Re: [Leica] As The World Turns In A Monkey's Fist

["Jeffery L. Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>]

Spitting water and throwing feces seems to be the lower primate equivalent 
to the "pull my finger" trick. At the Delta Primate Center, chimps were the 
most thrilled with throwing feces. They'd sidearm them against the cage 
bars, spraying everyone with one just one throw.

Jeffery


At 10:48 AM 1/11/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>...well, Ted, I was once photographing a troop of colobus monkeys at
>close range in Africa.  When colobus monkeys feel threatened they are
>deadly accurate throwing their fresh feces.  My 90mm-C cleaned up
>nicely, though.
>
>I look forward to seeing you in Boston.
>
>         Regards,
>
>         Buzz
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Ted Grant
>Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 10:30 AM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] As The World Turns
>
>Hi bd,
>That's what he said... "shot the forbidden women from the hip! And got
>some
>good ones." However, they could've been his "last good ones" if they
>caught
>him. :-(
>
>And under their law he might've been dragged behind a camel herd on a
>short
>rope by the ankles where it could be very painful, not to mention sand
>in
>the Leica and a camel unleashing a bowel movement somewhat covering he
>and
>camera! ;-) ;-) Oh, jeeeesh what an ending scene to the movie epic,
>"Sands
>of the  hip shooter! "..... ;-)
>
>A later question might be, "Gee has anyone heard from Frank lately?"
>"No
>the last we heard he's on a Camel dragging expedition in the desert !"
>;-)
>
>Not to mention, doing it and being caught pisses off these people and
>makes
>them suspicious of every other photographer visiting their quarters who
>may
>not be so reckless and disrespectful of their customs. You're
>automatically
>guilty in their eyes even if you never touched your camera! I've always
>let
>the customs of the land govern my respect for the people whom I'm
>visiting.
>You may want to go back some day! And it beats the heck out of camel
>dung in
>your face. ;-)
>
>ted
>
>
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