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  • MarkusGarvey, on 05/17/2008, -5/+47those monkeys should be spanked!....
  • yellowcakewalk, on 05/17/2008, -11/+64I thought this would be an article about Bush in front of The Knesset.
  • MookiBlaylock, on 05/17/2008, -14/+73How many times did that guy say monkey. Smart vid.
    • zerepasil, on 05/17/2008, -1/+20I believe it was 60. I might be off by a couple.
      • neuens07, on 05/17/2008, -1/+13I paused it at every time they said monkey and made a tally

        62

        And in my book a couple is 2, so my friend, you were spot on
      • neuens07, on 05/17/2008, -1/+16actually... I lied.. it was 63.

        I posted a script farther down.
    • MrKeeboard, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2I lost count but zerepasil answer sounds pretty close. LOL.
    • smpx, on 05/17/2008, -0/+20The fact that 2 people re-watched the video to count a repeated word makes me appreciate the video that much more.
      • devinmurphy, on 05/17/2008, -5/+4How many times does this have to be resubmitted? It's older than Gore, and he invented the internet. Therefore it is older than... you know.
    • Gravey9, on 05/17/2008, -0/+4Dance monkies dance!
    • sherbertbones, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1Andy Partridge said it best, we're the smartest monkeys.
    • JayD16, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1It was ok. A little theatrical. I especially didn't like the part about how humans are different because they hate humans from a different race or area. Animals do this all the time. Lion or wolf packs for example.
      • zeero, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1umm its because they both prey on the same food, thereby they kinda have to fight in order to not starve.... humans on the other hand could 100% live in peace, but the higher powers that be chose not to.
    • ep53, on 05/18/2008, -1/+463 times to be precise. Im such a loser....:-(
  • lastdalek, on 05/17/2008, -9/+22About time someone made a good video that put us back on the food chain. FSM FTW!
    • gravityPersists, on 05/17/2008, -3/+3 It's actually a rather old video. I remember first time I saw it being about over two years ago.
  • AlwaysAwake, on 05/17/2008, -9/+18Simplicity. The truth. Wonderful !!
    • RedHeadedFreak, on 05/17/2008, -1/+4The truth? Why should I listen to that monkey?
  • uriman, on 05/17/2008, -26/+57jeezz. We are not monkeys. We are primates. Humans derived from a common primate ancestor.
    • 33iLL, on 05/17/2008, -0/+15Yes, but if you exchange the word "monkey" in that video for "Primate' it doesn't work.

      Jeez.

      3!LL
    • RanIntoTheDevil, on 05/17/2008, -5/+22Watch out! I think something just flew over your head!
      • Memnochxx, on 05/17/2008, -4/+2Apes are different than monkeys. Gorillas are not monkeys either.
    • Shuukyoku, on 05/17/2008, -1/+10Of course,we're 'great apes', as denoted by a lack of tail, bigger
      brain,and some other stuff. But, isn't that a bit pretentious? I mean,
      whatis so 'great' about 'apes'. We're actually kind of deficient,
      imagine how cool it would be to have a prehensile tail, like a spider
      monkey! Long story short, you go back far enough in our family tree,
      we're all ***** bacteria. Heck, before the first member of the animal
      kingdom showed up,the dominant lifeform on the planet was fungus, which
      is the closest related kingdom to animals. They extract oxygen from the
      air,consume nutrients from their environment rather than sunlight,
      and they are multicellular. So really, you all have mushrooms as
      your great*1000grandpappys.
      Suddenly monkey doesn't sound so bad, does it?
    • OpaqueMurdock, on 05/17/2008, -1/+27I am pretty sure the creator of the piece didn't intend it as informational, just thought provoking. The word "monkey" was likely a purposeful oversimplification. At least that was my take on it.
      • giveer, on 05/17/2008, -2/+2Yeah, I think you're right as well, although I think in his attempt to expose the silliness of our worries and arguments, he managed to just flat out belittle the human race - which, say what you like, I believe is an amazing thing. I mean, he does touch on the fact that we have hate/love/self-awareness/consciousness but quickly dismisses it again.. That wasn't his point, I understand, and for me was the only thing I didn't like in the vid....
      • dstz, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1Come on, quite a few people will believe that "thought provoking" video. At least he should have noted at least once that we indeed aren't monkeys, you know, just for the sake of .. truth? and not dumbing people down?

        you know, scientific truth, that little things that doesn't ever comes to the mind of Scientologists, creationists and other diggers.
        • OpaqueMurdock, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1Honestly, not concerned about a "few people", if they are too closed minded to understand that he is using the term whimsically and not literally, then I don't think it's intended for them.

