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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Reality Check: Don't Fool With Mother Nature

The chimp attack is one more reality check. Don't fool with Mother Nature.

Travis the celebrity chimp went berserk and bit off the fingers and ripped away the face of his owner's friend. A tragic story that reminds us that a chimp, no matter how cute or well-trained, is still a wild beast.

We've seen all the news reports, but the Brits can always be relied upon to give us the grisliest blow-by-blow.

Yes, he could sit at the table and sip tea, ride in a car, and even take Xanax like his stressed out human counterparts, but you can't suspend the laws of nature. Infantile anthropomorphizing should be left to Disney cartoons.

Other Reality Checks
What goes up must come down: Market prices can also fall
There's no such thing as a free lunch: Ask California
A liberal will govern as a liberal
Union-enforced wages and benefits won't save your job. They may price you out of the market
If you loan money to people who can't pay it back, they won't


http://wcbstv.com/local/chimpanzee.attack.stamford.2.937244.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1147529/Drug-crazed-celebrity-chimp-stabbed-shot-death-mauled-woman-attacked-police-officers.html
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D96EAAPO0&show_article=1
http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/orangutan.attack.stamford.2.936381.html

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