Downfall of the Ikea Monkey

[Malthus]

Monkey goes a-shopping at Ikea in a fashionable coat, causing a stir:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/12/10/toronto-ikea-monkey.html?cmp=rss

Where's the Man in the Yellow Hat when you need him? 

[derspiess]

LOL, saw this in my morning news feed.  Love the jacket.

[PRC]

I love the line from the article: "The monkey, originally from Montreal,..."

[HVC]

I love the line from the article: "The monkey, originally from Montreal,..."

Wonder if he likes cheese?

[Malthus]

I heard a rumour that there was a write-in campaign to elect the Ikea Monkey for mayor ... he's better dressed than our current one, and significantly less likely to fling feces. 

[HVC]

Ikea should make some monkey in a jacket plush toys, stat.

[HVC]

Also, owner was a lawyer with serious "I want a baby" issues.

[Malthus]

Also, owner was a lawyer with serious "I want a baby" issues.

This could lead to some amusing litigation, if Ikea started to make plush jacket monkies and/or use the Ikea Monkey in its advertising. 

Does the owner of an illegally-owned anima that was confiscated by animal servicesl own the value of its image? STAY TUNED!

[frunk]

I heard a rumour that there was a write-in campaign to elect the Ikea Monkey for mayor ... he's better dressed than our current one, and significantly less likely to fling feces. 

Comes with own diaper too.

[Malthus]

I heard a rumour that there was a write-in campaign to elect the Ikea Monkey for mayor ... he's better dressed than our current one, and significantly less likely to fling feces. 

Comes with own diaper too.

Also, the whole "enraged face eating" thing when he's an adult could prove useful in negotiating with unions.




I mean the monkey, not Rob Ford.

[Gups]

I heard a rumour that there was a write-in campaign to elect the Ikea Monkey for mayor ... he's better dressed than our current one, and significantly less likely to fling feces. 

Canada, always behind the times...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1965569.stm

[Malthus]

I heard a rumour that there was a write-in campaign to elect the Ikea Monkey for mayor ... he's better dressed than our current one, and significantly less likely to fling feces. 

Canada, always behind the times...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1965569.stm

Doesn't count. Not a real monkey. 

[Gups]

I heard a rumour that there was a write-in campaign to elect the Ikea Monkey for mayor ... he's better dressed than our current one, and significantly less likely to fling feces. 

Canada, always behind the times...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1965569.stm

Doesn't count. Not a real monkey. 

Northerner, monkey. I think you're being zoologically pedantic.

[Martinus]

She said the incident illustrates why people should not attempt to own exotic pets, which often have special needs.

So do children with special needs. Not to mention at this age the monkey is probably smarter than a lot of kids, special needs or no. Yet we do not lock kids up in cages or make them run around naked with other kids so they become "acclimatized to living more naturally".

What if monkeys are really very very disabled humans who just have been inbreeding for a long time? 

[Martinus]

Also, owner was a lawyer with serious "I want a baby" issues.

Meh, getting a monkey is pretty tame. Now, people who actually give birth to real babies have serious "I want a baby" issues.