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Community => Watto's Junk Yard => Topic started by: Jesse James on December 30, 2004, 03:39 AM
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(http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=Monkeys/v=2/SID=e/l=IVI/SIG=12ivop6bi/EXP=1104482240/*-http%3A//images.fbrtech.com/dnew/Africa2000/Vervet%20Monkeys.jpg)
Anyone else into them?
I got some fine monkey items for Christmas actually. Among
them includes:
-Monkey Bobblehead from Aeropostale
-Painting of Curious George (who is painting)
-Monkey Boxers
And I gave my significant other a nice monkey as her opening Christmas Gift to start off the evening.
What say you... Monkey fan or not?
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/Furious-George/SmokingMonkey.jpg)
Another favorite shot of mine. I think the suit makes the monkey btw.
Smoking Monkeys simply rock.
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I believe GH has some type of fixation on them... :P
Akin to the old days with our beloved llamas, anyway.
Personally, no. Monkeys don't do much for me, though their antics and playing dress up for TV are often quite amusing. As well as watching them screw at the zoo, which I unfortunately haven't been priveleged to observe in many years now...
Man, I need to go to bed. ::)
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Anything that throws its own **** and doesn't seem bothered by it is cool in my book.
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Thanks HMI, I like you too...
Wait, you meant the monkeys. I apologize profusely then.
I believe GH has some type of fixation on them...
Bah, they may enjoy monkeys, but I originated the fascination with our lesser cousins.
I have lead the way in monkey fandom for decades, even though I'm only 27. I still
did it in spirit when I was merely a gleam in my father's eye.
To that end, we need them not as mascots, but only to acknowledge they are full of fuzzy
greatness that we all may enjoy no matter our age.
Oh and GH calls them monkeTs, which really is a whole other
"thing" with them. :)
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i am quite fond of the attractive female homo sapien monkey, does that count?
I still wanna see a pic of your Curious George painting!
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They're ok, I was a big fan of curious George growing up. But not so much now, though I bear them no ill will.
I did meet a local Star Wars collector because of Monkeys though. I was selling off my McFarlane collector club Monkeys (from the Twisted Oz series) and he was ecstatic to find them locally. Big, big fan of all things monkey.
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The Monkees were good in there time! ;D
(http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/monkees.jpg)
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I like monkeys.... :)
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(http://www.allposters.com/images/GDF/LP792H_a.jpg)
This is but take away the bucket he's on and stuff. He's just painting.
I don't know if it's a painting or what... It's 1 in a series of 4, and she
won't tell me where the other 3 are so she can have something to get me
for gifts because she says I'm hard to buy for.
I suppose when almost all you want is stuff only YOU know you can find
and when you usually do find it yourself quickly, then yeah you're hard to
buy for.
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(http://www.allposters.com/images/113/031_8101_a.jpg)
BTW on the site I found that image at this is a really nice CG shot.
Very sensitive primate he is. He likes bunnies.
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Anyone into monkeys?
I got one of these for X-Mas:
(http://www.annotatedmst.com/episodes/touchofsatan/sock-monkey.jpg)
Fabulous, isn't it? Mine comes complete with fez hat and red vest as well, and hopefully soon a small stocking cap and sneaky pierre hat as well. Home made too, with lots of love and care.
I also got a great Curious George plush:
(http://www.liveandlearn.com/curiousgeorge/plushextralarge.jpg)
It's similar to this, but about 1/4 the size.
A fantastic holiday season for the primates I must say... Anyone else get any monkey stuff? I had one of my smoking monkeys puffing away the other night. Man I can't get enough of those.
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My sister had one of those sock monkeys...it was pretty funny.
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Fabulous, isn't it? Mine comes complete with fez hat and red vest as well, and hopefully soon a small stocking cap and sneaky pierre hat as well. Home made too, with lots of love and care.
When I first read about this on the Christmas Hauls thread I thought "he's gotta post pics". Please, oh please, I must see the monkey in the fez ;D
I also got a great Curious George plush:
A fantastic holiday season for the primates I must say...