          I am more concerned with the handful of people that see it and start thinking differently because of it... maybe start asking questions, maybe even read a few books. : )

          The people that get offended because they take it literally are mostly lost causes, such people have chosen to shut their minds to other ideas usually in my experience. Using the correct scientific terminology won't make a bit of difference, it will still be "monkey" in their brain. In fact, you could argue that he is mocking them a little... not to put words in his mouth. But isn't that usually the same oversimplification THEY usually use? "I ain't decedent from no dang MONKEY! ; )

          It's just art... A funny little story to get people thinking. An essay, a poem.

          It's not his job as an artist to inform. Its his job to inspire and start discussions... I would say he has done his job very well.

    • ZenMojo, on 05/17/2008, -7/+5@Shuukyoku

      Technically, my computer's ancestor was an abacus, but that doesn't make it an abacus. Nor does it make it an HDTV (although I wish it was).
      • 33iLL, on 05/17/2008, -0/+4Someone is ashamed of his monkey roots.

        3!LL
    • Wakkyweed, on 05/17/2008, -2/+5It's pretty obvious that the creator of the video knows the difference between monkeys and apes, but he chose to use "monkeys" because it is simply a much funnier word.
    • altinnovation, on 05/17/2008, -1/+4Exactly.
      Are you saying that my Intel 4.0GHz Quad Core processor is really just an Intel 4004 Microprocessor because it evolved from one?
      • denn2009, on 05/18/2008, -0/+0It didn't evolve, it was intelligently designed ; ).
    • bysin, on 05/17/2008, -1/+3We evolved from an animal that you would consider a monkey if it were still alive today. We didn't evolve from modern monkeys, but our common ancestor was a monkey-like creature.
    • supermanky, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0Let's not forget about the ALIENS!

      http://youtube.com/watch?v=9zz1Gfm1ZZY&feature=rel ...
    • STPZ, on 05/18/2008, -1/+1true but the point remains
  • Deadpixel1221, on 05/17/2008, -30/+8Mildly sarcastic comment exploiting latest internet meme.
    • jimmick, on 05/17/2008, -1/+5Mildly sarcastic retort in similar format
  • AlaskaLoneWolf, on 05/17/2008, -12/+6Truly hilarious.
  • YourMothersMilk, on 05/17/2008, -6/+11Great way to wrap up this monkey's day.
  • greytfriend, on 05/17/2008, -6/+3Thanks to this video I have discovered the FSM and IPU. Turns out that as a typical girl, I've been an IPU follower for most of my life, in fact I was ahead of the curve! I have the 80's figurines and posters to prove it. But I refuse to believe she is a vegetarian.
  • Stonekeeper, on 05/17/2008, -6/+40*SPOILER ALERT* - There's no Ballmer.
  • db0255, on 05/17/2008, -5/+148Hm. Methinks this video was ALSO made by a monkey...
    • GregFD3S, on 05/17/2008, -0/+12Monkeys make videos about monkeys.
      • XdigitalXdeathX, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3And that's the beauty of it all.
      • MarkusGarvey, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3"Monkeys make videos about monkeys".... how perverse!...
    • scotishstriker, on 05/17/2008, -0/+12Monkeys watch videos about monkeys.
    • RedHeadedFreak, on 05/17/2008, -12/+10Congratulations, you recognize the insanity of that video. The best part is that the monkey is trying to teach us a moral lesson about how we treat fellow monkeys by saying that we are just monkeys spawned from cold probability in a godless universe. Which of course, nullifies the entire point the video was trying to make. How can you convince others to give a damn about their fellow monkey by using the point that the our entire existence is pointless? Such a stupid video, however it highlights the flaws in the ever so popular "enlightened" world view of the youngsters on digg.
      • AKBryant54, on 05/17/2008, -1/+11Because, just because life is meaningless doesn't mean it's not worth living.
        • manogamez, on 05/18/2008, -0/+3I don't follow. Why do you assume life is meaningless? You can always insert as much meaning into your life as you want. In fact this is the kind of idea that stops people from voting. After all, one vote is meaningless right?
        • AKBryant54, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1I don't personally believe that life is meaningless. I assume that he believes that life's ultimate purpose is what God says it is. In a universe with no god, that of an atheist, he probably believes that there's no meaning in the universe to be found. I assumed that he believed that life is meaningless, especially after he said "How can you convince others to give a damn about their fellow monkey by using the point that the our entire existence is pointless?" My point is that even if life is pointless, it's still worth living and living well.

