This is monkeying around but the phrase is not innocuous for residents of a central suburb. This paper had carried an in-depth report on monkey menace in a residential enclave in the central suburbs. Monkeys were entering homes and ransacking them. A teenage girl suffered a monkey bite. There was a sense of fear through the area, as monkeys were running riot, jumping from home to home, scaring children and bringing residents to the edge as they always had to be wary with the simians around.

Most residents were completely frustrated and enervated as monkeys mean they are constantly looking over their shoulder, should the animals suddenly jump out and snatch away bags, grocery bags or any food as is their wont.