Comments on: Pet Monkeys – The Financial Considerations /blog/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/ getting the most out of life one penny at a time ... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:01:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pet Urns /blog/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Pet Urns Sat, 10 May 2008 23:45:00 +0000 /blog/2008/02/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/#comment-105 I have three kids and they are not that expensive. I will have to pass on the monkey, and look for a cheaper pet like a pig or something. My kids will just have to deal! I have three kids and they are not that expensive. I will have to pass on the monkey, and look for a cheaper pet like a pig or something. My kids will just have to deal!

]]> By: emilyg /blog/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-58 emilyg Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:39:00 +0000 /blog/2008/02/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/#comment-58 Oh my goodness - that was a great post. I laughed out loud at the buy a primate web site. It looks very questionable...did you see that they are selling bear cubs and tigers??? As kids, my brother and I were dying for a pet monkey, but after reading this blog post, I am NEVER getting one! Plus, I think a wild animal deserves to live in the wild. They have no business being cooped up in a cage in someone's home. Dogs and small cats are domesticated...monkeys are not. Oh my goodness – that was a great post. I laughed out loud at the buy a primate web site. It looks very questionable…did you see that they are selling bear cubs and tigers??? As kids, my brother and I were dying for a pet monkey, but after reading this blog post, I am NEVER getting one! Plus, I think a wild animal deserves to live in the wild. They have no business being cooped up in a cage in someone’s home. Dogs and small cats are domesticated…monkeys are not.

]]> By: p /blog/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-57 p Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:16:00 +0000 /blog/2008/02/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/#comment-57 Anonymous said: <i>actually, monkeys are really only good as entertainers until theyre about 5, which is when they reach puberty and get aggressive. there's a really interesting radio spot about monkey retirement homes over at www.thisamericanlife.org (last segment of this weeks show.) putting the monkey up in a home will probably significantly change your calculations</i><br/><br/>Those are CHIMPS they're talking about on TAL, not monkeys. Jesus, take a basic primatology class so you don't sound like an idiot. Anonymous said: actually, monkeys are really only good as entertainers until theyre about 5, which is when they reach puberty and get aggressive. there’s a really interesting radio spot about monkey retirement homes over at http://www.thisamericanlife.org (last segment of this weeks show.) putting the monkey up in a home will probably significantly change your calculations

Those are CHIMPS they’re talking about on TAL, not monkeys. Jesus, take a basic primatology class so you don’t sound like an idiot.

]]> By: Kristin /blog/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Kristin Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:13:00 +0000 /blog/2008/02/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/#comment-56 Steward, <br/><br/>Can't wait to find out if your estimates are correct once you actually buy a monkey. <br/><br/>Here's a recent blog item about <a HREF="http://startelegram.typepad.com/kc_masterpieces/rodeo_oddities/index.html" REL="nofollow">Whiplash</a> and more video of him performing. Steward,

Can’t wait to find out if your estimates are correct once you actually buy a monkey.

Here’s a recent blog item about Whiplash and more video of him performing.

]]> By: Ryan Richardson /blog/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Ryan Richardson Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:31:00 +0000 /blog/2008/02/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/#comment-55 Dear sir,<br/>You are my hero. Dear sir,
You are my hero.

]]> By: Steward /blog/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Steward Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:02:00 +0000 /blog/2008/02/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/#comment-52 @ josh - that video is hilarious, i especially liked the writing on the wall<br/><br/>@ moneychallenge - I know ... it is kind of strange to see stuff that I have written seen by a lot of people, it makes me ... <a HREF="http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Decemberween_Teen_Girl_Squad" REL="nofollow">hesitant</a><br/><br/>@ anonymoi - thanks for the info and ideas, I'll be sure to think about what you have said and make the necessary adjustments to my calculations ... and I think gorillas are out of the picture, I am not that quick with my sign language and don't to get killed while trying to sign that I will give him a cookie later if he calms down @ josh – that video is hilarious, i especially liked the writing on the wall

@ moneychallenge – I know … it is kind of strange to see stuff that I have written seen by a lot of people, it makes me … hesitant

@ anonymoi – thanks for the info and ideas, I’ll be sure to think about what you have said and make the necessary adjustments to my calculations … and I think gorillas are out of the picture, I am not that quick with my sign language and don’t to get killed while trying to sign that I will give him a cookie later if he calms down

]]> By: Josh /blog/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Josh Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:53:00 +0000 /blog/2008/02/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/#comment-49 How did the pun "monkey business" escape use during the writing of this entry?!?<br/><br/>Also, classic:<br/><br/>http://www.vidstogo.com/player.php?vfname=bathroommonkey&ext=wmv<br/><br/>Good post. How did the pun “monkey business” escape use during the writing of this entry?!?

Also, classic:

http://www.vidstogo.com/player.php?vfname=bathroommonkey&ext=wmv

Good post.

]]> By: Anonymous /blog/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Anonymous Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:50:00 +0000 /blog/2008/02/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/#comment-48 One financial consideration you left out was the money you would spend on air freshener. Monkeys smell...a LOT. One financial consideration you left out was the money you would spend on air freshener. Monkeys smell…a LOT.

]]> By: moneychallenge /blog/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-46 moneychallenge Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:32:00 +0000 /blog/2008/02/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/#comment-46 Cool beans Steward! You're on Consumerist! Cool beans Steward! You’re on Consumerist!

]]> By: Anonymous /blog/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Anonymous Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:21:00 +0000 /blog/2008/02/pet-monkeys-the-financial-considerations/#comment-45 Get a gorilla, teach it sign language, and then you can simply reason with it if it gets aggressive. Get a gorilla, teach it sign language, and then you can simply reason with it if it gets aggressive.

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