I have always liked that mischievous little fellow. :D Hoping the film will do him justice. :-\
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I've always liked monkeys. In fact, when I was younger I wanted to be a zoologist and focus on primates. When I get older, I plan on having a caupuchin monkey as a pet.
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I never gave a reach-around to a spider monkey while reciting the Pledge of Alligence.
That just about sums up my level of affection for monkeys.
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(http://www.annotatedmst.com/episodes/touchofsatan/sock-monkey.jpg)
Holy crap, that looks just like the monkey my brother had as a kid. What was that, 25 years ago? :o
Is that a brand new item, or a vinty piece?
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I like Planet of the Apes, does that count?
???
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They have sock monket pajamas, undies, etc, for women all over the place now, too... I know you can find it at Target... just if you want to carry that fetish to your girlfriend, etc, etc... :) They are kind of cute...
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I'm an animal fan in general, but the monkey is the one, great exception. I do not like them. I wouldn't put it past one of the little creeps to crawl through a window, find a knife, and stab me in my sleep.
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Tami,
I actually have the male pajama pants with sock monkeys on them. They're fa-bu-lous.
That sock monkey photo is a "vintage style" one, however there's a number of places make them in modern styles and I've seen all kinds of sock animals and/or monsters too, but monkeys are the originators. My mother has a pic of her mother holding a sock monkey she made for my uncle many moons ago. MOre or less, sock monkeys were a cheap hand-made toy that was made of these specific red-toe socks (usually worn by laborers/outdoor workers). My mother made mine this year, it's sort of in the traditional sense of being simple and cheap looking whereas I've seen some elaborate ones. I like the simplicity of mine with just button eyes and not much to it.
I had one as a child that was a hand-me-down from my brother but I don't know what happened to it. I Know you can get really old ones, but they're not a brand so much as just a random thing you can make yourself if you find the socks and a pattern.
They even make mini ones made from real mini-socks that are just like 1/6 scale socks. I have a mini one hanging in my car actually, and it's hysterical to look at really. I've seen the mini socks you can buy online.
I gotta get another pair of socks though because my mother said she'd make the sweater and stocking cap for my sock monkey that you could do if you had 2 pairs of socks. That's the deluxe model I guess.
BTW Bill, you need not give "favors" to them to enjoy monkeys. THat's only if you REALLY enjoy monkeys, and really that's just wrong.... but it covers why Paris Hilton has one.
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Tami,
I actually have the male pajama pants with sock monkeys on them. They're fa-bu-lous.
Actually it was Shannon lusting after the sock monket pjs :) ooh... men wearing monkets... what's better?? ;)
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Does spanking the monkey count??
Oh, wait.......that is something else..... :-[
;D
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Does spanking the monkey count??
Oh, wait.......that is something else..... :-[
;D
If the monket is on the pjs then, that's another story... :o
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men wearing monkets... what's better??
Not much really.
And nobody spanks my sock monkey... NOBODY! >:(
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(http://www.netplugged.com/photos/michael_jackson&bubbles.jpg)
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Hey, Michael wants to go outside and blow bubbles!
Uh, wait...
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Hey, Michael wants to go outside and blow bubbles!
Uh, wait...
:-X
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(http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/108568.jpg)
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I do love monkeys, but not like that...
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So JJ,
Did you get a chance to catch the Curious George movie yet?
I think I might end up taking the nephews this weekend, just wondering if it's got your monkey stamp of approval?
Also, have you picked up any of the Toy Biz Curious George movie toys yet? I kinda dig this "monkey in space" set:
(http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/images/products/in/large/MRV10010.jpg)
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I've got a bunch of monkey stuff. I have the obligitory See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil sculpture. Got this great plush monkey (http://secure.giantrobot.com/products.php?code=GTMS) at Comic-Con.
