Random SILLINESS, pt2

Passenger 'hid monkey under hat'

The monkey was said to have been well-behaved on the flight

A man has been questioned by police at LaGuardia airport in New York after smuggling a monkey onto a flight from Florida by hiding it under his hat.
Passengers spotted the animal when it climbed out and perched on the man's ponytail, Spirit Airlines spokeswoman Alison Russell told reporters.

Ms Russell said the monkey - a marmoset - spent the remainder of the flight in the man's seat and was well-behaved.

It is unclear whether the unnamed man will face any criminal charges.

The man's journey originated in Lima, Peru. Ms Russell said it was not known how the man avoided detection there, and during a several-hour stopover in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

When passengers noticed the fist-sized primate on the flight, they asked the man "if he knew he had a monkey on him", Ms Russell said.

New York animal control officials said the monkey appeared to be healthy, the Associated Press news agency reported.

It said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was planning to quarantine the animal for a month.

After that, the monkey could be sent to a zoo, AP said.

Open Letter

Dear All,

to celebrate the onset of a new season and the updating of our COMPETITION to the torygraph from the times (could we not find a more right wing rabid, yet respected paper to run our competition? I think not), Nick has redesigned the banner and layout of the blog. In his typical humble way he has requested feedback on the poll, which is currently located to the right of this post. For some reason the voting is restricted to positive affirmations of the layout, and one vote each. I, for one, would like to vote for all three options, however this is not possible.

I'm sure that Nick would like to better his web skillz by getting feedback from all of you, both positive and negative. Please leave comments below with any feedback you'd like to give him.

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PREDICTION CUP

Yay! I made it into the Boot Room. Never realised it would be so exclusive.

Here's to a great season and to some real nail-biters in the MLS PREDICTION Cup.