“I hear it's pretty good. Buckwheat says it tastes like chicken.

”

“Bad Nigal!

Ban Nigal!”

“"Momma loves you but ya better back away from from my Moneky Selects. BEEP! BEEP!"”

“Nigal is going to hell!!”

“i recently found out the hundredth monkey phenomenon was a farce.
that sucks.
i really liked it.

lyall watson is the person who wrote the story.

coincidence? lyall - lyra?

both monkey lovers who make up stuff?
something's going on here...”

“what monkey phenomenon you talkin' about? :-) hold that thought, i need to go get lunch before i pass out.”

“The Japanese monkey, Macaca Fuscata, had been observed in the wild for a period of over 30 years.

In 1952, on the island of Koshima, scientists were providing monkeys with sweet potatoes dropped in the sand. The monkey liked the taste of the raw sweet potatoes, but they found the dirt unpleasant.

An 18-month-old female named Imo found she could solve the problem by washing the potatoes in a nearby stream. She taught this trick to her mother. Her playmates also learned this new way and they taught their mothers too.

This cultural innovation was gradually picked up by various monkeys before the eyes of the scientists. Between 1952 and 1958 all the young monkeys learned to wash the sandy sweet potatoes to make them more palatable. Only the adults who imitated their children learned this social improvement. Other adults kept eating the dirty sweet potatoes.

Then something startling took place. In the autumn of 1958, a certain number of Koshima monkeys were washing sweet potatoes -- the exact number is not known. Let us suppose that when the sun rose one morning there were 99 monkeys on Koshima Island who had learned to wash their sweet potatoes. Let's further suppose that later that morning, the hundredth monkey learned to wash potatoes.

THEN IT HAPPENED!

By that evening almost everyone in the tribe was washing sweet potatoes before eating them. The added energy of this hundredth monkey somehow created an ideological breakthrough!

But notice: A most surprising thing observed by these scientists was that the habit of washing sweet potatoes then jumped over the sea...Colonies of monkeys on other islands and the mainland troop of monkeys at Takasakiyama began washing their sweet potatoes.

Thus, when a certain critical number achieves an awareness, this new awareness may be communicated from mind to mind.

Although the exact number may vary, this Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon means that when only a limited number of people know of a new way, it may remain the conscious property of these people.

But there is a point at which if only one more person tunes-in to a new awareness, a field is strengthened so that this awareness is picked up by almost everyone!”

“wow, that would be really cool if it were true!”

“i thought it was true for a long time until i just found out it's bunk.

there's been a bunch of people who've used the study as proof of thier theories.

there've been books and quasi new age religions written -all based on this phenomenon!”

“was it supposed to be just a story, or did the person make it up intending to pass it off as fact?”

“it was suppose to be a case study. lyall published the 'story' in a journal.”

“Lyra, when you come through Ohio please try and control your damn kids, mkay?

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/3906779/detail.html”

“dancing on the roof of a Bob Evans...that's my girl!”

“Hell yeah! Have you had their stuffed french toast? I'd bust out and climb on the roof for that chit. It's so good you'll cream yer jeans!”

“never had the pleasure, but that sounds...creamalicious?”

“(AP) Monkey business proved to be a lucrative pastime Monday when paintings by Congo the chimpanzee sold at auction for more than $25,620.

The collection of three tempera paintings - all abstract - were auctioned at Bonhams in London alongside works by impressionist master Renoir and pop art provocateur Andy Warhol.

But while Warhol and Renoir's work didn't sell, bidders lavished attention on Congo's paintings.

An American bidder named Howard Hong, who described himself as an "enthusiast of modern and contemporary painting," purchased the lot of paintings for $26,352 including a buyer's premium.

The sale price surpassed predictions that priced the paintings between $1,000 and $1,500.

"We had no idea what these things were worth," said Howard Rutkowski, director of modern and contemporary art at Bonhams. "We just put them in for our own amusement."

Congo, born in 1954, produced about 400 drawings and paintings between the ages of 2 and 4. He died in 1964 of tuberculosis.

His artwork provoked reactions ranging from scorn to skepticism among critics of the time. His fans may have included at least one artist: Pablo Picasso is reported to have hung a Congo painting on his studio wall after receiving it as a gift.

"There's no precedent for things like this having been sold before," Rutkowski said.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/20/entertainment/main703057.shtml”

“His works' not bad. Of course the price of any artwork goes up after the painter dies.”

“I'm going to buy some paint and see what my sock monkey can do. (he's near death)”

“i like how they clarified the chimps style as 'abstract'

WTF did you expect from a monkey, cubism? realism?”

“hmmm, all this time i have really been slacking! i need to get down to work grooming my monkeys to become famous painters or something. actually Schmoopy is a very talented singer, and i think she'll be the next It Girl...but the rest of them need to get cracking raking in some dough for me! hopefully none of them are close to death, however.”

