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		200-pound orangutan develops obsession with 19th Century feminist fiction (w/pics) (dailystar.co.uk)		44
		More: Unlikely, Jane Austen, orangutans, Pride and Prejudice, fictions, feminists, Elizabeth Bennet

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brap		2012-11-27 09:56:03 AM

Orangs are my favorite critters.

SURPRISE TAPIR BIRTHDAY SWIM PARTY!

Diogenes		2012-11-27 10:02:25 AM

Margaret Mead meets Margaret Fuller.

The Angry Hand of God		2012-11-27 01:02:52 PM

That's nothing. We have a 180lb one running the country.

The Only Sane Man In Florida		2012-11-27 01:03:02 PM

In before the obvious "Isn't that redundant?/Most feminists 200lb orangutans anyway" joke.

Lost_in_Oregon		2012-11-27 01:04:08 PM

Yea, OK, I'd hit it too.

Gunny Highway		2012-11-27 01:04:14 PM

He was also seen filling out an application for the librarian position at Unseen University.

Holocaust Agnostic		2012-11-27 01:04:28 PM

Bit skinny for a feminist.

Flakeloaf		2012-11-27 01:05:40 PM

Please tell me more about this exciting plan to make the Daily Mail look credible.

Son of Thunder		2012-11-27 01:06:37 PM

Gunny Highway: He was also seen filling out an application for the librarian position at Unseen University.

Ook.

Arachnophobe		2012-11-27 01:06:53 PM

And if you question his literary taste, he will unscrew your head from your body.

/don't call him a 'monkey' either.
//oook

JackieRabbit		2012-11-27 01:07:00 PM

Once he has evolved a bit more, he'll switch to George Sands.

Highroller48		2012-11-27 01:07:20 PM

Reading books to Orangutans might just be in the top 10 best dayjobs ever.

cgraves67		2012-11-27 01:08:48 PM

Admittedly, I haven't read P&P, but isn't it about a group of sisters trying to get married? How is that feminist?

WhippingBoy		2012-11-27 01:08:55 PM

I'm pretty sure he regularly posts on here. Would explain a lot. A LOT.

Fark Rye For Many Whores		2012-11-27 01:08:57 PM

The Angry Hand of God: That's nothing. We have a 180lb one running the country.

...really? You have to do this shiat in every thread?
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Son of Thunder		2012-11-27 01:09:01 PM

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single orangutan in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a book.

DerAppie		2012-11-27 01:09:52 PM

Highroller48: Reading books to Orangutans might just be in the top 10 best dayjobs ever.

Not if you need to read them Pride and Prejudice for the umpteenth time.

obamadidcoke		2012-11-27 01:10:00 PM

So, Jane Austin puts apes to sleep. That might explain my 8am Brit novel class.

WeenerGord		2012-11-27 01:10:25 PM

FTFA: The bedtime stories came about because the pair had been sending Krause potty

Is that code for hurling their feces?

Holocaust Agnostic		2012-11-27 01:13:40 PM

Arachnophobe: And if you question his literary taste, he will unscrew your head from your body.

/don't call him a 'monkey' either.
//oook

But he is a monkey

/"apes are monkeys" trifecta in play

WhippingBoy		2012-11-27 01:17:44 PM

cgraves67: Admittedly, I haven't read P&P, but isn't it about a group of sisters trying to get married? How is that feminist?

It's full of outdated concepts, histrionic outbursts, and makes men slowly shake their heads in disbelief. How is that *not* feminist?

herrDrFarkenstein		2012-11-27 01:18:46 PM

Holocaust Agnostic: Arachnophobe: And if you question his literary taste, he will unscrew your head from your body.

/don't call him a 'monkey' either.
//oook

But he is a monkey

/"apes are monkeys" trifecta in play

No, this is P&P&O not P&P&Z.

Note to self: probably a bad idea to read P&P&Z to O.

no icon tact		2012-11-27 01:19:50 PM

KawaiiNot		2012-11-27 01:26:40 PM

Awwww...too cute!

Dr Dreidel		2012-11-27 01:35:41 PM

Stupid monkey.

// ...'s taste in literature
// anyone else thinking of Brain Gremlin from Gremlins II?
// "Where does the urge to fling feces come from? What motivates it? We have here a sampling of my lesser-evolved brethren to help explain..."

StudlyDoRight		2012-11-27 01:37:08 PM

What would they do if he read Fifty Shades of Grey to them?

dericwater		2012-11-27 01:37:44 PM

I wonder what would happen if they have a TV with the O'Reilly Factor tuned in?

no icon tact		2012-11-27 01:39:21 PM

dericwater: I wonder what would happen if they have a TV with the O'Reilly Factor tuned in?

They would add 2 to their target demographic

Carn		2012-11-27 01:54:27 PM

Can't blame em, that book put me to sleep too.

optimistic_cynic		2012-11-27 01:56:47 PM

no icon tact: dericwater: I wonder what would happen if they have a TV with the O'Reilly Factor tuned in?

They would add 2 to their target demographic

Oh come on! These are intelligent animals we're talking about here don't insult them.

Gyrfalcon		2012-11-27 02:00:42 PM

Arachnophobe: And if you question his literary taste, he will unscrew your head from your body.

/don't call him a 'monkey' either.
//oook

Yes, really, who's going to tell him not to read it?

Gunny Highway		2012-11-27 02:06:01 PM

Gyrfalcon: Arachnophobe: And if you question his literary taste, he will unscrew your head from your body.

/don't call him a 'monkey' either.
//oook

Yes, really, who's going to tell him not to read it?

A gorilla?

ModernLuddite		2012-11-27 02:06:23 PM

It's in Poland.

The orangutan probably just thinks someone chattering away to him in Polish is amusing.

HailRobonia		2012-11-27 02:10:35 PM

I suspect this ape was once a human wizard.

oakleym82		2012-11-27 02:11:44 PM

wait wait... orangutans can read?

does he use sign language or something?

do they have any idea what is actually going on in those books?

ugh.

manitobamadman		2012-11-27 02:23:48 PM

StudlyDoRight: What would they do if he read Fifty Shades of Grey to them?

Oh,I don't think you really wanna know the answer to that question.

Millennium		2012-11-27 02:30:50 PM

You think that's bad, you should see how the chimpanzees react to Kate Chopin.

no icon tact		2012-11-27 02:32:40 PM

optimistic_cynic: no icon tact: dericwater: I wonder what would happen if they have a TV with the O'Reilly Factor tuned in?

They would add 2 to their target demographic

Oh come on! These are intelligent animals we're talking about here don't insult them.

Ha, got that right, thanks for not leaving me hanging!

Highroller48		2012-11-27 03:04:42 PM

Dr Dreidel: "Where does the urge to fling feces come from?

Knowing the Black guy beat your billion-dollar Golden Child by 2 million votes.

jvowles		2012-11-27 03:07:58 PM

Dr Dreidel: Stupid monkey.

// ...'s taste in literature
// anyone else thinking of Brain Gremlin from Gremlins II?
// "Where does the urge to fling feces come from? What motivates it? We have here a sampling of my lesser-evolved brethren to help explain..."

Can't believe you admit watching Gremlins II.
Had successfully edited it from memory until just now....dammit.

Theaetetus		2012-11-27 03:25:57 PM

cgraves67: Admittedly, I haven't read P&P, but isn't it about a group of sisters trying to get married? How is that feminist?

No, it's about a group of sisters being pushed into arranged marriages, with Elizabeth choosing to defy her parents and tradition, believing she was more than "just a wife" and either go unmarried or marry for love. Highly progressive for its time.

maram500		2012-11-27 03:26:59 PM

Did someone say "200-pound orangutan"?

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Presented, in glorious colour, the official Top Gear Orangutan.

/Oh, this is rubbish.
//When it's broken, bang at it with a hammer.

Dr Dreidel		2012-11-27 03:31:58 PM

jvowles: Dr Dreidel: Stupid monkey.

// ...'s taste in literature
// anyone else thinking of Brain Gremlin from Gremlins II?
// "Where does the urge to fling feces come from? What motivates it? We have here a sampling of my lesser-evolved brethren to help explain..."

Can't believe you admit watching Gremlins II.
Had successfully edited it from memory until just now....dammit.

Christopher Lee has a cameo. Daniel Clamp sends a Gremlin down the shredder while his deputy gets molested by a hermaphroditic (??) Gremlin in the men's room. The crazy Asian photographer. Dracula doing the news (with Brain Guy). Gizmo doing his best Rambo III. Gargoyle Gremlin. The Canadian restaurant. The guys making fun of the Mogwai "rules" in the control room right before they get eaten. George-and-Lenny Gremlins. That weird vignette in the middle where the Gremlins "fark up" the movie (complete with a Leonard Maltin sighting).

What's NOT to like?

Boe		2012-11-27 06:01:59 PM

Son of Thunder: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single orangutan in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a book.

I lol'd

How is this not an Onion story?

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