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| Taekwondo monkeys attack trainer |
| 2009-12-17 |
| A troop of performing monkeys instructed in the martial art of taekwondo has taken revenge on their trainer. Lo Wung, 42, taught the monkeys so they could entertain crowds outside a shopping centre in Nshi, in eastern China's Hubei province. But the money-spinning primates turned the tables on their trainer when he slipped during a show, with one quick-thinking monkey flooring him with a kick to the head. Hu Luang, 32, a bystander who photographed the incident, said: "I saw one punch him in the eye - he grabbed another by the ear and it responded by grabbing his nose. They were leaping and jumping all over the place. It was better than a Bruce Lee film." At one point the monkey trainer grabbed a staff to hit the monkeys, only to find himself facing a stick-brandishing monkey that cracked him over the head. He only managed to get the monkeys under control by tangling them up in the rope that had been used to stop them running off. Mr Hu said: "He was really furious, he made the monkeys kneel on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs to punish them and make them show remorse for their nasty attack." |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #9 Damn dirty apes! |
| Posted by: Taylor 2009-12-17 13:51 |
| #8 HA!! planet of the apes is right! |
| Posted by: Texhooey 2009-12-17 13:10 |
| #7 I tried to warn youse. Enter "monkey invasion" into Google, or even here at Rantburg, and you will see a long-term increase in simian terrorist activity around the world. Yes, I know that chimps are not monkeys, but the great apes have long been suspected of masterminding the anti-human conspiracy. Many of those in the know are aware of this trend, but government officials are peculiarly reluctant to act, leaving preparations for open war to private groups. This probably explains the selection of experienced ape-fighter Charlton Heston to head the National Rifle Association a few years ago. Mr. Heston is out of the loop now but he has undoubtedly left many behind-the-scenes preparations in place. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2009-12-17 12:09 |
| #6 So it does. I went to the link in the headline, showing the delightful Mr. Lo Wung taking a kick to the head from a Rhesus Monkey (?). More power to his little monkey foot. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2009-12-17 10:46 |
| #5 The primate in the video Snowy linked to is a Chimp. Have another look. |
| Posted by: Don Vito Uleash 2009-12-17 09:29 |
| #4 Not chimps, Snowy. They look like Rhesus Monkeys, much smaller. But good for them. What an idiot. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2009-12-17 08:02 |
| #3 Monkey Magic ... At least until he got those pesky ropes out ! |
| Posted by: Oscar 2009-12-17 06:25 |
| #2 He taught _chimps_ martial arts? As if being a couple times stronger than a human to begin with wasn't enough? |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-12-17 01:57 |
| #1 So what does it look like you ask ? - Tae kwon do Chimp at the link |
| Posted by: Galactic Coordinator Cheremble2324 2009-12-17 01:07 |