Comments on: Monkeys on a plane (and in life, music, and movies)

By: Steve57

Steve57 — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 02:27:44 +0000

I can’t stand monkeys. I was on Sentosa Island just off Singapore. And a monkey started to, um, pleasure himself. And I a laughed.

They ganged up on me. The evil critters.

By: CV

CV — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 04:33:43 +0000

Insert flying monkey joke here!

This New Yorker article, “Pets Allowed,” delves into the emotional support animal scam. The author bought the “certification” online and proceeded to take all manner of furry creatures to accompany her on normal life errands and activities. It’s hilarious:

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/20/pets-allowed

By: Cornflour

Cornflour — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 22:17:45 +0000

My name is Gregor Samsa. These roaches in my pockets provide emotional support. Can I get an extra lunch?

By: The Other Gary

The Other Gary — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:39:54 +0000

Inspector Clouseau: Does your dog bite?

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:07:51 +0000

Mrs Whatsit:

Ooops, will fix!

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:02:43 +0000

Geoffrey Britain: Here you are---a ruem:

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:53:58 +0000

vanderleun:

I really have no idea what you’re talking about. Did you watch the videos?

Did you mean to say “service animal”? Or did you actually mean to say “emotional support animal” instead?

Because “service animals” are completely bona fide longstanding helpers for the disabled, the first and foremost being seeing eye dogs. These capuchin monkeys are in that vein.

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:27:23 +0000

Real service animals are highly trained and very expensive. A local girl (with some disability) was on the news recently because she had set up a fundraiser to obtain the $15,000 needed to purchase a service dog. It’s a shame that it’s being abused, but it’s on par with the general prevalence of petty law-breaking nowadays.

By: vanderleun

vanderleun — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:06:56 +0000

“Service” animal = “Medical” marijuana.

By: Mrs Whatsit

Mrs Whatsit — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 17:57:17 +0000

There’s definitely an Internet service-animal scam. You can basically order a service animal certificate online for the asking, based on almost any claim of emotional need. See here: http://www.petful.com/service-animal/service-dog-fraud/ And yes, there’s harm in it — who wants to sit next to a monkey on an already crammed and smelly plane? Not I!

Whether the monkey on the plane was serving a real need or not, what made me smile, Neo, was your accidental misspelling of “monkeys” as “monkees.” The Monkees were a bit of a scam too in their way, an engineered “band” put together by TV producers to make a show. But they were fun. And now they’re stuck in my head. Hey hey we’re the Monkees! People say we monkey around, but we’re too busy singing to put anybody down!