Pet Monkey
Why don't people have pet monkeys any more? They do in Venezuala and Cameroon and places like that. It looks like a lot of fun. Ten times as much fun at least as having a dog or cat (a hundred times as much fun as a pet rabbit.) Frankly, the ready availability of pet monkeys is just about the only thing people in that part of the world have going for them.
Why no pet monkeys in the US? I know what you're going to say. Alex, you say, it's too cold here. The monkeys would all freeze up. I don't buy it. Sure monkeys prefer a tropical climate. But don't forget, monkeys live in Japan and China. Surely a monkey wouldn't be too ill-at-ease in Florida or Arizona. Besides, we keep chimpanzees and other primates on site at Hollywood year round, the better to make hilarious monkey themed comedies. Not to mention all the test monkeys and blind people monkeys.
And besides, there was an episode of Leave it to Beaver where the Beaver got a pet monkey. I'm pretty sure he had to give it away, but if a pet monkey is good enough for Leave it to Beaver, it's good enough for mainstream America. I thought that was the whole idea of that show.
I'm not saying that just anybody can have a monkey. Sure, they would be more expensive to take care of than a pet mouse, and I bet the medical bills get enormous sometimes. But then again, this isn't in a class with having a pet tiger. Provided you keep them warm and fed and healthy, monkeys practically take care of themselves. That's how they got to Japan in the first place. They're so adaptable.
I want a pet monkey.
Why no pet monkeys in the US? I know what you're going to say. Alex, you say, it's too cold here. The monkeys would all freeze up. I don't buy it. Sure monkeys prefer a tropical climate. But don't forget, monkeys live in Japan and China. Surely a monkey wouldn't be too ill-at-ease in Florida or Arizona. Besides, we keep chimpanzees and other primates on site at Hollywood year round, the better to make hilarious monkey themed comedies. Not to mention all the test monkeys and blind people monkeys.
And besides, there was an episode of Leave it to Beaver where the Beaver got a pet monkey. I'm pretty sure he had to give it away, but if a pet monkey is good enough for Leave it to Beaver, it's good enough for mainstream America. I thought that was the whole idea of that show.
I'm not saying that just anybody can have a monkey. Sure, they would be more expensive to take care of than a pet mouse, and I bet the medical bills get enormous sometimes. But then again, this isn't in a class with having a pet tiger. Provided you keep them warm and fed and healthy, monkeys practically take care of themselves. That's how they got to Japan in the first place. They're so adaptable.
I want a pet monkey.
posted by apk01004 at 11:49 PM
1 Comments:
on the contraire! i done saw a caged monkey while i was living in north carolina. in a gated community. we could not have a bird bath, you let me know how a big cage with a stinky monkey in the backyard was okay.
it was neat. mollie and i would ride by on our bikes and make monkey calls. or save up dimes and get those super bouncy balls at the grocery store vending machines. and bounce them in the cage...
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