“Factoid:

The number of chimpanzees living in the wild is a mere 5% of the number doing so 300 years ago,

not because of the numbers living in captivity but because of habitat loss from encroaching human activities.
last edited: 6/21/05 2:38:19 PM”

“I bet a painting of by Lyra's monkey would bring a fortune.”

“LOL at chili”

“dirrty!

and i would also like to take this opportunity to remind you guys that chimps aren't monkeys. i'm the token MONKEY girl, not the token CHIMP girl, VIOLIN.
;-)”

“am I allowed to pet violin's chimp?”

“I'm guessing Lyra is the ringleader of this operation -

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/state/content/gen/ap/FL_Monkey_Theft.html”

“My monkey has been bad, he needs a spanking....or is spanking your monkey not politically correct these days? What is the proper way to discipline my monkey? Lyra?



....Oh god its Friday, they need to let me out of here!”

“Was he wearing a yellow hat?”

“My wife's great grandmother was quite the world traveler in her day. She had been known by family for smuggling parrots and other exotic avians amongst her petticoats.”

“This guy's a serious criminal, they might throw the book at him.

”

“monkey-smuggler”

“Attempting to avoid the quarantines laws protecting our fine citizenry from simian terrorism is an essential flaunting of the war on terror. Imagine what could have happened if said creature had latched onto a chandelier and started swinging.”

“Shee-at yeah, the whole house would be rockin'!!

Everybody doin' The Monkey and The Shing-a-Ling......”

“Ebola vector?”

“Nothin' that a little anti-monkey butt powder won't cure! This stuff is for real too.

http://antimonkeybutt.com/”

“gawd --”

“

Suit alleges monkey discrimination

Woman contends she needs animal to stop her social anxiety disorder.

Tired of her monkey being sent scampering from area businesses, a Springfield woman filed suit last week against the health department, a local Wal-Mart and Cox Health Systems.

In a lawsuit filed Friday, Debby Rose alleges the three entities discriminated against her and a 10-year old bonnet macaque named Richard.

All of the defendants, who Rose sued for unspecified damages, declined to comment on the litigation, noting they hadn't yet seen the suit.

Rose says Richard helps curb her debilitating social anxiety disorder -- which can cause her to have panic attacks in public.

Because of the animal's therapeutic effect, Rose says, he is no different than a seeing eye dog.

Her lawsuit contends the Springfield-Greene County Health Department had no authority to decide that Richard is not a service animal under the Americans With Disabilities Act and, therefore, is not allowed in food establishments.

That decision was made in 2006, when health department officials sent out letters to restaurants and grocery stores, telling them not to let Rose in with the monkey.

At the time, Director of Health Kevin Gipson said Richard did not perform a physical function for Rose, and therefore is not a service animal.

Gipson also said his department had received complaints from patrons and restaurant managers about the monkey.

As a result of the health department ruling, Rose "has been denied access to restaurants, convenience stores, school functions involving her children and other establishments that operate food service businesses," the suit says.

Rose also was turned away from nursing classes at Cox Health Systems when she attempted to bring her monkey, the suit says.

It notes Rose brought Richard along when she enrolled in the classes, "and at no time was she told that she would be denied access if she was accompanied by her service animal."

The filing further claims Rose "has been denied access to medical treatment and the ability to visit relatives who are seeking medical treatment," when the monkey is present.

While declining comment on the specifics of Rose's lawsuit, Cox issued a statement to the News-Leader about the matter.

"As a health care organization, we are governed by many health and safety guidelines including the Centers for Disease Control," it said. "According to these guidelines, a monkey poses significant health risks that other animals do not."

The lawsuit claims Rose also was forced to leave the Wal-Mart Supercenter at 2825 N. Kansas Expressway because of her monkey.

The litigation is the latest step in Rose's quest to gain access for Richard.

Following the health department's decision to bar the monkey from restaurants, Rose filed a complaint with the federal government seeking an endorsement of Richard as a service animal.

It was unclear Thursday what the outcome of that complaint was, and neither Rose nor her attorney returned calls for comment.


http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080717/NEWS01/807170365&s=a”

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        Liebe mein affe-mienke!

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“Where is lyra? I haven't seen her around since the knockdown, drag'em out about child rearing. I hope I didn't run her off. I miss seeing her and hubby both here.”

“Dayhiker. Do you know what you're asking for? Trying to get Lyra back would be like leaving the door to the monkey cage open.
Come to think of it, that might be fun...
Lyra, come back! Let's talk smegma or write haiku.”

“That's one of my homies. I was born in Springfield.”

“Who is this blue clad warrior talking like I've hiked with him before or sumthin'?”

“"knock down drag out" here? on what thread?”