Millions of Monkeys

Sneezing Snub-Nosed Monkey among the weirdest

2010-12-09T12:26:00.000-05:00

Found this 10 weirdest newly discovered animals link on the NPR site. It seems like the buggers get weirder and weirder as we discover them. The rarest are probably just perceived at first as strange and unusual.

Here's a link to the National Geographic article.

But, if you want to skip to the good stuff, here's the monkey. 'Cause monkeys are all that matter…

He Looks Like a Monkey, and he Smells Like One, Too!

2010-04-08T16:43:00.006-04:00

Happy Birthday King Kong! As Hugh Hart reports on Wired magazine's blog (link below), yesterday, April 7, was the 77th Anniversary of the original King Kong movie's release. Banana cupcakes for everyone!

http://tinyurl.com/y8zvk45

Hands up! I have a banana!

2010-04-02T16:40:00.004-04:00

Here's a funny story spotted on Reuters' "Oddly Enough" blog about a monkey cop in Thailand. Kop khun krap.

Hands up! I have a banana! Kop khun krap

180 Lb. Gorilla

2010-02-13T18:52:00.000-05:00

Why is no one talking about the 180 Lb. gorilla in the room?

Oh, because she ESCAPED???

:D

/Seriously? 180 Lbs.?
//I thought everything was bigger in Texas.

Monkey Madness

2010-01-26T12:30:00.000-05:00

Monkey Madness in vending machines.

Spike sent me more monkeys. We'll have to invite him to be an author of Millions of Monkeys. Now we know the brand name of the monkey Tim found. I have a couple of these sitting on top of my television, but I keep forgetting to take pictures of them. This is a brilliant collector idea, but I never see them :(

CHIMPCAM!!!

2010-01-25T21:26:00.000-05:00

My friend, Spike sent this to me. Monkey's makin' movies! It's Chimpcam, a documentary made by monkeys for monkeys! I still haven't found it on the boob tube, but my DVR will be set.

Spike found it on Gizmodo.

The Monkey Bar - NYC

2010-01-08T13:59:00.010-05:00

I was lucky enough to attend a cocktail party at the Monkey Bar, which is Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Graydon Carter's latest restaurant venture. The atmosphere in the bar and dining room is overall very soothing and exquisite. Some say the mood reminds them of being on a luxurious ocean liner. Perhaps this effect was enhanced by the fact that the bar staff wore very ship-worthy uniforms as they poured our libations. In addition to the dark wood and warm lighting, there are delightful monkey-themed murals and fixtures all around the bar room, which I was able to snap a few photos of to share with you! On display in the dining room is a large mural featuring various stars from old Hollywood and modern literature (Fred Astaire, Dorothy Parker, Zelda & F. Scott Fitzgerald, etc.) painted by Ed Sorel. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find the name of the artist who painted the monkey murals, but I am very curious to know. Until a later post, here are the pictures:

Smart as a monkey

2010-01-08T12:51:00.000-05:00

My wife is a smart ass monkey.

My wife got this t-shirt a while back because at a quick glance she thought it said, "smart ass monkey."

Don't feed the monkeys

2010-01-06T15:28:00.000-05:00

Do monkeys like ice cream?

My cousin sent me this image. It comes from oddlyspecific.com - a humor site which features…well, oddly specific signage. Very amusing.

Fire good, chimp smart

2010-01-06T13:41:00.000-05:00

Curious George can conceive fire.

Why wouldn't any chimp?

I always amazes me how people are surprised when they figure out how well an animal can grasp an intangible concept let alone something tangible, albeit hot, like fire.

A Senegal chimp has demonstrated a dance to indicate fire to his fellow chimps. That this is put into words on a science website is no surprise, but that this is put into words as if it's a surprise is insulting. Chimps unite.

I guess I'd be surprised if we found an arsonist chimp.

Read the story.

Gorilla on SpongeBob

2010-01-03T14:22:00.001-05:00

This gorilla face close up is now my phone wallpaper.

