What is The Talking Monkey?
Talking Monkey means many different things to me, and it can mean whatever you want to you. For future reference, when I say monkey, I’m really talking about an ape, specifically a chimpanzee. At least that’s what I see when I imagine the Talking Monkey. Sometimes it is really hard to find anything on TV, but if I see something with a monkey in it I am hooked! (Fake monkey movies excluded, eg. person in a monkey suit).
These movie monkeys are always trained to exhibit human characteristics, and I freakin love it! I don’t know why, but I do. And I’m not alone! I have spoken with many other males that share in this love for watching these human acting monkeys. So whether you love monkey movies, or you love somebody who loves monkey movies, maybe you can relate.
Another meaning has to do with evolution. Since I am pretty sure that we evolved from the same ancient parents that monkeys did, (I know it’s really apes, but I like saying monkey), then that’s all we really are, talking monkeys! By the way, this is not up for debate. If you believe that you didn’t evolve, then you are absolutely right.
My daughter’s first animal impersonation was a monkey. Now she talks all the time, like her father, hence another talking monkey!
In this case though, I am the Talking Monkey. So please visualize a chimpanzee sitting at a computer, pounding out these random thoughts just for you. Talking monkeys are terrible at grammar so please don’t hold that against me. Every once in a while, I may get frustrated and throw some feces at you through the bars, but please forgive me…I’m still a monkey after all!
This blog is a journey to self awareness, and I’m sure there will be many pitfalls along the way. I am using this website as a way to raise capital for my dream job. Hopefully I will start making money from advertisements. I’ll never charge people to join, but I would like you to register just to keep up with who’s here..
I am far from knowing everything, so comments will be a very important part of this website and gratefully appreciated. I value your opinions, corrections, etc.. These will enhance the usefulness of this site. Please feel free to contact me at any time.
Someday I will create and run the Talking Monkey Brewery. Hopefully someday you will be holding a cool, refreshing and delicious, Talking Monkey Ol’ 73 and think, “I made this journey with the Monkey”. I hope that something, or lots of things from my journey helped you in yours, and maybe, just maybe, I entertained you a little along the way.
Come on, let me buy you a banana.
Sincerely, The Talking Monkey
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Is it actually possible to TEACH a monkey how to talk?
If so how would one do this?
Please take this into consideration.
Great question Cody. I don’t know if monkeys can actually be trained to talk, but I have seen evidence of a talking gorilla. In the movie “Congo”, a Silverback Gorilla named Amy was trained in sign language. The scientists working with her then developed a software application using a glove that translated her sign language into English. It was truly amazing, and her ability to speak actually came into play later in the movie when the humans were under attack by some mean gorillas. I think she said something like, “Hey, look out for those gorillas!”
Are you sure you are not just trying to justify your hairy back.