“One monkey by himself isn’t so bad,” he told me. “But when a number of them get together they turn into a gang.”

I listened, nodded, gave a “huh” and though to myself “but how bad could monkeys be?”

They’re cute. Like little people who do funny things. When I was little I loved reading about Curious George and all the funny adventures he had. Awww…

Yeah, fuck that. Monkeys are thugs. Plain and simple.

I sat with another man who told me of his trek into the jungle. He went in with a wristwatch, came out without it. Turns out a gang of thug monkeys, no doubt led by Curious Cutthroat George, thought his watch was pretty, shiny, and wanted it for themselves. They surrounded him and wouldn’t let him pass until he handed it over.

Backpacking through Thailand I witnessed monkeys stealing stuff every chance they got. Stoopid humans. All your things are belong to us.

Below is some video I captured… be sure to watch till the end where Cutthroat George jumps me for my empty bottle.

Here’s more video evidence to the sheer shitheadedness of primates…

update: and how baboons are causing problems at the 2010 World Cup. Soccer hooligans?