          I agree with you and the existentialists re: creating a meaning for yourself.
      • Rendonsmug, on 05/17/2008, -0/+5The future's an adventure!
      • Maver1c, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3You're one of those idiots that believe people can't have good morals and have meaning in their lives if there is no god aren't you?
      • trogdoor, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3http://xkcd.com/167/
    • uhhNo, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1and watched by monkeys
    • Nollykin, on 05/18/2008, -0/+2Monkeys comment on digg about monkeys making videos about monkeys.

      Monkeys flame monkeys that comment on digg about monkeys making videos about monkeys.
    • drobie, on 05/18/2008, -0/+0I think that fits under the category, "some of the monkeys think they've got it all figured out."

      Geez, pay attention some of you guys.
  • VideoHost1, on 05/17/2008, -24/+2Careful You shouldn't call anyone Monkeys these days
    There sensitive
    http://2.0web.tv/index.php?option=com_seyret&task= ...
    She's giving Obama a big headache

  • 808ethan, on 05/17/2008, -12/+4Dance monkeys dance!!
    • scotishstriker, on 05/17/2008, -1/+3thank you fro reaping the title for me i seem to have forgotten it
  • 808ethan, on 05/17/2008, -19/+399% of the things these monkeys say are evidence that we are not animals, these monkeys cannot do.

    People are actually 2 groups. 99% ignorant monkeys, and 1% humans - understanding tolerance, logic and science.
    • breadfred, on 05/17/2008, -3/+9I am pretty sure, that in your categorization, you would belong to the 99%.
      • ElAssoWipo, on 05/17/2008, -0/+4Yeah but you can't tell them.

        Angry monkeys throw ***** at you. And they ALL think they're smart. ALL OF THEM are absolutely certain that they are smart.

        When you test them and they fail, they say they're another kind of smart. And when they fail in that too, they just pretend to be smart again.

        Humanity's biggest problem is simply its ego. Animals don't ask themselves why they're not the Alpha of the group, they just live their role.
    • franksalvo, on 05/17/2008, -1/+5That very way of thinking is so monkey.
    • luvkit, on 05/17/2008, -0/+5I believe you missed the whole point.
  • neuens07, on 05/17/2008, -3/+12At 1:50... Can someone please tell me what that is in the background? Or is it really what I think it is...
  • ashthediggr, on 05/17/2008, -5/+6When I read the title "Dance Monkey Dance", I thought this was going to be a video about Ballmer!
    • cor315, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1I thought it would be about monkey's......dancing!
  • neuens07, on 05/17/2008, -27/+75There are billions of galaxies in the observable universe
    And each of them contains hundreds of billions of stars
    In one of these galaxies
    Orbiting one of these stars
    Lies a little blue planet
    And this planet is run by a bunch of monkeys

    Now these monkeys don't think of themselves as monkeys
    They don't even think of themselves as animals
    In fact, they love to list all the things that they think
    separate them from the animals:
    Opposable thumbs
    Self-awareness
    They use words like ***** Erectus and Australopithecus

    You say Toe-mate-o, I say Toe-motto
    They're animals all right
    They're monkeys
    Monkeys with high-speed digital fiber-optic technology
    But monkeys nevertheless

