I love monkeys but would be more than a tad afraid of 43 escaped monkeys! 🙈 I’d worry about my pets mostly. And I don’t believe they’d be normal after being in a cage for years, and don’t believe they haven’t been experimented on.
We have a great laugh about it. He doesn't get the chance to ever put stuff over on me. I told him he should have married someone dumber than me. Of course, maybe he thought he was getting very dumb when I believed him for all those years. We were sitting on the couch and I look over at him and say "you were lying to me all THAT time!!" and he says "took you long enough." Hahaha. And...after writing this, now my kids know our little inside joke.
Be thankful that they are rhesus macaques and not cynomolgus macaques. Cynomolgus macaques used in research are generally wild-caught and often carry a virus called Herpes B. This is not the herpes that causes "fever blisters". No, Herpes B makes Covid look like a common cold. I worked at a research facility that had an employee die from a Herpes B infection. By the time you and your doctors realize what you are dealing with, it is often too late. We were told to tell our families and our health care providers that we worked at a lab that had monkeys that were potentially infected with Herpes B and what the initial symptoms were, so they would know what to test for and start treatment. Even with immediate treatment, the survival rate is way, way, way, way, way poorer than Covid's. Now here's something that should send chills down your spine. About 100 years ago some guy down in central Florida--you know, the part where all the tourists go--decided it would be a great idea to import some cynomolgus macaques to place on his private island. Well, guess what? The monkeys escaped from the island and are now roaming loose in Florida, and yes, some of them DO carry Herpes B virus. If that isn't enough to keep you awake at night, let me tell you that you do not have to have direct contact with an infected monkey to catch it. You can catch it if you've touched a surface that has had recent contact with the infected monkey's body fluids.
As far as I know, rhesus macaques do not carry Herpes B. However, the idea of any monkey on the loose outside of their natural environment freaks me out.
"Until I finally got a clue. I lived 25 years of my life believing that monkeys will eff your head, if given the chance. Jokes on me! Good one, babe!" As one gets older, we learn that so many of our heroes have feet of clay. Thank you! I have a new hero. More on him, please!
Lol...He is in Zimbabwe at the moment and I sent this to him over Telegram. He was like "Aw, man you gave away my secret." I told him people would forget about this as soon as they read it, so I was pretty sure his 'secret' was still safe. Lol.
Yes, I bought it. Naive as hell back then and no internet to look up anything. It's not like I could go ask the librarian in our little town in England. They would have called the po-po. Now they would probably just give me the fetish website.
Sadie Jay you spin a good story! Being a Navy Vietnam Vet myself has your 'hubs' shared other sailor stories from faraway islands where Monkey Meat and Baluts are favorite cuisine?!
YES!! We were watching Survivor and I thought he was actually going to throw up when they ate the baluts. He said they stink to high heaven and he watched them eat it. Yuck
Is this how they are going to explain the next bioweapon that they plan on unleashing on us? Of course, AFTER Trump takes office.
Those scenes from The Hot Zone. Good grief! I love how Hollywood tells us shit before they do it. Something about "karma" (which I do not believe in BTW).
I don't either. Karma is taking God's divine retribution out of the picture. I much prefer that. Can't wait. There was a show on Netflix we watched called Leave The World Behind. Hubs picked it...Julia Roberts apocalyptic stuff. It is always nice when the enemy telegraphs their plans ahead of time. Let's me know how to pray.
Your husband is a mean, mean man!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love monkeys but would be more than a tad afraid of 43 escaped monkeys! 🙈 I’d worry about my pets mostly. And I don’t believe they’d be normal after being in a cage for years, and don’t believe they haven’t been experimented on.
We have a great laugh about it. He doesn't get the chance to ever put stuff over on me. I told him he should have married someone dumber than me. Of course, maybe he thought he was getting very dumb when I believed him for all those years. We were sitting on the couch and I look over at him and say "you were lying to me all THAT time!!" and he says "took you long enough." Hahaha. And...after writing this, now my kids know our little inside joke.
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Be thankful that they are rhesus macaques and not cynomolgus macaques. Cynomolgus macaques used in research are generally wild-caught and often carry a virus called Herpes B. This is not the herpes that causes "fever blisters". No, Herpes B makes Covid look like a common cold. I worked at a research facility that had an employee die from a Herpes B infection. By the time you and your doctors realize what you are dealing with, it is often too late. We were told to tell our families and our health care providers that we worked at a lab that had monkeys that were potentially infected with Herpes B and what the initial symptoms were, so they would know what to test for and start treatment. Even with immediate treatment, the survival rate is way, way, way, way, way poorer than Covid's. Now here's something that should send chills down your spine. About 100 years ago some guy down in central Florida--you know, the part where all the tourists go--decided it would be a great idea to import some cynomolgus macaques to place on his private island. Well, guess what? The monkeys escaped from the island and are now roaming loose in Florida, and yes, some of them DO carry Herpes B virus. If that isn't enough to keep you awake at night, let me tell you that you do not have to have direct contact with an infected monkey to catch it. You can catch it if you've touched a surface that has had recent contact with the infected monkey's body fluids.
Yikes!
That is just so specifically horrendous. I did hear about those escaped monkeys. But not the rest of it. OMGosh.
As far as I know, rhesus macaques do not carry Herpes B. However, the idea of any monkey on the loose outside of their natural environment freaks me out.
Bad enough when they are in their natural environment. 100%.
"Until I finally got a clue. I lived 25 years of my life believing that monkeys will eff your head, if given the chance. Jokes on me! Good one, babe!" As one gets older, we learn that so many of our heroes have feet of clay. Thank you! I have a new hero. More on him, please!
Lol...He is in Zimbabwe at the moment and I sent this to him over Telegram. He was like "Aw, man you gave away my secret." I told him people would forget about this as soon as they read it, so I was pretty sure his 'secret' was still safe. Lol.
Sadie Jay, you bought that baloney from hubs about the monkeys and ears??? Just reading it, I'm like, yeah, no...Nice try, Mr. Sailor Man.
That said, those poor monkeys. Ugh...in cages. For "research." I just don't know what to say.
Yes, I bought it. Naive as hell back then and no internet to look up anything. It's not like I could go ask the librarian in our little town in England. They would have called the po-po. Now they would probably just give me the fetish website.
Sadie Jay you spin a good story! Being a Navy Vietnam Vet myself has your 'hubs' shared other sailor stories from faraway islands where Monkey Meat and Baluts are favorite cuisine?!
YES!! We were watching Survivor and I thought he was actually going to throw up when they ate the baluts. He said they stink to high heaven and he watched them eat it. Yuck
"The Triple S" rule. Love that SadieJay!
Is this how they are going to explain the next bioweapon that they plan on unleashing on us? Of course, AFTER Trump takes office.
Those scenes from The Hot Zone. Good grief! I love how Hollywood tells us shit before they do it. Something about "karma" (which I do not believe in BTW).
I don't either. Karma is taking God's divine retribution out of the picture. I much prefer that. Can't wait. There was a show on Netflix we watched called Leave The World Behind. Hubs picked it...Julia Roberts apocalyptic stuff. It is always nice when the enemy telegraphs their plans ahead of time. Let's me know how to pray.
SadieJay - we saw that movie too. The O’Bummers was involved in it.
Yeah, that was a weird one for sure. And that ending? Reminds me of Americans watching TV while the world (WAS) burning.