Vague memory says that 'prehensile tail' is one of the prime monkey attributes, so baboons get to occupy the less-heralded "lesser ape" category.
Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.
'War Stories'
Natter .44 Magnum: Do You Feel Chatty, Punk?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - May 23, 2006 2:14:53 pm PDT #8740 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
amych - May 23, 2006 2:15:52 pm PDT #8741 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
IIRC, only the new-world monkeys have prehensile tails.
§ ita § - May 23, 2006 2:20:26 pm PDT #8742 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Baboons have canidlike faces. Totally an upgrade. Shame about the naked bottoms, though.
Msbelle, would you like to come over and clear up my TiVo? Much Miami Vice and British mystery.
Consuela - May 23, 2006 2:47:03 pm PDT #8743 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
amych is right about the prehensile tails, which is one of the reasons why primatologists should not watch The Jungle Book.
msbelle - May 23, 2006 2:47:27 pm PDT #8744 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am not sure that would help you out. FYI, you can just delete things, ijs.
bon bon - May 23, 2006 2:49:01 pm PDT #8745 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
FYI, you can just delete things, ijs.
Seriously!
§ ita § - May 23, 2006 2:50:12 pm PDT #8746 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Can't be deleted unwatched, oh no. That would be baaaaad mojo.
amych - May 23, 2006 2:51:00 pm PDT #8747 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
amych is right about the prehensile tails
Dude! The incessant reading and rereading of every animal book in my elementary school's library has finally paid off after all these years!
msbelle - May 23, 2006 2:53:44 pm PDT #8748 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
oh ita. trapped by your own rules.
§ ita § - May 23, 2006 2:56:08 pm PDT #8749 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Whose rules would be better to be trapped by? I mean, once you define trapped in a sense deserving of sympathy yet applying to my situation.