What fun!? Never saw this episode of SpongeBob SquarePants until the other day. Was pleased to see the gorilla suit. Monkeys are everywhere!

Sponge Bob as Fay Wray.

Monkeys eating Jell-O® ;)

2010-01-02T00:34:00.001-05:00

Credit to where it was found. Thanks, Buzzfeed.

Monkey by rocket… to Mars

2009-12-22T12:28:00.000-05:00

Monkeys are braver than humans.

This monkey is not the one going, but Russia may be planning to send a monkey to Mars. They'll first test how well they do for long periods in a space suit with a robot cleaning up after them. Monkeys and robots to Mars first! Maybe NASA will send a human.

Read more about it.

Monkey by Rocket… and hot chick too

2009-12-22T12:15:00.002-05:00

Sketch by Rik Rocket.

A friend posted this sketch on Facebook today. You may not notice at first that there's a monkey in this drawing. Keep looking. Get a better look.

©1999-2010 Rik Rocket.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit CreativeCommons.org or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.

Flying Monkeys aren't just for Oz anymore

2009-12-20T23:31:00.000-05:00

Label from Flying Monkey Patisserie in Philadelphia.

A friend recently posted pictures from his birthday on Facebook. They included cupcakes from Flying Monkey Patisserie and this very cool label and logo.

Their website is very well-designed. I hope to try something from there if I'm ever in Philly!

Karate Mon-kid

2009-12-17T00:20:00.000-05:00

An amusing blurb of a story about a couple of monkeys who jumped their trainer.

Paint your own fence, sensai.

Strange unidentified monkey

2009-12-15T13:37:00.000-05:00

I found this strange, unidentified monkey buried in my phone pictures. Wish I had more to say about it. It obviously has some function I forgot about. Diaper storage? Who knows?

Nothing funny here

2009-12-13T12:26:00.000-05:00

There's nothing funny about this monkey with cheese.

This cute little fella showed up in a Fark thread discussion. There seems to be a lot of love for monkeys there.

Monkey place settings

2009-12-11T14:46:00.000-05:00

Monkey plates

Monkey bag, place mats, bowls, cups

It seems monkeys are making it into all kinds of merchandise. The bag is super-cute. Not so sure I love the art on the plates, bowls and cups, though. It's slightly awkward, but maybe that's intentional.

Monkeys recognize pals

2009-12-09T23:45:00.000-05:00

Why shouldn't they? Monkeys would recognize pictures of their pals just the same as you would.

Yahoo science type story about it here.

Monkey see, monkey recognize!

Chintastic monkey

2009-12-08T13:30:00.000-05:00

Here's a chintastic monkey on some kind of Hoppity Hop rip-off in a drugstore display window. Is that a Grinch giving me the finger?

Monster monkey dolls at toy art show

2009-12-06T13:48:00.000-05:00

These monkeys were designed by Bianca Panzram.

I went to the MF Gallery opening of the 2009 MF Toy Show last night in Brooklyn, NY. There were lots of crazy toys designed by talented artists. I wanted to take everything home. Some of it was gross, some was cute, some was weird, but nothing was conventional, and everything was inspirational.

These simple striped monkeys by Bianca Panzram were my favorites.

Artists and studios included:

Cupco! (fun site!)

Elmer Presslee (bonus monkey on the front page of the site)

EatYourChildren

Sara Lanzillotta - - - Monkeyhouse Toys

Nikki Taylor (did I find the right artist here?)

Mary Doyle (bonus chimp on front page of the site :)

I'm thinking of heading back to buy a piece or two. I highly recommend it if you are into toys, in the toy industry, or just need to be inspired by some wicked art.

Silly monkey hat

2009-12-04T12:27:00.001-05:00

This kid is bound to have siblings
who will use this against him in the future.

I needed some ideas yesterday, so I did a Google image search for "silly hat," and this baby with a monkey hat was among the results.

In case you want to buy this monkey hat, here's the link. It's at an Etsy Shop called Tip-Top Applesauce.

Here's the link for where it was found. A Blog called Upscale Baby.

