Monkey wars

There's been a distinct lack of posting on the blog for a while, so much apologies about that. I've been finding the combination of increased work for school, and lack of time at night has cut into any chance to randomly thump at the keyboard like I used to (now I daintily press every key like it was a newborn a bit like this but the other way around) Anyho I've been introducing the kids at school to Halloween, which although I never really took part much in England (except that year when I dyed my hair green and wore and orange T shirt) here I've found the chance to dress up Luigi (and yes that is a real mustache and no I never thought I could grow one either) more than tempting,and 2 years ago when I came to school dressed as Harry Potter I think I completely confused the people in the local supermarket.

Anyway I couldn't help notice the sudden rash of monkey related stories entering the new in recent weeks, and whats more stories of monkey's getting somewhat aggressive towards people, this has prompted me and T.O.H to wonder if the next great war won't be between nations but rather...SPECIES... or maybe I shouldn't watch to much Planet of the apes. Anyway here's a round up of story's we've noticed in the last year.

First reports centered around Africa Okay story seems fairly straightforwards although I'm not quite so sure about the monkey's habit of making gestures about female body parts hmmm

Okay now I know water is obviously a valuable commodity, but really did we need that helpful picture to know what a monkey looks like... Oh and monkeys throwing stones, clearly weapons are being employed. Speaking of which if you ever see a monkey looking shifty DO NOT go near it I'm sure the original story I read claimed that a small series of fights broke out between farmers and monkeys with each side employing sticks and stones. Over in India, it seems the monkeys are keeping in shape, I like the idea of a monkey slapping a cig out your mouth before giving you a lecture in eeks all about the dangers of second hand smoke. Finally it seems the first one casualty in this war has been sadly claimed.
With my own experiences with monkeys I can understand the panic these hairy hooligans can cause. So remember, look for the trees as someone up there might be carrying a grudge.