tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post669127320636395882..comments2023-12-23T22:32:53.531+08:00Comments on Taking Up The Challenge: Durian ChallengeVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-84091302802399615612009-07-03T00:33:07.169+08:002009-07-03T00:33:07.169+08:00YG, I think monkeys are quite smart. I imagine thi...YG, I think monkeys are quite smart. I imagine this - they would have known which fruits are ripe from the smell, plucked them and then thrown them down to the ground to open them.<br /><br />Possible?Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-29280114632992692112009-07-02T14:58:30.014+08:002009-07-02T14:58:30.014+08:00victor, can you open an unripe durian with your ba...victor, can you open an unripe durian with your bare hands? if you can, the monkeys also can. the squirrels have sharp teeth (incisors) to gnaw at the shell but not the monkey.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-56331330769828812852009-07-01T23:02:23.765+08:002009-07-01T23:02:23.765+08:00Andy and Chun See - Do you have any answers to my ...Andy and Chun See - Do you have any answers to my question? Are monkeys effectively deterred by the durian thorns?Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-17124898637672513472009-07-01T18:26:26.003+08:002009-07-01T18:26:26.003+08:00In fact even durian so cheap these days, also dare...In fact even durian so cheap these days, also dare not anyhow eat for fear to the excess 'heat'.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-39215767199205216802009-07-01T09:40:04.964+08:002009-07-01T09:40:04.964+08:00Agreeing with Victor. Not worth the fall and broke...Agreeing with Victor. Not worth the fall and broken back. Five dollars will see you through the night with the extra, packed in styrofoam, dumped in the freezer, for the next good night. <br />Not so fresh, but never mind. No broken back!ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-61458108338539328022009-06-30T22:57:57.343+08:002009-06-30T22:57:57.343+08:00PChew, Mandai? Hmm... anyone can tell me why the m...PChew, Mandai? Hmm... anyone can tell me why the monkeys are not intelligent enough to get to the durians first before men do? After all, <a href="http://victorkoo.blogspot.com/2008/03/four-wise-monkeys.html" rel="nofollow">monkeys</a> are supposed to be smarter than <a href="http://goodmorningyesterday.blogspot.com/2009/06/of-mice-and-men.html" rel="nofollow">mice</a>.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-14371793335638288772009-06-29T10:51:03.103+08:002009-06-29T10:51:03.103+08:00Chun See, the last place for free durian must be a...Chun See, the last place for free durian must be at Mandai jungle, near the cemetery ground.PChewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246226278619934355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-51590812214297020342009-06-28T20:56:54.038+08:002009-06-28T20:56:54.038+08:00>I don't think they are taking up my challe...><i>I don't think they are taking up my challenge becos I see only 4 places mentioned.</i><br /><br />Maybe that's all they could come up with?Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-36963573016858341832009-06-28T14:04:16.018+08:002009-06-28T14:04:16.018+08:00I don't think they are taking up my challenge ...I don't think they are taking up my challenge becos I see only 4 places mentioned.<br /><br />Anyway, what motivated these durian hunters was probably the same reason cited by Italian Prime Minister Buscoloni who had been accused of paying for the services of female escorts for his parties. He said something about the thrill of the conquest. Hope you don't take up this challenge as well.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.com