And, of course, credit must go to the photographer as well. Blueberry Sky Photography. Nice work.

You've got monkey!

2009-12-03T13:03:00.000-05:00

A monkey from AOL.

My sister-in-law emailed this to me wondering about the legality of posting the image on Millions of Monkeys. "It was on AOL this morning."

Hey, AOL, you're not gonna sue me, right?

Curious George Christmas

2009-12-02T10:43:00.004-05:00

Merry Curious, from Christmas George ;)

Amazon is offering a FREE song from the Curious George - A Very Monkey Christmas soundtrack. For a limited time Christmas With a Monkey is a free MP3.

Click here for the free song.

Have a very monkey Christmas, everyone!

Infinite monkeys

2009-12-01T20:07:00.003-05:00

Well, someone finally tried it… to a miserable, failing extent. Someone gave "infinite" monkeys a million years to type Shakespeare. In the short time they gave, and the few monkeys they used, they did get mostly the letter "S," so isn't that a start?

We need more time!

Read the full story at examiner.com.

:)

Man-Ape bottle topper

2009-12-01T12:10:00.003-05:00

Gorilla-face bottle topper at Royale, a bar in Brooklyn.

One happy hour while enjoying a tasty martini at Royale in Park Slope, Brooklyn - NYC, I spotted this ape-man or man-ape bottle topper. Is it a bigfoot? Is bigfoot a monkey? So much to ponder.

Smoking monkey

2009-11-30T12:02:00.006-05:00

A cigarette smoking monkey at Forbidden Planet.
[identified as Frank Cho's Monkey by Isaac Bidwell]

I make a point of stopping in Forbidden Planet every time I'm near Union Square in NYC. I don't know who the character is, but this vinyl monkey with a cigarette in his mouth was in one of the display cases.

On like Donkey Kong

2009-11-30T00:20:00.005-05:00

"It's a backward apostrophe on Donkey Kong!"

I was just browsing in the comments on a Fark link, and ran across this image a farker posted.
It's on like Donkey Kong.

Monkey Mittens

2009-11-26T11:03:00.003-05:00

Monkey mittens!

Someone left their monkey mittens hanging from a tree in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

Valentine for Christmas?

2009-11-25T12:23:00.002-05:00

Need an ugly Valentine's Day plush monkey for Christmas? This one is for sale in a local Brooklyn Drug store.

"Mother lode" gorillas threatened

2009-11-25T12:04:00.002-05:00

Science Daily is reporting that the Wildlife Conservation Society says that western lowland gorillas living in a large swamp in the Republic of Congo are becoming increasingly threatened by growing humans activity in the region.

Read the full Science Daily article.

Mecha Kong or Kong's mechanics

2009-11-24T23:33:00.005-05:00

King Kong's skeleton.

The original armature of the original King Kong (from the 1933 film) has sold at a Christie's auction for 121,250 pounds. Why, that's over 60 tons! ;)

Link to the Kong skeleton story at Australia's ABC.net.

When my friends get rich, can you buy this for me?

Duck! It's a monkey!

2009-11-24T12:52:00.003-05:00

Plush green monkey.

Passing by the pet shop I saw that they changed their "display," and added a plush green monkey. It's apparently climbing over the fish tank to get away from the killer green duck right behind it.

Kuddly Kong

2009-11-24T12:01:00.003-05:00

2 Varieties of krappy Kongs made of plush.

These plush Kong dolls were being sold for $4 each at a bargain store near me in Brooklyn. They were so cheaply made I thought it was worth it only to take a couple of pictures.

Angry T-shirt

2009-11-23T15:39:00.002-05:00

Saw this poorly drawn version of the Family Guy monkey on a T-shirt at the Union Square Market in NYC this summer.

Chimpanzee T-shirt

2009-11-23T13:36:00.004-05:00

Chimp silkscreen T-shirt.

I saw this guy on the subway more than a year ago, and asked to take a picture of his shirt. All I had was my phone camera, and I had no clue how to get the picture. My wife rescued me with instructions. I feel like a dork, it was so simple.

