GamblersGrin Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=...28338285855B255 Chain-smoking chimp kicks the habit... Beijing - A chimpanzee in a Chinese zoo has successfully kicked a 16-year smoking habit after becoming hooked when two spouses died and her daughter left, state press said on Monday. Ai Ai, a 27-year-old chimp at the Qinling Safari Park in northern China's Shaanxi province, ended her tobacco dependency when zoo keepers put her on a strict regime that included walking, music therapy and exercise sessions, Xinhua news agency said. "In the first few days, she squealed for cigarettes every now and then, but as her life became more colourful, she gradually forgot about them altogether," one zookeeper was quoted as saying. "She's served fried dishes and dumplings at every meal, alongside her usual diet of milk, banana and rice," he said, "I also put earphones on her so that she could enjoy some pop music from my Walkman." According to the report, Ai Ai became a smoker in 1989, shortly after her first spouse died. She started demanding more and more cigarettes after her second spouse died in 1997 and her daughter departed to another zoo, it said. The report did not say why zookeepers started giving the animal cigarettes, or whether they faced punishment. China is the world's largest cigarette consumer, with education about the dangers of tobacco not widely known. China has lax laws protecting the rights of animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 inspirational Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Mikinbin De Miami Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Hey, she did it....maybe I can do it too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master bait Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 no way... I'll start smoking right away to prove that chimp fuck wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isor357 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Finally i can sleep at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 i seen that monkey on the news a while ago. it was top news for a couple days. good for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shameless self promotion Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I stopped last week. WORST.IDEA.EVER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosoner Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 i will never have enough self control to quit, its just too hard to not smoke when im drunk, and that is like, all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by shameless self promotion@Oct 4 2005, 09:37 AM I stopped last week. WORST.IDEA.EVER. Quoted post Why? Did you end up getting pissed at someone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 wow, congrats! you quit smoking ai ai. its not like the monkey had any choice in quitting, its not like it can go to the store and buy a pack. if noone gives it any, it quits. does anyone not smoke in china? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Good for her. I bet when she gets drunk she still has a drag or two. Evoker told me about that chimp years ago, and how she would bum cigarettes off of zoo visitors or smoke the ends of butts that people dropped near her cage. If someone wouldn't give one to her, she would flip out. He thought that shit was so cool, he was actually trying to convince me to go to China to see it once. Then he did a painitng of her and sold it for a bunch of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WetPussy Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 yeah me, I dont smoke in China Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by GamblersGrin@Oct 4 2005, 05:31 AM The report did not say why zookeepers started giving the animal cigarettes, or whether they faced punishment. Quoted post "Hey. I'm fucking bored. Lets go give the monkey cigarettes." "CHEA, DUDE!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 It's ok, I've already mailed some promotional incentives and a free carton to the chimp.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tough Love Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 woah that must be hard, the goddamn monkey is in a cage. Just stop giving it smokes. Fuck..whats it gunna do? flip out and hit the cage? Gimme a break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__ __ __ __ Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 i wonder how it lit them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 yeah cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloner Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 after reading the article, i have come to the conclusion that i do not give a flying fuck about a chinese monkey quitting smoking. lets see that primate get a job, and pay a mortgage, then ill give a fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12:02p.m Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 maybe i can quit now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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