Philosophy
We are monkeys... that's right... you and me and the guy who narrates this entertaining and thought provoking little rant... and Nietzsche was also a monkey... a very smart monkey.
Technically, though, we're apes, as this hilarious rant from The Guardian hammers into our heads. The problem, though, is that, right or wrong, the word ape just doesn't roll off the tongue with the same poetic flair. Just try substituting the word ape for the word monkey in the following expressions to see what I mean: 'monkey see, monkey do', 'monkey business', 'monkey love', 'stop monkeying around', and 'that was more fun than a barrel of monkeys'.
And perhaps we should not disclose the existence of this blog to Mr. Robbins lest he develops an aneurysm :)
- Monkeys And Alcohol
A friend of mine sent this link to me. It's a BBC nature program that looks at monkey's drinking habits on St. Kitts. Given that monkeys seem to have drinking patterns similar to those of humans -- most drink only moderately, others not at all,...
- The Feast Of Saint Jack
Friends, This week we celebrate the 60th birthday of Jack Handey, the comic writer of Saturday Night Live fame has also written for Steve Martin, National Lampoon, and the New Yorker. He's best known for his "Deep Thoughts." I've gotta say that...
- Philosophy Monkey On Google +
With all the social media around, one can't help but try to keep up with these trends, so for those of you hip to the changes, I'm officially announcing the creation of the Google+ page for the Philosophy Monkey blog. Be sure to follow us and...
- Monkey Threatdown!
Until this week, I have been working under the assumption that my blog readership was made up entirely of intelligent and curious people, but now that scientists have figured out Campbell's monkeys have a rich and sophisticated language and vocabulary,...
- Mars, Humans, Apes
This whole idea is disgusting. "War-torn 'nursery' hopes to send monkeys to Mars" by Alexander Osipovich Mars Daily The monkeys at this run-down research centre which was once the pride of Soviet science have seen it all -- a brutal civil war,...
Philosophy
We're All Monkeys
We are monkeys... that's right... you and me and the guy who narrates this entertaining and thought provoking little rant... and Nietzsche was also a monkey... a very smart monkey.Technically, though, we're apes, as this hilarious rant from The Guardian hammers into our heads. The problem, though, is that, right or wrong, the word ape just doesn't roll off the tongue with the same poetic flair. Just try substituting the word ape for the word monkey in the following expressions to see what I mean: 'monkey see, monkey do', 'monkey business', 'monkey love', 'stop monkeying around', and 'that was more fun than a barrel of monkeys'.
And perhaps we should not disclose the existence of this blog to Mr. Robbins lest he develops an aneurysm :)
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- Monkeys And Alcohol
A friend of mine sent this link to me. It's a BBC nature program that looks at monkey's drinking habits on St. Kitts. Given that monkeys seem to have drinking patterns similar to those of humans -- most drink only moderately, others not at all,...
- The Feast Of Saint Jack
Friends, This week we celebrate the 60th birthday of Jack Handey, the comic writer of Saturday Night Live fame has also written for Steve Martin, National Lampoon, and the New Yorker. He's best known for his "Deep Thoughts." I've gotta say that...
- Philosophy Monkey On Google +
With all the social media around, one can't help but try to keep up with these trends, so for those of you hip to the changes, I'm officially announcing the creation of the Google+ page for the Philosophy Monkey blog. Be sure to follow us and...
- Monkey Threatdown!
Until this week, I have been working under the assumption that my blog readership was made up entirely of intelligent and curious people, but now that scientists have figured out Campbell's monkeys have a rich and sophisticated language and vocabulary,...
- Mars, Humans, Apes
This whole idea is disgusting. "War-torn 'nursery' hopes to send monkeys to Mars" by Alexander Osipovich Mars Daily The monkeys at this run-down research centre which was once the pride of Soviet science have seen it all -- a brutal civil war,...