CG portraits

2009-11-23T11:49:00.004-05:00

Jacques Defontaine's CG portrait.

This is a CG portrait done by Belgian artist Jacques Defontaine that I found in an artical on Noupe.com showing realistic computer generated portraits.

Below is another CG image by Olivier Ponsonnet from the same article…

Olivier Ponsonnet's CG portrait.

Gorilla Goes Ape for Christmas

2009-11-19T09:26:00.008-05:00

Here's King Kong and the Rockettes celebrating the opening of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular atop the Empire State Building on Tuesday (11.17.09). I hope he's been practicing his high kicks!

Gothamist Link.

Soapy Monkey

2009-11-07T15:01:00.004-05:00

My sister gave me this soap because it has a monkey on it. It came out of the dispenser as suds. We used it in the studio bathroom, and it was almost gone before I remembered to take a picture.

Chimpanzee funeral

2009-11-04T23:00:00.002-05:00

Rest in peace Dorothy the chimp.

This image is from The Inquisitr. A chimp named Dorothy at a chimpanzee rescue center died, and all her friends and family watched in silence as she was buried :(

Link here.

Flying Monkey Costume

2009-10-29T23:06:00.003-04:00

Is this what the Flying Monkeys looked like in The Wizard of Oz?

Found this bizarre image of a flying monkey costume from Germany. It comes from a list on the always unusual Cracked.com of The 30 Most Unsettling German Halloween Costumes.

NASA to start irradiating monkeys

2009-10-29T22:43:00.002-04:00

All in the name of science, I suppose. Get your monkey-ass to Mars.

MSNBC article on why NASA will test to see how the radioactive environment of space impacts humans… or more accurately: how the radioactive environment of space impacts monkeys.

Or you could design a ship made of the stuff they put on your genital area when taking x-rays. That works, right?

Think Geek Monkey

2009-10-17T13:44:00.004-04:00

Just placed an order at one of my favorite online stores ThinkGeek.com.

I forgot they have a monkey/brain theme.

Here's the monkey on my order confirmation:

Amazing Race 10/11/09: "Go Bananas" Challenge

2009-10-12T14:51:00.008-04:00

Watch competitors in the Amazing Race 15 complete a challenge in which they must mimic a monkey's mannerisms:

Click Here to see the video.

:P

2009-10-02T10:34:00.003-04:00

Just got this in an email:

I don't care if you lick windows,
take the special bus or occasionally pee on yourself.
You hang in there, sunshine-you're friggin' special.
Every sixty seconds you spend angry, upset or mad,
is a full minute of happiness you'll never get back.
Today's Message of the Day is:
Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly,
Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile.
Life may not be the party we hoped for,
but while we're here, we should dance.

Cute. A bit rough around the edges, but the sentiment is nice.

Absinthe maketh the hearth gwow fonder

2009-09-28T12:37:00.002-04:00

My cousin sent me this monkey he found on an absinthe bottle.

Monkey's Jewels

2009-09-15T10:58:00.003-04:00

It's some kind of jewelry. I can't find a link on the page. BUT IT'S MONKEYS!!! :)

marcalary.com

Monkey driver

2009-09-08T16:09:00.003-04:00

Tired of photo-enforcement speed traps? Just do what Dave Vontesmar does as inferred by me or implied by THIS ARTICLE.

Monkey artist

2009-09-03T16:42:00.003-04:00

It's been a while since I've updated here. A fun project like this should not go neglected for so long.
Thanks go to Rik for finding this image in his Facebook friend's photo album

Cabo San Monkey

2009-01-25T16:31:00.007-05:00

We spent a week in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. We stopped in this hole in the wall for tequila shots. Monkey Business is an appropriate name considering the Cabo Wabo tequila we ordered tasted more like something slightly less expensive.

Blue Kong

2009-01-12T20:00:00.003-05:00

A friend from college recently updated his Facebook with this picture. It’s a painting he did of a giant balloon gorilla that makes his home at a business not far from where I live in Brooklyn.

