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The Taxonomy Nazis say...
80% of these compo entries must be disqualified because APES ARE NOT MONKEYS! Here is a graph to help:
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Mystery_Machine ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 10:27,
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^this
I have been avoiding clicking on Ape pics This gets a big click
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Van Da Graph is sufferng wth an intermttent 'i' key ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 10:34,
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But by including apes, you've negated your own entry.
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Captain Howdy ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 10:37,
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Darn
where do I unclick?
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Van Da Graph is sufferng wth an intermttent 'i' key ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 10:38,
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Taxonomically speaking...
monkey is a bit of a meaningless term. If you try and define a monophyletic group encompassing all monkeys (Ie. old world and new world), then apes are monkeys.
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JamesG ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 10:38,
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Yeah, just what I was thinking.
Pfft.
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Captain Howdy ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 10:41,
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Ooh yeah, you get cladistic on they asses
where do I re-click?
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Van Da Graph is sufferng wth an intermttent 'i' key ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 10:42,
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It's easy
Does it have a tail? Yes: Monkey. No: Ape. Anything more complicated than that can be kept to your hooty-tooty-high-falootin' ivory-towered senior common rooms.
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boris the spider ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:03,
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Barbary Ape.
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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation..." ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:03,
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Manx Cat
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Van Da Graph is sufferng wth an intermttent 'i' key ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:16,
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aka "MANX APE"
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discomeats This canoe ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:55,
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KEEP IT TO YOUR HOOTY-TOOTY-HIGH-FALOOTIN' IVORY-TOWERED SENIOR COMMON ROOMS
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boris the spider ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:23,
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tiger!
got a tail therefore monkey?
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real i'm not happy 'til you're not happy ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:46,
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boris the spider ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:47,
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so, not a monkey then?
is this what you're saying?
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real i'm not happy 'til you're not happy ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:48,
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Got it in one! I see a bright future for you.
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boris the spider ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:27,
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if i'm honest, i had to ask my wife to explain what you were getting at
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real i'm not happy 'til you're not happy ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:54,
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Confucious once said "Stupid man with wise wife is wise man"
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boris the spider ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 13:18,
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Oh what
That means my cat is a monkey? The missus is not going to be happy...
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Cassius Kray floats like a butterfly, stings like a trout ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:29,
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I feel I should have added a few previous questions
Is it a cat? Yes: Cat No: Not cat Is it a dog? Yes: Dog No: Not dog Is it your girlfriend? Yes: Girlfriend No: Not girlfriend Does it look like a hairy version of Winston Churchill? Yes: Monkey or ape No: Not monkey or ape
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boris the spider ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:40,
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Well, it sure looks like a cat...
But it's smoking a cigar... hmmm... This is going to take some time.
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Cassius Kray floats like a butterfly, stings like a trout ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:45,
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A cat smoking a cigar is still a cat
And a squirrel with tits is still a squirrel.
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boris the spider ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:46,
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By Jove, I think I've got it
You should write books on these types of things.
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Cassius Kray floats like a butterfly, stings like a trout ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:50,
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You know, that's a smashing idea
I'll send you a signed copy
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boris the spider ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:29,
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What does it mean
if your girlfriend has a tail?
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Van Da Graph is sufferng wth an intermttent 'i' key ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:58,
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It means that any day soon her gorilla husband is gonna call round
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CanonCaliber A big bore ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:11,
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yiff yiff grr meow
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boris the spider ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:30,
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This is utter bollocks
incidentally.
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LordManley twitter.com/LordManley ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:06,
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I'm sorry a post on a puerile digital arts community doesn't match up to the standards of academic rigour you might expect
I shall try harder next time
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boris the spider ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:28,
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Not really, no
generally, it's more like this: Does it have a tail? No: old world monkey Yes: new world monkey but there must be some exceptions to this rule
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mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:10,
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Hmm
Does it have a tail? Yes: primate with tail No: primate without tail
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boris the spider ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:29,
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You're both wrong
Does it have a tail? Yes: Fuck it No: Finger it
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Michael Ellis contributes nothing ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:38,
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Does it have a tail?
Don't care. *skullfucks*
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mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:55,
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ahaha
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boris the spider ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 13:18,
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Taxonomy nazis?
You've never been a birdwatcher...
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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation..." ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 10:55,
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...depends how you define birdwatcher
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Van Da Graph is sufferng wth an intermttent 'i' key ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:17,
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Well, I don't mean robin-strokers.
More listers and twitchers, really.
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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation..." ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:31,
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Actually,
I'm involved in a rather large taxonomic project the moment. Should be published later this year.
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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation..." ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:38,
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yawn
not entered edit: in the stupid fucking image challenge i mean
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Stupid Getatron Transform into the timestamp ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:05,
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MONKEYNESS !
I made this
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Dick Wonder ₐ wₒₙₖy, wₐᵥy wₒₙdₑᵣ ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 11:17,
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Another graduate of the Smash Monkey School of Fine Digital Arts
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PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:08,
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speaking of which, has she disappeared?
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real i'm not happy 'til you're not happy ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:18,
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i think her main PC is finally totally dead and now has been only posting on the dayshift
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PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:24,
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ah, right
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real i'm not happy 'til you're not happy ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:56,
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Cuddles and Monkey! are both apes.
Abu is hard to tell.
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LordManley twitter.com/LordManley ,
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:05,
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