Who too?

It merits mention that my family has a long and illustrious history of teasing animals.
- My dad loved to trick the dog into eating whole chilis.
- His dad loved to tease zoo monkeys with bananas; as a result of his games, he was once sneezed on by a walrus.
- His dad tried to drown his pet parrot after it had pecked his bald head.

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M

Who?

Who are these two young tykes, exploring and making new friends in Mexico City's zoo?





Though the zoo was somewhat too full of fillers - deer, rubbish monkeys, boring birds - we carved out a good deal of innovative excitement, including:
- baiting a gorilla with cries and stones
- being spat at by an oran utan
- and the best: Tommy poking a panther through its cage with a long stick.

(I was additionally minded of a time in Munich zoo where we saw a goat in the monkey pen.)

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M & T, lovers of all manner of beasts and birds.

What has Tommy forgotten?

He'll be asking Helen to bring out the following items when she comes to stay this summer:

- his cello
- his exquisite glassware collection
- his newly purchased pet tiger
- Hot Shots on DVD.

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M

A little something we noticed dropping in on Mexico City

It glows low and yellow at night, not like at home. It looks like it might be simmering.

When you drop out of the night sky over London, you're met with night-bright, highly strung flourescents in tones approaching purity, mingled with orange. Like a microwave.

Flying is like sitting in a freezer: induced inertia in a great metal box. Landing is like cooking.

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M & T

B & B

Back by popular demand (or by dint of tickets bought), bad by self-confessed arrogance (or by misapprehension of the urban tongue).