Comments on: All things are joyful to a monkey

All things are joyful to a monkey

homunculus — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:21:25 -0800

By: homunculus

homunculus — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:30:52 -0800

In other news: hi monkey weighs in on the chocolate debate.

By: Abiezer

Abiezer — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 01:17:51 -0800

说者曰人言楚人沐猴而冠耳果然。项王闻之烹说者。 Someone observed, "They say the men of Chu are nothing but monkeys that have been washed and had hats put on them. It seems that is indeed the case" Xiang Yu came to hear of this comment, and had the speaker boiled alive. --Sima Qian, Records of the Grand Historian, ca. 100 BCE

By: languagehat

languagehat — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:20:39 -0800

The post was worth it just for eliciting that quote. But I approve of the hats as well.

By: imperium

imperium — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:30:41 -0800

Abiezer, I too salute your erudition. And I also wish the original monkey had a beret. That would be great in many ways, even those unrelated to the phrase "cheese-eating surrender monkey".

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:33:00 -0800

The chocolate stuff was fascinating. The monkeys... not so much.

By: mediareport

mediareport — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:55:44 -0800

The monkeys... not so much. *flings poo* Are you kidding? You must not have bothered to look very far. It's a wonderful site, filled with neat info, games and links, and with a perfect light comic tone throughout. It's absolutely marvelous for kids. Next time someone asks me what to let their 8-year-old browse, I'm sending them to Mr. Monkey. Thanks, homunculus, this is great stuff.

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:22:22 -0800

This deserves the Wii.