.

In case it's the former, I've known many retrievers of both the varieties you mention among others.

Can't recall any of them being particularly nasty. I've always thought of retrievers as being among the more tractable breeds.

[PocketRocket]

Back to topic......

After checking out the link posted to the Oprah show, I hardly know what to say. I would definitely NOT be as charitable as the victim seems to be.

The chimp's owners should be taken to the cleaners on this, especially after having been warned repeatedly, after having to weld the cage back together after the chimp had tantrums.

I cannot fathom what goes through the minds of people who insist on keeping dangerous pets.

I'm quite comfortable with my two housecats, thank you very much. One of them occasionally scratches, but seeing as he hides when anyone comes to visit, the only one I have to worry about him scratching is me.

[jbg]

In case it's the former, I've known many retrievers of both the varieties you mention among others.

Can't recall any of them being particularly nasty. I've always thought of retrievers as being among the more tractable breeds.

They've often hit me with their tails.

[PocketRocket]

They've often hit me with their tails.

*GASP*

:lol:

[jbg]

I'm not sure if you're making a joke here, or if you're serious.

In case it's the former, I've known many retrievers of both the varieties you mention among others.

Can't recall any of them being particularly nasty. I've always thought of retrievers as being among the more tractable breeds.

They've often hit me with their tails.

*GASP*

:lol:

They attack using both teeth and tails.

[PocketRocket]

They attack using both teeth and tails.

For reasons I needn't get into here, I had to knock on the door of a complete stranger earlier this evening.

He greeted me at the door, with 2 huge, male retrievers in tow. One looked to be a Chocolate Lab, the other a Golden Lab.

Both big dogs sniffed intensely, which is part of their duty when checking out a stranger in their house.

When I held my hand out, palm up, in front of their faces (not above their heads, that is a threat position), they both had a sniff, and made it quite obvious that they were receptive to friendly advances.

Within about 2 minutes, both of them were laying on the floor with me squatting over them, scratching one behind the ears, while the other was on his back accepting a belly-rub.

Seriously, chum, I cannot recall EVER meeting a retriever that I was not able to become friends with within minutes.

Another short personal story. My (now ex-) wife, my (now dead)dog and I, out for a long walk in the woods, came upon a farm. Three huge Black Labs come charging up the hill from the farm. Unknowingly, we had trespassed on someone's property, and these 3 brutes were coming to tell us so. I told my wife to stand still and let the dogs smell her. She was about 25-yards away from me. I had a rifle, so was not unduly worried about the dogs, but I also wanted her standing still JUST IN CASE I would have to shoot the dog checking her out.

I held my dog in such a way that she was forced to remain in a sitting position, so she would not give any appearance of being a threat. While the dogs were checking us out, I just kept talking to them in a calm voice, the usual things, "Aren't you a big boy", "What a good boy you are".

Within a minute or two, all three of these huge brutes were capering about, playing with me, the wife and my dog. They followed us about 1/3 of the way home, like an escort.

Total strangers, trespassing on their home, and they became friends in no time. We frequently went back there, and each time the dogs greeted us like long-lost friends.

JBG: All I can say is you must have had a string of bad luck in the retrievers that you've met. I've messed around with MANY of them, and never had any sort of problem at all.

Or, you're pulling my leg. If that's the case, maybe I'm exceptionally obtuse when it comes to this subject because you SEEM to be serious about it.

Whichever......have a good one....

[jbg]

JBG: All I can say is you must have had a string of bad luck in the retrievers that you've met. I've messed around with MANY of them, and never had any sort of problem at all.

Or, you're pulling my leg. If that's the case, maybe I'm exceptionally obtuse when it comes to this subject because you SEEM to be serious about it.

Whichever......have a good one....

Have a great Thanksgiving.

I'm scared mostly of their tails; they hit hard.

[jbg]

For more on wild pets, go here (link).