Pinot Is Not For Primates

by Mary Anne on February 20, 2009

I know this has gotten a ton of press….but…I am obsessed with the story of Travis the Monkey this week.

For starters, I don’t really care what type of pet you have. I am the proud owner of the worlds most cantankerous cat and possibly, the fattest Pug. Seriously. I don’t care. Until…you have a wild animal living in your house and then? I’m probably not going to let my kids come over to play. I might also violate my Golden Rule of no gossip as well.

Just warning you.

At first, when I heard this story, I felt really bad for the woman who owned Travis. She is totally alone, her husband died and her daughter was killed in a car accident. It’s sad no matter how you look at it and I felt for her, even though the monkey literally ripped the face off of her best friend.

But then came the additional stories. The stories of Travis stopping traffic in their town, getting in the car and trying (successfully) to start it, he even tried to drag one woman into a car with him and bit her when she pulled back. He was a monkey…and that is the kind of stuff monkeys, given full reign and a set of car keys, will do.

I had to draw the line when I heard he could do such things as dress himself, feed himself AND DRINK WINE FROM A GLASS WITH A STEM. He was a monkey and no matter how closely related to our DNA they are, if Chardonnay is not for sippy cups, then Pinot is not for primates. Just sayin’.

Add to this he was given Zanax or two before the attack and the fact she BATHED with him, SHARED A BED with him and everything else IDon’tWantToKnow with him, I am at the end of my proverbial rope with this story.

I am so sorry for the losses all the way around on this one and I’d never want to be a part of this story on either side.

But.

I don’t get it. Why on earth do you try to domesticate an animal that is born to be wild?

Do you?

{ 55 comments }

1 Low mortgage rates June 12, 2011 at 10:53 pm

i like your site would youjoinmy sitewe may exchange links

2 versicherungsvergleiche June 13, 2011 at 1:49 am

I loved as much as you will receive carried out right here. The sketch is tasteful, your authored subject matter stylish. nonetheless, you command get bought an nervousness over that you wish be delivering the following. unwell unquestionably come further formerly again as exactly the same nearly very often inside case you shield this hike.

3 free private storage June 13, 2011 at 2:37 am

That is an incredibly amazing powerful resource that you’re offering and you simply provide it away cost-free!! I that can match discovering websites that understand the particular valuation on delivering an excellent learning resource for zero cost. We truly dearly loved examining this site. Be thankful!

4 muffy June 13, 2011 at 3:28 am

For that reason whenever those words will be ingested in ones own whole, whatever combination financial products along with debt consolidation loan fiscal loans really mean is certainly committing to a payday loan which may intermix together with repay all borrowings.

5 loan for people with bad credit June 13, 2011 at 3:42 am

I am curious to find out what blog system you have been utilizing? I’m experiencing some small security issues with my latest blog and I would like to find something more secure. Do you have any recommendations?

Comments on this entry are closed.

Previous post:

Next post: