I bought an Ipod for my pet monkey.

[steve(thelil)]

I know it sounds crazy, or maybe just silly, but I actually bought an Ipod for my pet monkey. Not only that, but I dropped the extra 50 clameroonies to get the U2 model. I probably should have bought it for my parrot, except I read that parrots don't know what the hell they're saying. By contrast, I figure monkeys would know exactly what they were saying if they could talk a little - ok a lot - better.

Not to digress, but we seriously underestimate the intelligence of octopi. I have seen the PBS documentary a million times, and if they have the brainpower to
shape themselves as they have to to gracefully slide through the clear plastic tube then they are probably smarter than any animal, including me (and you) but simply have no need for speaking, living deep under the sea, as they do. Which is why we naievely and arrogantly ignore their incredible intelligence. But, probably for the same reason they don't display their intelligence, you wouldn't buy an ipod for your octopus.

[Jimmy Cantiello]

Sitting here wondering what my friend (thelil) is smoking. Something good, obviously.......

[Noj]

I love the octopus, squids, and cuttlefish. They're my favorite underwater lifeforms to watch on the animal shows.

I've heard the cuttlefish is actually agressive and dangerous, and a full grown one's beak can easily bite an apple-sized chunk out of a person.

Have y'all seen the one about the "mimic" octopus? Those ones can imitate in shape and color other aquatic critters to confuse predators.

[frankenmeister7]

does your pet monkey play with this Ipod with his hands up his butt.

or what Jimmy C. said. are the chemicals finally making u way too happy

[clinthopson]

What's so wired about that?

I got a ipodette for Larry, my pet tortoise, loaded with the Turtle Island String Quartette and Steve Turre.

Of course he's in hibernation right now, so he can't dig anything until March.

[jesus marion joseph]

Every time I see or hear the word "monkey" I can't help but think of the South Park episode where Cartman is tried for a hate crime, and Johnny Cochran defends him. During closing arguments, Cochran holds up a stuffed monkey and says "Look at the monkey. Look-at-the-monkey.", and one juror's head explodes.

[Dr Dave]

The octopus, like the pig, may be smart, but is also good to eat. Too bad for the octopus.

I understand that certain Chinese eat monkey. As my old acquaintance Austin Wong so memorably said, "Chinese cuisine is the cuisine of starvation. If it's green or it moves, you eat it." I can't imagine myself ever being hungry enough to eat monkey.

I would love to have a little kitty-sized ipod for Miles and Wynton. Despite their names, they seem to prefer Mozart.