Here’s another painting he did of the same image.

Pink monkey baby

2008-12-03T13:27:00.002-05:00

While visiting friends in Princeton we found a store with lots of fun imported toys. This baby pink monkey thingy was one that caught my eye.

Night-light monkey

2008-11-07T12:30:00.002-05:00

Glad I had my camera for this one. I was at a Halloween party, and found the monkey night light in the bathroom. Luckily he didn’t fling anything. Yes, that’s right. I brought my camera into the bathroom.

Shower Monkey

2008-10-24T14:21:00.002-04:00

Here’s a page from a book that was given to a friend at her recent baby shower. As a male monkey, I was honored to be allowed attendance.

Tiny Monkey

2008-10-20T09:52:00.003-04:00

My Daughter found this tiny monkey in a vending machine. I love vending machines, just like Cracker Jacks used to be, you never know exactly what you'll get, but it might be something really cool.

Tim

Monkey Handstand

2008-09-15T13:46:00.004-04:00

Here's a monkey I drew a while ago. It was posted on my Creatures & Characters Weekly website.

Reading to Monkey

2008-09-01T23:12:00.006-04:00

Getting Monkey Ready To Read is a blog by a mom about the books she's reading to her daughter. I came across it during a Google search, as my new book is on her daughter's reading list.

Wibbly icon

2008-08-27T08:58:00.004-04:00

This is a little Wibbly.

I found myself face to face with this fearsome monkey while messing around in Facebook. In one of the side panels they offer gifts to give to friends. This “Wibbly” was today’s gift.

Wibbly is today's new virtual gift. Visit the gift shop and send to a friend.

Surf Monkey

2008-08-18T16:05:00.002-04:00

I spent a few days on the beach with my family. While my kids were skim-boarding, I sculpted a couple of sand creatures. Here's a Gorilla I made on Saturday, and on Friday I made a Monster. That's my son James next to the Monkey, and my son Ian is the one who's about to be bludgeoned with a shovel by some kid who was hanging around. You can see the monster and another shot of the gorilla here.

Holy monkey

2008-08-13T09:15:00.002-04:00

I was visiting my new niece, and quickly realized she was in possession of several monkeys. Here’s one with a ring body for easy gripping.

Stoopid Monkey

2008-08-11T19:29:00.002-04:00

Here’s a graphic from the end of Robot Chicken. They change it every episode, but it’s not likely I’ll be at the ready with my camera.

G'rilla

2008-08-11T00:30:00.008-04:00

I want to thank Kurt and Elaine for inviting me to post to Millions of Monkeys! I'm Tim Young and I have a company called Creatures & Characters and I am also a big monkey fan, so I'm adding a big monkey. You can see more of my work at my illustration blog, Creatures & Characters Weekly.

Bar monkey

2008-08-09T20:43:00.004-04:00

I was at The Slipper Room in NYC to see a friend’s performance with his physical comedy group Happy Hour when I spied this monkey high above the bar. Not until I saw the image did I notice the Mexican wedding figurines.
Looks like they need to dust. No wonder my martini was dirty!

Drunken monkey

2008-08-08T12:14:00.003-04:00

Here’s a bottle of wine we bought for a rooftop party. Never did get to taste it :(

What a mug!

2008-08-07T21:08:00.004-04:00

Elaine finally showed her mug, so now I have to show mine. A friend who had no idea I bought one for Elaine bought one for me!

Monkeying hard or hardly monkeying?

2008-08-06T20:04:00.006-04:00

My hubs-end got me this mug for Christmas, lest I forget that we work together. I enjoy a variety of hot bevs in it.

Stuffed monkeys are so cute

2008-08-02T13:27:00.001-04:00

Here’s a plush monkey my nieces gave me.

Sticky

2008-07-31T21:37:00.001-04:00

This is a tiny stainless steel magnet. I got a set of eight monkeys as a gift.

Smile pretty!

2008-07-25T11:47:00.004-04:00

2 monkeys for the price of 1!

