On Sat, 11 Jan 2003 12:10:40 +1100, John Fisher
wrote:

Some time ago there was a thread regretting that Brussles Sprouts were
not included in airline meals, dinners may like to consider the
article below, however I understand that airlines have indicated that
only 1st Class will be provided with Gas Masks, something to do with
Orang-utans normally traveling in economy class... :-)


"Zoo bosses say they are considering issuing their keepers with gas
Masks after a group of odorous orang-utans developed a real taste for
sprouts.
The apes have left keepers at Dudley Zoo gasping for air after
munching on out- of-date supplies of the festive vegetable. The
primates have been causing a stink after a local supermarkets donated
a bumper post-Christmas batch of sprouts to the Black Country zoo.
Monkey keeper James Harper told the BBC: "Orang-utans are windy
animals but because of all the brussels sprouts they are eating there
is quite a pong around here at the moment."
He added: "Whoever gets the short straw gets to muck them out.""


regards

John