Well... That's Ironic

SoonForgotten2

Monkey Phobia Woman Savaged By Macaques
A British woman who went to a Thai nature resort to conquer her fear of monkeys has been savaged by a pack of macaques. Many of the primates remained hanging from her limbs as she lay collapsed with blood spurting from a "deep, deep hole" in her arm.

She was eventually rescued by Thai boatmen and was taken to Bangkok Phuket Hospital.

The horrific attack happened on Monkey Island near to the popular holiday island of Phuket in southern Thailand.

"I thought I was heading for safety under this rock in the shade, only to cool down," Mrs Darwell, from Peterborough, said.

"I laid the towel down and there were no monkeys in sight.

"The next thing I noticed, this monkey walked up next to me and I thought, oh dear, and I began to stand up to move away.

"Then, the monkey took my wrist and pounced on my right arm, sinking his teeth in and hung off it.

"He wouldn't let go; he was locked on. I was absolutely petrified."

Thai fishermen ran to the rescue after spotting more monkeys joining the assault and began prising them off.

Mrs Darwell said she had agreed to go on the Siam Sea Canoe tour with a friend to confront her fear of monkeys.

Her phobia had been triggered by her father bringing up a chimpanzee which she described as "positively evil".

She said: "I thought, this is it, I'm going to die, I'm going to be savaged by these monkeys - then I went into shock."

Mrs Darwell added: "I wouldn't have got off that bloody boat if the tour guide would have said at all that there was any danger, any risk, even the slightest risk."

Tour leader Mr Yongyut Buasod said: "We can't control the monkeys if they decide to bite someone, that's why we always warn the tourists.

"That day some people were teasing the monkeys. They don't necessarily attack the specific person teasing them."

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Someone tell me why a British woman needs to address her monkey phobia in the first place.

Dissidentman

I would prefer this never happen to me.

Who Princess

SoonForgotten2 wrote:

Someone tell me why a British woman needs to address her monkey phobia in the first place.

You mean Britain isn't completely overrun with wild monkeys? :eh: :think: :wtf:

SoonForgotten2

whoprincess wrote:

SoonForgotten2 wrote:

Someone tell me why a British woman needs to address her monkey phobia in the first place.

You mean Britain isn't completely overrun with wild monkeys? :eh: :think: :wtf:

Beyond the politicians, no.

CJMST3K

Poor woman. :(


...although, someone with a phobia of monkeys laying out on a towel on "Monkey Island"? Really?

Claireack

For some reason this thread made me think of this;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq1o9hFK2Ww

I think I must be a bit sick.

PearlOfAGirl

I guess some fears aren't meant to be confronted... :shock:

CJMST3K

HeartShapedBox wrote:

I guess some fears aren't meant to be confronted... :shock:

I have a fear of jumping out of airplanes without a parachute.

the wolf

CJMST3K wrote:

HeartShapedBox wrote:

I guess some fears aren't meant to be confronted... :shock:

I have a fear of jumping out of airplanes without a parachute.

same here, maybe we could tackle that one together Hoff. I mean, how bad can it really be? :?

Who Princess

SoonForgotten2 wrote:

whoprincess wrote:

SoonForgotten2 wrote:

Someone tell me why a British woman needs to address her monkey phobia in the first place.

You mean Britain isn't completely overrun with wild monkeys? :eh: :think: :wtf:

Beyond the politicians, no.

I always thought the U.K. was a tropical paradise, with giraffes, zebras, and elephants out on the moors. All my illusions are shattered! :(

Please tell me there are unicorns and griffins.

Claireack

whoprincess wrote:

Please tell me there are unicorns and griffins.

Oh it is! They just wear camouflage continually, so you have to look very carefully.

Austicman

I was at this Island last year and the first thing our boatmen said to us was " DO NOT CROUCH DOWN, DO NOT SIT DOWN OR THESE MONKEYS WILL ATTACK YOU!!"

This was me on Monkey Island and I was considered brave because I walked 20 metres from the shore line to feed this cheeky little sod



LOOK AT THAT EVIL FUCKER!! I WAS IN MORTAL DANGER!!!

Claireack

Austicman wrote:

I was at this Island last year and the first thing our boatmen said to us was " DO NOT CROUCH DOWN, DO NOT SIT DOWN OR THESE MONKEYS WILL ATTACK YOU!!"

This was me on Monkey Island and I was considered brave because I walked 20 metres from the shore line to feed this cheeky little sod



LOOK AT THAT EVIL FUCKER!! I WAS IN MORTAL DANGER!!!

What a lovely picture

decides2dream

Claireack wrote:

whoprincess wrote:

Please tell me there are unicorns and griffins.

Oh it is! They just wear camouflage continually, so you have to look very carefully.

well played claire...well played.
what a story, and great follow-up posts.

Who Princess

Claireack wrote:

whoprincess wrote:

Please tell me there are unicorns and griffins.

Oh it is! They just wear camouflage continually, so you have to look very carefully.

Oh thank you! I feel so much better now!

While I feel sorry that this lady was injured I can't help wondering: Is fear of monkeys such a disability that she had to travel halfway around the world to deal with it? Couldn't she just make a few visits to the London Zoo?

norm

sorry, i'm trying to muster up some sympathy here but wtf?!! unless you plan to go all jane goodall, why exactly does anyone need to get over their fear of monkeys? :roll:

then again, she's got a fear of monkeys so maybe she isn't the most stable person in the world

the wolf

norm wrote:

sorry, i'm trying to muster up some sympathy here but wtf?!! unless you plan to go all jane goodall, why exactly does anyone need to get over their fear of monkeys? :roll:

then again, she's got a fear of monkeys so maybe she isn't the most stable person in the world

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