Lo Wung, 42, taught the monkeys so they could entertain crowds outside a shopping centre in Nshi, in eastern China’s Hubei province.

But all it took was one slip by the trainer and it was on. A quick-thinking monkey floored him with a round house kick to the head.

Photo: CEN

Hu Luang, 32, a bystander who photographed the incident, said: “I saw one punch him in the eye - he grabbed another by the ear and it responded by grabbing his nose. They were leaping and jumping all over the place. It was better than a Bruce Lee film.”

At one point the monkey trainer grabbed a staff to hit the monkeys, only to find himself facing a stick-brandishing monkey that cracked him over the head.

Photo: CEN

He only managed to get the monkeys under control by tangling them up in the rope that had been used to stop them running off.

The recent Vanity Fair/60 Minutes Poll asked, “The American banking and auto industries have just suffered through one of their worst years ever. Given that, which of the following BEST SYMBOLIZES AMERICA TODAY?”

Wal-Mart was the winner with 48% of the vote.

So to celebrate, let’s take a look at the People of Walmart…

P of W caption: I have the headband on because my gear is so hot that it makes me sweat. That’s why I’m buying ice cream and water to help cool me down!
Arkansas

P of W caption: Let’s, for argument sake, say that I will concede that it’s okay to have your kid on a leash (which it isn’t). Don’t you think it’s time to take the kid off the leash when he starts smoking cigars? Seriously, that kid is like 6?2? and that monkey is cutting off his circulation! You can’t lose him if he is bringing the car around for you!
Washington

P of W caption: How did this guy find my Osh Kosh B’gosh overalls from when I was 4?
Tennessee

So many more here: www.peopleofwalmart.com

Greater Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL

This is a series of profiling candidates who are running for Birmingham’s (AL) City Council.*

It is without reservation that Festville endorses Willis “Buddy” Hendrix for Place 6 of the Birmingham City Council. The elections are slated for August 25th.

Born in 1926, Hendrix is an attorney and occassional political candidate. He has run unsuccessfully for mayor twice and the board of education once. In the last mayoral race, he garnered 41 of 52,111 votes cast, finishing last in the field of 10.

Buddy is the only candidate that I’ve seen that has embraced the Green movement. His signs use recycled cardboard which are really just cardboard coke flats stapled to power poles near his home and voting precinct. So he is doubly green.

In regards to the Dome stadium, Hendrix is opposed to it. In a 2007 Birmingham News interview, Buddy said, “No, it’s just a good venue for those seeking to tell untruths, from an unsuspecting audience.”

Hendrix fought a 16-year zoning battle with the city over his use of his West End property, where he once kept goats and chickens. He says government should stay out of residents’ business. He’d like to see fruit trees planted in the city. He had planted fruit trees along his street, but the city cut them all down.

He has suggested putting dams in the creeks that run through Birmingham so people can kayak. Also, he has said Disney officials have told him that Birmingham is an ideal location for a Disney amusement part.

Hendrix is a graduate of the Birmingham School of Law and a WWII veteran.

* Festville reserves the right not to profile any other candidates if none of them are worthy of Festville.

What happens when you go to get your personalized car tag and what you want is taken? And an alternative is taken? You improvise! I would think that option one for this vehicle was “BOSLADY” and option two was “BOSSLDY” but both were unavailable. So a little switch-a-roo and you have “BOSLAYD”. It’s worth noting that the individual driving wasn’t a lady but rather and man. However, you’ve worked hard for that tag…you deserve to be chauffeured around.

For Alabama residents, check tag availability before you wait in line.

This is just a sampling of some sweet photos you’ll find at Awkward Family Photos

Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford takes on the Galaga arcade game after his lunch.

The Open Rabbit and Cavy costume contest was held last week at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

I really hate that I couldn’t have been there. Who does this stuff? Who comes up with the idea of taking a pet rabbit and putting it in a taco shell costume?

A Champagne D’Argent rabbit, dressed as “Paco Bell” and owned by Ray Alexander of Hempstead, took first place at the contest at Reliant Center, Sunday in Houston.

More entries

Festville reader Amy submitted a photo of a cake to Cake Wrecks that she purchased last year for a friend’s birthday. It appeared today on the Cake Wreck website.

“What Happens When You Ask For ‘Happy Birthday Jaime’ Around St. Patrick’s Day”

I’m not really sure what you’ll get with this.

For those outside of the Birmingham metro area, please add a “205″ in front of that number.

In full disclosure, this is the same company that appeared previously on Festville that offers clown services .