    I mean, they're clever
    You've got to give them that
    The Pyramids, skyscrapers, phantom jets,
    the Great Wall of China
    That's all pretty impressive
    For a bunch of monkeys

    Monkeys whose brains have evolved
    to such an unmanageable size
    that it's now pretty much impossible
    for them stay happy for any length of time

    In fact, they're the only animals that think
    they're supposed to be happy
    All of the other animals can just be

    But it's not that simple for the monkeys

    You see, the monkeys are cursed with consciousness
    And so the monkeys are afraid
    So the monkeys worry
    The monkeys worry about everything
    but mostly about what all the other monkeys think
    Because the monkeys desperately want to fit in
    with the other monkeys

    Which is pretty hard to do
    because a lot of the monkeys hate each other
    This is really what separates them from the other animals
    These monkeys hate
    They hate monkeys that are different
    Monkeys from different places
    Monkeys who are a different color

    You see, the monkeys feel alone
    All six billion of them

    Some of the monkeys pay another monkey
    to listen to their problems

    The monkeys want answers
    and the monkeys know they're going to die
    So the monkeys make up gods
    and then they worship them
    Then the monkeys start to argue
    over whose made-up god is better
    Then the monkeys get really pissed off
    and this is usually when the monkeys decide
    that it's a good time to start killing each other

    So the monkeys wage war
    The monkeys make hydrogen bombs
    The monkeys have got their entire planet
    wired up to explode

    The monkeys just can't help it

    Some of the monkeys play to a sold out crowd of other monkeys

    The monkeys make trophies
    and then they give them to each other
    Like it means something

    Some of the monkeys think they've all figured out
    Some of the monkeys read Nietzsche
    The monkeys argue about Nietzsche
    without given any consideration to the fact that Nietzsche
    was just another monkey

    The monkeys make plans
    The monkeys fall in love
    The monkeys have sex
    and then they make more monkeys

    The monkeys make music
    and then the monkeys dance
    Dance, monkeys, dance

    The monkeys make a hell of a lot of noise

    The monkeys have so much potential
    if they would only apply themselves

    The monkeys shave the hair off of their bodies
    in blatant denial of their true monkey nature

    The monkeys build giant monkey hives that they call "cities"

    The monkeys draw a lot of imaginary lines in the dirt

    The monkeys are running out of the oil
    which is what fuels their precarious civilization

    The monkeys are polluting and raping their planet
    like there's no tomorrow

    The monkeys like to pretend that everything is just fine

    Some of the monkeys actually believe that the entire universe
    was created for their benefit

    As you can see . . . these are some messed up monkeys

    These monkeys are at once the ugliest
    and the most beautiful creatures on the planet

    And the monkeys don't want to be monkeys
    They want to be something else
    But they're not.


    Times the word monkey was used: 63
    • zerepasil, on 05/17/2008, -3/+7NICE!
    • burnin8r28, on 05/17/2008, -0/+11that sounds familiar...
    • Redline500, on 05/17/2008, -4/+53You have way too much time on your hands.
    • macfan93, on 05/17/2008, -3/+26Go outside... for ur own good
    • zephyr42, on 05/17/2008, -1/+6Stop arguing you monkeys ....
    • prisoner24601, on 05/17/2008, -13/+3"The monkeys are polluting and raping their planet like there's no tomorrow"

      It's funny that for the umpteenth time we have another atheist-worldview article frontpaged on digg lamenting over the supposed silliness of religion, yet the underpinnings of the *problem* of atheism are (quite ironically) included in the article itself. Think about it. If you are nothing more than an evolved monkey, then "polluting and raping your planet like there's no tomorrow" isn't really a problem. Because for YOU there will be no tomorrow. There's no rational reason to worry about how much trash you leave future generations. It won't be YOUR problem.