(http://secure.giantrobot.com/graphics/00000001/taromonkey.jpg)
It's from the guy who illustrated "Everyone Poops". That and the fact that it's plush but has an uncanny ability to stand up sold me on it. :D I have some of those long-limbed plush monkeys with velcro hands/feet hanging on the clothes hooks on my closet door. I usually always get some kind of monkey on holidays. :) There's a little wind-up monkey (http://www.funkyzilla.com/acatalog/Wind-up-monkey-hr.jpg) on my desk. My mom gave me this little knick knack thingy (http://www.gocollect.com/catalog/product.aspx?id=110028&kbid=1607&bnrid=feed&img=feed). Oh, I have these great "Evolution of Man (http://www.mzoo.com/bl58381.htm)" PVCs too. They're ape-like... ;D
Oh yeah, I have these too.
(http://themooksrealm.homestead.com/files/donkey-diddy.jpg)
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I have NOT gone to see the new Curious George movie, and actually I'm a little disappointed in the animation. CG got an updated look and I'm not totally fond of it really... I like the simpler animation style he'd had since really his first designs. I have some paintings of Curious George actually because I've always appreciated the sort of simplistic way he was drawn.
The new toon looks good for kids but not very heavy with adult humor like say Toy Story, so I'm not sure I'll be going to watch it anytime soon. I don't have young kids to take who maybe would enjoy it I think...
On CG animation stuff, I happen to have some VHS's I was bought a while back of Curious George in stop-motion claymation type animation. Very weird, and I've never seen them anywhere for sale. I got them as a birthday gift some years ago. They're pretty cool... Truer to the books I'd say, and they really capture Curious George's look perfectly.
On another monkey note, I am highly enjoying the "Career Builder.com" commercials out there where the guy works with a bunch of primates. The best one is where they are partying to "Come on feel the noise" from Quiet Riot in the board room because they thing sales are up... The boss is lighting a cigar with money, it's great (if you haven't already seen it) and then the guy (human) comes in and tells the chimps sales are actually down and he puts the graph they have rightside up... But like Enron execs they turn it back around to where it was and continue partying and the boss demands that the guy dance with the other chimps.
That's just a classic commercial... I laugh harder every time I see it I think. :)
There's a whole series of those that are really funny though.
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Yeah, I think that commercial is great. Instant Classic!!! ;D
It really reminds me of some places that I have worked in the past.
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For the record, Curious George is NOT a monkey.
Monkeys have tails, among other identifying characteristics, that set them apart from apes.
CJ is representative of a chimpanzee, which is one of the three great apes (of which gorillas and humans are the other two).
I liked 'monkeys' enough that my university degree was heavily involved in the ancient history of them. ;)
Ian
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CJ is representative of a chimpanzee, which is one of the three great apes (of which gorillas and humans are the other two).
Humans are classsified as apes....?! ??? :-X
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CJ is representative of a chimpanzee, which is one of the three great apes (of which gorillas and humans are the other two).
Humans are classsified as apes....?! ??? :-X
Scientifically, yes.
Chimpanzees are over 99% genetically identical to us. ;)
Ian
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Humans are classsified as apes....?! ??? :-X
Scientifically, yes.
Chimpanzees are over 99% genetically identical to us. ;)
Ian
Sweet. I'm going to fling some poo at my boss the next time she pisses me off. :D
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Humans are classsified as apes....?! ??? :-X
Scientifically, yes.
Chimpanzees are over 99% genetically identical to us. ;)
Ian
Sweet. I'm going to fling some poo at my boss the next time she pisses me off. :D
By that same token, you can't complain about your wife if she nit-picks at you then ;)
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Oh yeah? Poo flinging for her too. >:(
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By that same token, you can't complain about your wife if she nit-picks at you then ;)
I know I hate that.....so, by the flip side of that token I don't mind 'acting like an animal' around my wife either(farting, burping,picking nose,eating like a greedy pig,ball scratching, ect.).
Well, at least I don't mind anyway. I swear next time, she gives me flak for doing one of the above and her or her Mother calls me an animal I'll just point at them, call em' hypocrites because they're 'nitpicking like animals' and leave it there(of course they're always right still ::))
But thanks though for fueling my Ire today!!! I can Use this...thanks. Hmmm... It's a sunny day, think I'll wear my wife beater tank top >:( 8) ;D
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I'd ask if anyone's into primates but it doesn't sound as funny. I knew the difference in monkeys and apes though...
