You can tell your lady: "Hey, you smell just like the ass of a civet--My little kitten..."
Civets are a very useful and underappreciated animal.
I stand by my love of apes as a comic device.
"Lisa:Why don't you use your power and influence to help people?
Homer:Well, I could get a bunch of monkeys and have 'em re-enact the Battle of Gettysburg!
Lisa:How's that going to help anyone?!
Homer:Well, it couldn't hurt...unless the monkeys started hurting people...which they almost certainly would.