      There are few positions as irrational as altruistic atheism. It's "nice" but just not rational. And there's your problem. (Actually, there is just one of many problems...)
      • shommytimko, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3Do you need god to wake up in the morning? Do you need god to know not to kill, and form your moral compass? If so, I pity you.
        Even if you don't end up having children (which would kill your argument all together) as an atheist you should at least see not only view all humans as your family, but all animals and living things as your siblings as well, and the planet as your parent. We are all fingers of the same hand.
      • mrsammercer, on 05/17/2008, -0/+5The fact that we have a conscience is one reason we'd care whether or not we destroy the planet for future generations. Also if as an atheist you don't believe in eternal life, the only way to "live beyond your years", so to speak, is to contribute to the rest of human kind and work to ensure the progression of our planet. Or, failing that, at least our species.
        • prisoner24601, on 05/18/2008, -1/+2What *is* a conscience in the atheist framework? Nothing more than the same evolutionary effect that causes a penguin to stand in the freezing dark for months to incubate an egg in Antarctica, even if it costs him his life. (I refer you to March of the Penguins.) Any understanding atheist would have to look on that and recognize the Penguin isn't being "noble" or "brave" in any true sense of the word, but simply is *driven* to sacrifice himself. In *your* framework, an animal that sacrifices himself for his young is no more remarkable or praiseworthy than when a sunflower turns to the sunrise. Stimulus, response. The brain is simply a complex machine, but nothing MORE than a machine, and the concept of conscience is as laughable as the concept of a soul. You are clinging to little bits of your vestigial theism and unwilling to pay the real cost of fully embracing the horror that is atheism.

          The atheists here want it both ways. Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote "The Cost of Discipleship" for Christians and it (among other books) puts us on-notice about the *implications* of being a Christian and what it really philosophically demands. (I wish more so-called "Christians" in our society were familiar with the concept.) Someone really ought to write "The Cost of Atheism" because there are obvious *implications* that many of you just don't want to face.
      • Doomxeen, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2Just wow.

        There are bad people of every viewpoint. However, a MUCH larger % of atheists I know care about the future of the planet than the religious ones. Do you just think that we don't care about anybody or anything? I love most of my family and all of my friends very dearly and despite the fact that you are seemingly incapable of doing so without some supernatural crutch, I care quite a bit about what happens after I die because those people and our children will be around long after I am gone. That's not to say that I don't care about the entirety of life on this planet, I do, I'm just giving you a SELFISH example of why I care so much.

        Most of my family is highly religious. They are GREAT people. However, many of them literally believe that the world will be either fixed or ended by some supernatural occurance and that the future of the planet is insignificant. I love the people, I hate their illogical beliefs only as far as they make them utterly incapable of thinking rationally about things that really do matter.
        • prisoner24601, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1"Do you just think that we don't care about anybody or anything?"
          Not at all, it's statistically probable that you are (like the overwhelmingly large majority of the small number of true atheists I've met) a person who is nice to children and helps little old ladies across the street. You are either missing (or avoiding) my point.

          In *your* framework, the "mean and vicious monkey" has no RATIONAL reason not to take advantage of others, regardless of how many "nice monkeys" there are around him or whatever reason they have for being nice. Stealing from others around him today, or "stealing" from future generations are equally self-serving acts and any "moral" arguments against it would be (quite rationally) dismissed.

          The atheists here always pride themselves on their rationality, but your response is a perfect example of misapplied logic. My assertion is clearly that the bad actor in an atheistic society has no *rational* reason to improve his behavior as long as HE personally will not experience consequences from it. Your response was utterly unrelated. You said "the majority of us will behave well" which, while plausible, is irrelevant.

          Truly consider the dark side for a moment because you have a romanticized notion of some hypothetical perfect atheistic society. In that group, how do you deal with the rapist/murder/super-villain who is (critical distinction here) smart enough to not get caught? You can't. And you know it, or at least you should. How many of these types of people do you need before society becomes a nightmare? The worst part of all is that you cannot make any non-emotional argument that a cannibal's philosophy of "eat thy neighbor" is any more "right" or "moral" than your "love thy neighbor" personal one (ironically just a hand-me-down from a source you distain but hold onto anyway.)

