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The primate's owners, who had been shopping in Ikea, came forward after the incident. They now face $240 fine for having an illegal pet.Yes, it's cruel to keep it in Ontario.
The rhesus macaque species is not endangered but it is against the law to keep the animal in Ontario....
News of a monkey in a coat visiting Ikea quickly went viral on social networks. On Twitter, #Ikeamonkey trended and there are least two parody accounts. There is also an Ikea Monkey page on Facebook.
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"an illegal pet. "
Call him names if you must, but don't you dare try to suppress his vote.
I hate it when they do that.
Brings new meaning to the phrase surrender monkey.
Monkeys make lousy pets. Their behavior tends to go to extremes unpredictably.
Several friends had pet monkeys in the Philippines and for the most part regretted it.
"Monkeys make lousy pets. Their behavior tends to go to extremes unpredictably."
That's why I also have a pet hyena, to keep my monkey in line.
It's cruel to keep anything in Ontario.
Monkeys make lousy pets. Their behavior tends to go to extremes unpredictably
That's why it's so important to take your monkey out and spank him periodically.
Oh come on, you knew that joke would be arriving in some form in the first ten comments.
Several colonies of them in the wild here in North & Central Florida (Julington Creek, Silver river, others). Monkees in the wild are so cute. The first day anways. By the second day they are swinging down and snatching your sunglasses/cameras. The third day? All monkees must die.
"All monkees must die."
Except for Peter Tork. I like Peter Tork.
Amazing! They cropped Joe Biden out of the picture.
Blogger bagoh20 said...
"an illegal pet. "
Call him names if you must, but don't you dare try to suppress his vote.
12/10/12 1:38 PM
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I think they mean an "undocumented pet".
As one of many indications of our spiritual superiority, here in Boulder we AR Loons have replaced the word "pet" in our statutes and regulations with "animal companion." Small and subtle, obviously, but an important symbolic indication of our deep and impassioned commitment to the rights of animals. A few of us are already practicing for the great day when we can marry our animal companions, solely, gaily, plurally.
Isn't there an exception for 'Helper Monkeys'?
PRAY. FOR. MOJO...
It's not the monkey. It's the coat. This wouldn't have gone viral without the coat.
A couple dresses a monkey as if it's a person and then takes it furniture shopping.
It makes news and spawns multiple twitter feeds, parody accounts, and Facebook pages.
I'm beginning to suspect we may be bored out of our minds as a culture.
Still, tres cute!!!
Yeah I wanna hear Chef Mojo's curious chatter about this one.
Anywho, I guess it was dumb to take the thing out in public, I wonder if the owners knew it was illegal.
Strange, really.
I've noticed that any movie with a monkey is a bust. It's a dead giveaway for dull. (Other than King Kong with Fay Wray.)
Hatari was entertaining.
While Canada may or may not be racist for this, Althouse bringing it up and reposting it is obviously racist.
Dare I say, it is ugly.
There was a very funny show called "Animal Practice" about a veterinary office that featured a very talented monkey named Rizzo.
This monkey was very funny and coudl do an amazing number of tricks.
He should go into politics.
Gotta admit, he's a snappy dresser.
Not endangered?
I'll bet that little sucker felt quite endangered.
The rhesus macaque species...
This little guy got George Allen off the road to the white house... or off the consideration list... or something.
Amazing! They cropped Joe Biden out of the picture.
Not funny.
I've noticed that any movie with a monkey is a bust. It's a dead giveaway for dull.
I was going to say Clint Eastwood made it work... but after re-watching a few takes of Every Which Way But Loose on the YouTube... I believe you are probably right.
Because it's an IKEA monkey it will fall apart in six months.
Peter
Not "illegal" - undocumented.
Cute coat.
I've noticed that any movie with a monkey is a bust.
Even Planet of the Apes?
"I can't wait to eat that monkey" -- Abe Simpson.
Hey look! Even the President's brother is leaving the country!
Mr. Ikea person, could you help us load this furniture and the awesome wooden dildo into our van. The short guy in the coat has the receipt.
Moby humor.
I LOVE CANADA.
WHY DON'T YOU EVER GO TO CANADA ALTHOUSE-SO FAB, GREAT CITIES AND NOT THAT FAR FROM YOU.
TORONTO AND MONTREAL ARE VERY VERY HOT.
WINNIPEG IS FUN AND SO IS REGINA.
VANCOUVER FAB.
QUEBEC CITY LOVELY.
OTTAWA QUAINT.
CALGARY IS KIND OF TEXASISH, BUT WITH FAGS GETTING MARRIED, NATCH.
Seriously. How much amok can the little guy run. Especially in that outfit.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I've always been impressed with a nicely dressed monkey.
Commenters at the Sartorialist would swoon over the delightful way the coat accents the monkeys figure.
Close Enough?
Obviously, the monkey is dressed for winter. Winter clothes usually limit your motion. The possibility of this monkey throwing a monkey wrench accurately, is limited.
Doesn't IKEA heat their stores?
Some things are made for instant internet meme-ery.
Like helicopter cat.
Photoshop anybody's face over the monkey's and you have them lost and wearing that ridiculously oversized but probably comfortably warm coat. So far I've seen the smeared Jesus painting Photoshopped over the monkey and some politician I couldn't make out.
Clever Rabel!
Ha!
Three Ks is the Drudge tag.
Sneaky.
Have you people noticed how Althouse has steered clear of the Dog Driving story coming from down under?
Her cars must not have Zeus power steering.
That is one cared for monkey. Coat and all. I say give him back to the owner. Lord knows how the government of Ontario is going to treat him.
Tom Brady is the best quaterback on planet earth.
I hate monkeys. They're too much like little retarded people.
He's welcome in Palm Beach County. But then again, we occasionally have cold winters. Hell, three years ago the winter was so cold that iguanas were dropping out of the trees. The local TV weatherpersons would advise you to check your driveway in the morning before backing out so as not to run over a nearly comatose iguana.
Is that your minky?
my what?
For what good reason would you put a coat on a monkey?
I understand that sometimes it comments on blogs under a nom de blogue, present company excluded, of course.
Or maybe I'm just thinking of that NewYorker cartoon.
And there's no one to express sympathy for that midget lamb who was led to the slaughter just to provide a stylish coat for the monkey.
Monkeys are totally unacceptable in every way that I can imagine. They exist for those who want a surrogate human that they can dominate. A little too close to slave master for my taste. Now a pet fox squirrel, that's an animal companion worth having!
phx, to keep it warm in Ottawa.
I'm starting to hate that little monkey.
As a friend of mine who studies AIDs likes to say, "I'm studying the Monkey Virus." Oh, Wait, it's OK to have potentially infectious animals around. It's all about "fairness."
Odd, it seems HIV put a big crimp on heterosexual sex. Maybe in proportion to homosexual sex. It's good to share, isn't it?
phx said...
For what good reason would you put a coat on a monkey?
The monkey was cold?
CWJ said...
Monkeys are totally unacceptable in every way that I can imagine.
And yet without them comedy as we know it wouldn't exist.
A chimp in a tuxedo.
A gorilla in livery.
This little guy in his stylish topcoat.
Comedy gold!
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