Monkey roll

2008-07-22T09:15:00.002-04:00

Here’s a monkey I forgot to add from Licensing Show or Toy Fair. I can’t remember which. I’m not even sure it as a monkey though, because all the characters on the poster were sea creatures except this one. It was called “Sushi Pack.” I’ve never had monkey sushi.

Coconut monkeys are bananas

2008-07-20T12:52:00.003-04:00

These have to be the cheesiest souvenirs one can buy, but somehow they have been getting made (and apparently bought) for as long as I can remember. These were in the Bahamas. There were more, but I couldn’t bear to take any more pictures of them. I had to take the one that looks like Dr. Zaius, though.

Monkey love is the most swingin' love there is

2008-07-16T12:32:00.003-04:00

Porcelain monkey

2008-07-09T10:11:00.002-04:00

Leaving the restaurant (Cafe Martenique in the Bahamas) after having our 2nd wedding anniversary dinner we spotted this porcelain monkey.

Green Monkey

2008-07-08T19:21:00.004-04:00

Just before we left for vacation Elaine and I found ourselves watching a show with a title something like “I Survived a Japanese Game Show.” There were two teams, and one was the Green Monkeys. This is the graphic that popped up when they won a challenge.

Madagascar at the zoo

2008-06-23T10:50:00.003-04:00

I was lucky to have my camera with me in the subway when I saw this poster for a new Bronx Zoo exhibit featuring animals from Madagascar. I believe the little guy in the lower left corner (detailed on top left) is a lemur.

Kiko Macaco. Who is he?

2008-06-22T15:17:00.003-04:00

Here’s a sticker I got at the NY Comic Con or Licensing Show or something. Can’t remember, thus no story. It’s the mystery of my Kiko Macaco sticker.

Yoga Monkey

2008-06-20T11:07:00.002-04:00

Whoa, that's a fluid monkey!

The Kong and I

2008-06-19T12:36:00.002-04:00

All this monkey talk, and you can guarantee a few things that will show up in this blog. Planet of the Apes, Curious George, and King Kong! Here’s a close-up of a really cool King Kong sculpted toy I got in the late 90’s. Kong is the ultimate monkey, and deserves to be listed early in Millions of Monkeys! He stands on a shelf in my studio forever trying to break free.

Dairy Fest Monkey

2008-06-16T12:31:00.003-04:00

Went to a Dairy Fest in Meredith, NY this past weekend. Not sure how it was much of a dairy fest as much as a fest of vendors selling stuff. Where plush monkeys have a place in the world of dairy or farming, I guess I’ll never know. I found this guy nestled in with some other plush between gas powered remote controlled cars and trucker hats with race car logos.

Silhouette on the stairs

2008-06-13T11:52:00.003-04:00

Another image of a monkey I found at the Javits Center during Licencing Show was this silhouette. Anyone who’s ever been to a convention or expo at the Javits has seen those ads they pit on the stairs. When you are on the lower level they are clear, but when you are on the stairs it’s visual gibberish. Almost like a poster sliced horizontally to fit your blinds.
Anyway there was some new property being advertised. Maybe it was a TV show in Australia. I think it was called World Girl. Looked like the premise was inspired by Dora the Explorer. I’m sure Boots will make it in here one of these days!

Lonely George

2008-06-11T18:12:00.003-04:00

I found Curious George at the Licensing Show in NYC, and he was sitting all by himself. Still had a smile as lonely as he looked.

Nesting Monkeys

2008-06-11T08:55:00.003-04:00

This is one of those wooden nesting characters. It’s a set of monkeys that a friend gave to me on my birthday. The great part is that they are so tight that when you open them they squeak like little monkeys. The smaller ones squeak with a deafening pitch, which I believe is the reason they have no ears.

Banana Monkey Mints

2008-06-10T18:42:00.005-04:00

I’ll start off with this green monkey tin that had banana flavored “mints” inside. My wife, Elaine brought it home for me, and left it on my desk. I ate the whole tin within a few hours, and expected a stomach ache, but instead all I had was minty banana breath for several hours of burps.