Monkey boy/chow. (Was Re: Weird super soaker ad...)

Interesting stuff, Adam. Thanks for posting.

To be totally honest, right around Y2K, a friend and I were talking
about "survival supplies" and we somehow got onto this topic. He was
saying he could eat dry dog food if necessary, and I argued that it
wasn't nutritionally suited to humans, but something like primate chow
might be.

We tried to do some research, but found little information on the 'Net
about primate chow at the time.

In the end, we each bought a box of MREs (just for the hell of it). They
were newly produced civilian MREs, not old surplus mil-spec stuff. About
6 months after 1-1-2000, I think I ate exactly one meal (spaghetti) to
see what it was like (the dog food probably would have tasted better)
and tossed the rest. I think he still has his full box, untouched, in
his garage.

And before anyone asks, no, they wouldn't still be any good. He lives in
Las Vegas, with a west facing garage and the summer temps in that garage
often go above 100-degrees F. So I'm pretty sure the MREs have
deteriorated by now; the storage time goes way down when the heat goes up.

Adam Funk said:

Kevin S Wilson said:

Back off, Ruprecht the Monkey Boy! We'll call on you when we need you.

Coincidentally, someone just sent me this "link" about a guy doing an
experiment of eating monkey chow.

http://www.angryman.ca/monkey.html

--> But can a human subsist on a constant diet of pelletized,
--> nutritionally complete food like puppies and monkeys do? For
--> the good of human kind, I'm about to find out. On June 3,
--> 2006, I began my week of eating nothing but monkey chow: "a
--> complete and balanced diet for the nutrition of primates,
--> including the great apes."

Adam Funk said:

Coincidentally, someone just sent me this "link" about a guy doing an
experiment of eating monkey chow.

http://www.angryman.ca/monkey.html

I'm glad peopums are still willing to put such personal effort into
the advancement of science (not a brouhaha).

The leftover Monkey Chow is on eBay, currently at $107.50 for 12
pounds. The value must reflect the offer of a bag signed by the
person who carried out this important experiment, because you can get
20 lb for $50. [1]

Another supplier sells Prima Mix, "Another great alternative for
monkeys that don't like monkey chow." "One bag contains 600 treats in
6 different flavors: Apple, Banana, Orange, Cherry, Pina-Colada, and
Grape." Also "Calorie Free Banana Wafers".

[1]
http://www.monstermarketplace.com/General/Landing1169a1177.html

[2]
http://www.primatediets.com/bioserv.asp

PastaLover said:

Interesting stuff, Adam. Thanks for posting.

To be totally honest, right around Y2K, a friend and I were talking
about "survival supplies" and we somehow got onto this topic. He was
saying he could eat dry dog food if necessary, and I argued that it
wasn't nutritionally suited to humans, but something like primate
chow might be.

We tried to do some research, but found little information on the
'Net about primate chow at the time.

When I was in college, I used to see the big bags of Purina Monkey Chow
(and Rat Chow) over in the biology/psychology building.

Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

In article <[email hidden]>,

Default User said:

PastaLover said:

Interesting stuff, Adam. Thanks for posting.

To be totally honest, right around Y2K, a friend and I were talking
about "survival supplies" and we somehow got onto this topic. He was
saying he could eat dry dog food if necessary, and I argued that it
wasn't nutritionally suited to humans, but something like primate
chow might be.

We tried to do some research, but found little information on the
'Net about primate chow at the time.

When I was in college, I used to see the big bags of Purina Monkey Chow
(and Rat Chow) over in the biology/psychology building.

Brian

Well, there is always this:

http://www.monkeyspit.net/sites/purina/

or this:

http://www.uncoveror.com/peoplechow.htm

Seriously tho', monkey biscuits are highly recommended as a parrot treat.
I don't see them for sale very often, and have debated offering them to
my cockatoo. I do offer her some dry dog food along with her regular
bird diet as a protein supplement. She also gets fresh fruits and
veggies, and her favorite is corn on the cob. ;-)
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Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]"
-- Jack Nicholson

Adam Funk <[email hidden]> wrote in news:6s82m3-hhr.ln1
@news.ducksburg.com:

Quoted message said:

http://www.angryman.ca/monkey.html

--> But can a human subsist on a constant diet of pelletized,
--> nutritionally complete food like puppies and monkeys do? For
--> the good of human kind, I'm about to find out. On June 3,
--> 2006, I began my week of eating nothing but monkey chow: "a
--> complete and balanced diet for the nutrition of primates,
--> including the great apes."

Funny the guinea pig included the height as if he'd get taller or
shorter, or that's what I wanted to see.

Take a trip into the jungles or outback and eat what you can and drink
dirty water. Put yourself days away from hospitals and antidotes and call
this study important!

I think not.

Andy

Default User said:

When I was in college, I used to see the big bags of Purina Monkey Chow
(and Rat Chow) over in the biology/psychology building.

When I was at university I had a part time job looking after the animals in
the Psychology lab. In addition to hundreds of white rats I had a one
monkey I had to care for, a Japanese Macaque. I developed a major dislike
for monkeys. He lived on Purina Monkey Chow. The rats lived in Purina Rat
Chow.

Dave Smith said:

Default User said:

When I was in college, I used to see the big bags of Purina Monkey
Chow (and Rat Chow) over in the biology/psychology building.

When I was at university I had a part time job looking after the
animals in the Psychology lab.

Did it smell as bad as ours did?

Brian
--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

Default User said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

When I was in college, I used to see the big bags of Purina Monkey
Chow (and Rat Chow) over in the biology/psychology building.

When I was at university I had a part time job looking after the
animals in the Psychology lab.

Did it smell as bad as ours did?

The lab? It wasn't too bad. The [censored] trays had to be had to be cleaned
regularly and the cages cleaned once in a while. It smelled a lot better
when we switched from kitty litter to corn cob pellets. It did smell bad
once when we switched feed. We had about 300 rats at the time and the
professor in charge ordered a different type of chow and all the critters
had diarrhoea for a few days. Yech.