Posted on 02/22/2007 11:16:27 AM PST by Abathar
Cheetah is learning new tricks now...
Wow, they'd overwhelm the French Army.
Well, I for one welcome our new Chimpanzee overlords.
Good point, we need to think of something other than "Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys" if they keep this up...
"Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!"
Our late, great Golden Retriever, Prior Lake Jake, would pick up his leather chew bone and flip the latch on his kennel.
I guess "UNGOWAH!" really meant something...
Maybe they can replace The Brits in Iraq.
Chimpanzees hunting with Spears?
Man, her rehab has really gone downhill.
Global warming is accelerating the evolutionary dynamic in some species.
Uh be careful there, Jesse Jackson may be out trying to get reparations for those critters from the oppressive chimp majority.
If they bite the ears off the primates , I can point out a close relative in the fight game.
I believe Spain may have already granted chimps voting rights:
Spain's Socialist Party Wants to Give Apes Rights
The Socialist Party is trying to pass a parliamentary initiative that includes simians in the category of "people" and, thereby, grant them legal and moral protection. Under the measure, apes would be put on a par with handicapped people.
Spain's Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, defended the initiative as the "next logical step in the evolution of Spanish socialism." "The boundary between man and ape is an arbitrary one," said Zapatero. "Many in the human race share a large number of traits with the apes. Where should we draw the line? Why should we draw a line?"
Zapatero said he is confident that granting voting rights to apes is feasible. "Apes have the manual dexterity to mark ballots," said Zapatero. "There is no physical barrier to their participation in selecting who will govern Spain."
The conservative Popular Party's opposition to the legislation was dismissed as partisan. "The conservatives know that this newly empowered under-privileged segment of our society is likely to vote Socialist," said Zapatero. "Their opposition is driven by pure partisanship. We, on the other hand, are merely trying to extend the blessings of democracy to a wider constituency. We socialists believe apes need to have a voice. We are ready to listen to that voice."
Zapatero said the extension of rights to apes may not be the last expansion of the franchise. "Researchers recently announced that starlings can apparently recognize the grammatical concept of adding sounds to produce a more complex song" said Zapatero. "Adding sounds to produce a more complex song has been my path to political success."
Zapatero agreed that the logistics of casting a ballot would be more complex for birds than apes, but says he is optimistic this difficulty can be overcome.
read more...
http://www.azconservative.org/Column_Archives.htm
That would irritate them on so many more levels!
Bears will frequently use a stick like a spoon to dig honey from a bee hive.
After the chimp removed the tool, it would commonly smell or lick it.
MUST NOT COMMENT
It reads like satire, but on the other hand, it IS Spain.
I'm going to come down on the side of PLAUSIBLE.
They will next, run for the presidency on the democRAT ticket. Smart animals.
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