My "monkey" fandom extends to animals with some similar traits and characteristics, like lemurs for instance, or a 3 toed sloth even. Similar in a way, but not...
If it's monkey-ish I dig it generally.
Got my woman a great hand puppet monkey at TRU that screams. I hid her Valentine's gift in it, but really the monkey was just great. I didn't want to give it to her actually.
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My "monkey" fandom extends to animals with some similar traits and characteristics, like lemurs for instance...
Well then I hope you've seen Madagascar. It's a hoot. 8)
"Shut up everyone!"
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Well then I hope you've seen Madagascar. It's a hoot. 8)
"Shut up everyone!"
"If you have any poo, fling it now"
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I just saw a pretty funny show on the National Geographic channel. I only caught the end of it, but when I tuned in there was a group of monkeys playing at a water hole. They were swinging form the branches and vines and jumping into the water. Then they were swimming around.
They right at the end they found some moonshine some of the locals had left out and it was drunken monkey time. :D
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"Drunken monkey time." Those words just sound so right together. 8)
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Hey Jesse(James) -- saw these at the local Target today and thought of you :
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/tamidala/sockmonket.jpg)
Cool sock monket flannel sheets (http://www.target.com/gp/browse.html/ref=in_se_pagelist/602-3814376-9382229?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=183543011&index=tgt-mf-mv&field-browse=183543011&rank=%2Bpmrank&size=16&page=2)
Err, umm, I thought of you because of the whole sock monkey thing, not because of the sheets......... ;)
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It may surprise you to know I already own the Sock Monkey flannel pajama pants...
BOOYAH!
I must have those though... The benefits (and somehow downfalls as well) of not having much of a life. By the way, this thread has become incredibly helpful for myself. I'd never have known about those as I don't really look at the sheets at Target much. Thank you very much for the head's up Tracy. I'm off to get these tomorrow after the show if they're cheap enough.
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Just don't sleep on your flannel sheets in your flannel PJ's...unless you want to stick to your mattress like a shephard to a Sunday School presentation board .
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Just don't sleep on your flannel sheets in your flannel PJ's...unless you want to stick to your mattress like a shephard to a Sunday School presentation board .
And here I fully expected some sort of crack about wild monkey procreation.....
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I only wear my flannel pants for formal occassions.
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I can't find these at ANY local Targets... I hate ordering stuff, but god... how do I pass this up?
Thanks for the link Tamidala, I appreciate it as it may be my only means of purchase at this point. :(
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This Video Was Outstanding! (http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=d48763bbdeb85d9504e81675a1e37ac6.627784&cache=1)
And in related monkey news I got yet another sock monkey for Christmas, this time with little socks of his own and a knit cap, both accessories made of sock monkey sock material. A fine addition.
I got monkey sheets too, Tamidala... Not the Target ones though, which were sold out I guess when my mother went on the hunt for them. Disappointing but they may still be online when I get a chance to spend some money on something for myself, haha.
It was another good monkey year.
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Hey Jesse --
I saw some new monket sheets at Super Target the other day:
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b140/tamidala/summermonkets.jpg)
These are summer ones. The little sock monkey is bowling, going on a road trip, flipping burgers on a grill, slipping on a banana peel and lots of other fun things.........I gotta pick some up for the kids...... :)
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Saw these myself... Man, it's always when I don't have extra $$$, haha. I love him slipping on the peel... I don't know why but it's funny.
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And in related monkey news
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/2/21/275px-Karlhead.JPG)
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Maybe this will finally pull JJ into the world of 'bricks...
400% Be@rbrick Sock Monkey! :D
(http://www.bearbrick.com/magorium/image/sockmonky.jpg)
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Oh dear god no. :'(
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I know what JJ is asking Santa to bring him for Christmas............. :)
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i wonder if Rob did the titles for that, too.