Comments on: Monkey ‘kills cruel owner with coconut thrown from tree’ http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/monkey-kills-cruel-owner-with-coconut-thrown-from-tree/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: beckyc http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/monkey-kills-cruel-owner-with-coconut-thrown-from-tree/#comment-6723 beckyc Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:04:55 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1001#comment-6723 what a brilliant monkey! what a brilliant monkey!

]]> By: Emily http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/monkey-kills-cruel-owner-with-coconut-thrown-from-tree/#comment-6667 Emily Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:51:36 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1001#comment-6667 That monkey is magnificent! I want one. I could make my monkey do my vector calculus for me. But I'd treat my monkey. I'd give him a neck massage if he were tired and I'd make him banana milkshakes on his study breaks. Me and my monkey would co-exist quite happily. That monkey is magnificent! I want one. I could make my monkey do my vector calculus for me. But I’d treat my monkey. I’d give him a neck massage if he were tired and I’d make him banana milkshakes on his study breaks. Me and my monkey would co-exist quite happily.

]]> By: Rebecca http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/monkey-kills-cruel-owner-with-coconut-thrown-from-tree/#comment-6662 Rebecca Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:33:29 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1001#comment-6662 I love that monkey he is my hero of the day!! I love that monkey he is my hero of the day!!

]]> By: Nopke http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/monkey-kills-cruel-owner-with-coconut-thrown-from-tree/#comment-6653 Nopke Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:24:03 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1001#comment-6653 I'm not in favor of monkey labor either, but dont they beat horses as well, in western civilized world .. just for fun, as racing and such are not really that usefull in the end. And break their legs in thos cross country races .. hunt foxes .. etc etc ... Spank their dog because it will not jump through hoops, or is a bit too happy to see new visitors (and pees all over the floor) ... I wonder about the monkey story whether it is all true. It does not sound too serious. Beating monkeys is not a good way to train them to do little things like picking coconuts. He/she at least gets to climb outside on a daily bases. His owner most at least has done something to get him to pick those coconuts for them .. if the story is true. Animals abusers would not call them loveable at all .. no way. Usefull perhaps. But not loveable. If the story is true the way it is stated here and they really beat the monkey ... disgusting for sure. A little spunking if it bites, that's a whole different thing. Not beating them up, but make sure that they know that biting is not allowed. I love monkeys, but prefer them in the wild. However cute I find those little chimps .. (I dont want a human baby, I want a little chimp .. they are so adoreable .. can't get over them .. ) I’m not in favor of monkey labor either, but dont they beat horses as well, in western civilized world .. just for fun, as racing and such are not really that usefull in the end. And break their legs in thos cross country races ..
hunt foxes .. etc etc … Spank their dog because it will not jump through hoops, or is a bit too happy to see new visitors (and pees all over the floor) …

I wonder about the monkey story whether it is all true. It does not sound too serious. Beating monkeys is not a good way to train them to do little things like picking coconuts. He/she at least gets to climb outside on a daily bases. His owner most at least has done something to get him to pick those coconuts for them .. if the story is true. Animals abusers would not call them loveable at all .. no way. Usefull perhaps. But not loveable.

If the story is true the way it is stated here and they really beat the monkey … disgusting for sure. A little spunking if it bites, that’s a whole different thing. Not beating them up, but make sure that they know that biting is not allowed.

I love monkeys, but prefer them in the wild. However cute I find those little chimps .. (I dont want a human baby, I want a little chimp .. they are so adoreable .. can’t get over them .. )

]]> By: ScreamingGreenConure http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/monkey-kills-cruel-owner-with-coconut-thrown-from-tree/#comment-6652 ScreamingGreenConure Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:23:08 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1001#comment-6652 For crying out loud, Flapjack, this is serious business. Are you totally bananas or something? Quit monkeying around. For crying out loud, Flapjack, this is serious business. Are you totally bananas or something? Quit monkeying around.

]]> By: lauralou http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/monkey-kills-cruel-owner-with-coconut-thrown-from-tree/#comment-6650 lauralou Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:13:52 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1001#comment-6650 the monkey in the picture is frightening me! the monkey in the picture is frightening me!

]]> By: Flapjack http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/monkey-kills-cruel-owner-with-coconut-thrown-from-tree/#comment-6645 Flapjack Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:04:20 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1001#comment-6645 So what they told us at Sunday school was true - you should never spank the monkey! (Sorry, my resistance to dubious innuendos couldn't hold out for two monkey abuse stories!) So what they told us at Sunday school was true – you should never spank the monkey!
(Sorry, my resistance to dubious innuendos couldn’t hold out for two monkey abuse stories!)

]]> By: JH http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/monkey-kills-cruel-owner-with-coconut-thrown-from-tree/#comment-6644 JH Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:02:30 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1001#comment-6644 Well done that monkey!! I'm so proud of him. Well done that monkey!! I’m so proud of him.

]]> By: ScreamingGreenConure http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/monkey-kills-cruel-owner-with-coconut-thrown-from-tree/#comment-6640 ScreamingGreenConure Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:20:27 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1001#comment-6640 He would stop being "lovable" anyway. When people talk about animals being "lovable" they usually mean docile and nearly as compliant as a stuffed toy. With the previous story about the monkey beating his trainer, this brings it to positive reinforcement-based training: 2, dominance-based training: 0. He would stop being “lovable” anyway. When people talk about animals being “lovable” they usually mean docile and nearly as compliant as a stuffed toy. With the previous story about the monkey beating his trainer, this brings it to positive reinforcement-based training: 2, dominance-based training: 0.

]]> By: Flapjack http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/03/monkey-kills-cruel-owner-with-coconut-thrown-from-tree/#comment-6639 Flapjack Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:11:44 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1001#comment-6639 "The dead man’s wife said that the monkey had “seemed lovable” when they bought him for £130." That would be because he was lovable until they started treating him like their personal slave and beating him when he didn't meet his coconut quota. That's what you get when you don't allow 15 minute coffee breaks and pay your workers peanuts! Have these folks never seen "Spartacus"? “The dead man’s wife said that the monkey had “seemed lovable” when they bought him for £130.”
That would be because he was lovable until they started treating him like their personal slave and beating him when he didn’t meet his coconut quota. That’s what you get when you don’t allow 15 minute coffee breaks and pay your workers peanuts!
Have these folks never seen “Spartacus”?

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