Service Monkey
Dec 3, 2011, 9:17 pm
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Service Monkey
I just couldn't pass this little tidbit up... 
While purusing the TSA website, I stumbled upon the section on service animals. Low and behold, my eye caught sight of "Service Monkey" and my keyboard subsequently became covered in spewed diet Coke!
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...al_1056.shtm#2
Yep, Service Monkeys are allowed onboard the aircraft! My mind immediately recalled the Clint Eastwood co-star in "Any Which Way But Loose".... "Right Turn Clyde!"
Or, the extensively internet distributed Suburban Auto "Trunk Monkey" commercials.
Let's see -- could we train a Service Monkey to interact with the TSO "Blue Shirts"? It dosen't state a size or species limitation on the Service Monkey -- so an Orangutan should be acceptable. I can just just see it now "Sensitive Area Clyde!", during the grope session...when they decide his diaper needs further screening! ^
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/60685/...ale_orangutan/
While purusing the TSA website, I stumbled upon the section on service animals. Low and behold, my eye caught sight of "Service Monkey" and my keyboard subsequently became covered in spewed diet Coke!
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...al_1056.shtm#2
Yep, Service Monkeys are allowed onboard the aircraft! My mind immediately recalled the Clint Eastwood co-star in "Any Which Way But Loose".... "Right Turn Clyde!"
Or, the extensively internet distributed Suburban Auto "Trunk Monkey" commercials.
Let's see -- could we train a Service Monkey to interact with the TSO "Blue Shirts"? It dosen't state a size or species limitation on the Service Monkey -- so an Orangutan should be acceptable. I can just just see it now "Sensitive Area Clyde!", during the grope session...when they decide his diaper needs further screening! ^
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/60685/...ale_orangutan/
Last edited by 10mmAutoFan; Dec 3, 2011 at 9:23 pm
Dec 3, 2011, 11:07 pm
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The inspection process may require that the handler to take off the monkey’s diaper as part of the visual inspection.
Service Monkey Terrorists. It's discrimination, they say they will touch the dogs, but won't touch a monkey (but will strip them)
Wikipedia actually has a picture of the TSA inspecting a monkey, for some reason they took it off the monkey page on the TSA site
Service Monkey Terrorists. It's discrimination, they say they will touch the dogs, but won't touch a monkey (but will strip them)
Wikipedia actually has a picture of the TSA inspecting a monkey, for some reason they took it off the monkey page on the TSA site
Dec 3, 2011, 11:33 pm
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OK, then we'll go with the largest MONKEY -- the Mandrill...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrill
Look quite fierce to me...
Dec 4, 2011, 2:57 pm
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TSA didn't know how to handle this one, how do you think they can handle a mean monkey?
TSA must search wild cat crate
I'm a big fan of Big Cat Rescue, which is a wild cat sanctuary in Tampa for cats that cannot live in the wild but should not be privately owned. In this video, they are transporting a bobcat from CT to Tampa. SWA was nice and donated 3 seats after the other airlines wouldn't let the cat on board.
The TSA wanted the BCR worker to remove the cat from the carrier in the middle of the airport so they could search the carrier for contraband. Doesn't this seem ridiculous? Did they think she was engaged in a plot to bring something on board the plane by using the cat? They eventually gave her a room to remove the cat and searched in the crate.
TSA must search wild cat crate
I'm a big fan of Big Cat Rescue, which is a wild cat sanctuary in Tampa for cats that cannot live in the wild but should not be privately owned. In this video, they are transporting a bobcat from CT to Tampa. SWA was nice and donated 3 seats after the other airlines wouldn't let the cat on board.
The TSA wanted the BCR worker to remove the cat from the carrier in the middle of the airport so they could search the carrier for contraband. Doesn't this seem ridiculous? Did they think she was engaged in a plot to bring something on board the plane by using the cat? They eventually gave her a room to remove the cat and searched in the crate.