          A whale kills about 20 million krill a day because it's hungry. Genghis Khan killed about that many people because they were "other" and in his way. Go ahead and try to make a rational argument that in a worldview where life is an evolutionary accident caused (somehow) by nothing at all there is any difference between the two acts.
        • trogdoor, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1"In *your* framework, the "mean and vicious monkey" has no RATIONAL reason not to take advantage of others"

          While I cannot speak for anyone but myself as an agnostic atheist that statement is in fact accurate with respect to my "framework" of atheism but it is important to note that within the same framework there is no rational reason TO take advantage of others either. Even if it would make me 'happier' that emotion means just as much morality, i.e. it is just a meaningless response to stimuli . What I have determined is that my lack of belief in a deity and the consequences thereof alone give me absolutely no reason to prefer any one action over any other. I have therefore simply decided to live a moral life and try to better the world for other philosophical reasons. It would probably be much simpler for me if I believed in a deity / higher purpose, I sometimes wish that I were religious as I would probably be happier. But to change my conclusions about the world based solely on the harsh consequences of those beliefs would be a false appeal to consequence which, as much as I wish I could, I cannot bring myself to ignore.

          I would seriously be interested in hearing more of your opinion on this.
        • uhhNo, on 05/18/2008, -0/+2In the US (in 1997), 0.209% of jail inmates were atheist. About 10% of the US is atheist.
          At the same time, 74.172% of jail inmates were Christian. About 75% of the US is Christian.
          http://www.adherents.com/misc/adh_prison.html#altf ...

          Clearly when people don't dogmatically follow flawed scriptures and beliefs they start killing/raping/pillaging/stealing (sarcasm, obviously). When people start thinking for themselves they start thinking rationally. They know that killing is wrong, however, when the book that they base their life on tells them that killing people who don't believe in the same imaginary friend that they believe in is a good thing, they start acting irrationally?

          Please, PLEASE, do not force other people to believe in that ***** you believe in.
          Religion is a retardant of society.
        • tionanny, on 05/18/2008, -0/+2HAHAHAHAHA....
          I had to leave digg for a while to tend to some legal matters, and come back to prisoner24601 hitting on the same argument.

          Here is a nice and scientific summation of morality from the guys at radiolab (WNYC) .
          http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2006/0 ...
          I really do hope you listen to the show.
          When morality is seen as a natural phenomenon, why would an atheist be unaffected by it?
          If I explain to a boy how a rainbow is formed, will I take rainbows away from him?
          When a doctor explains a tumor to a patient, is that enough to save a life?

          For the record, I am actually agnostic. People who claim answers to impossible questions amuse me to no end. Why are so many people afraid of three little words?

          I don't know...
      • krsone2424, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1***** off.
    • Wayms, on 05/17/2008, -1/+7How many times did you have to watch the monkey video?
      • macfan93, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1I wonder how many times he heard the word "monkey" while counting the monkys in that video
    • KingGorilla, on 05/17/2008, -1/+8why did you do this
    • scotishstriker, on 05/17/2008, -0/+6i see a monkey that knows how to copy paste
    • guille1719, on 05/17/2008, -2/+3there are monkeys that don't have a life
    • Rally603, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3http://www.ernestcline.com/spokenword/dance.htm

      and then all he had to do was count.
    • GDOG5, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1Just for all the deaf people on digg who couldn't hear what he was saying. Oh, you're so thoughtful!
    • donotclickjim, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1"The monkeys have so much potential, if they would only apply themselves." Potential to do what exactly? If we are just monkeys, then the most potential we ever have hope for is to do exactly what monkeys do. This video is an oversimplification of the very idea of humanity and does a good job of striping human from humanity. I agree that we should avoid war and should use with wise discretion our valuable natural resources but this video if anything is misleading. It says we are just monkeys doing what monkeys do while paradoxically insisting we should be different while disregarding philosophies/religions that might give us some moral sentiment.
  • chkdg8, on 05/17/2008, -3/+61:43 is a tough pill to swallow. He walked right in to that one too.: http://youtube.com/watch?v=d0FUvLfxyp0
  • str3ama, on 05/17/2008, -6/+9dupe but dugg because this is hilarious.
  • Angelix, on 05/17/2008, -4/+21What a bunch of kickass monkeys.
  • SickMonkey, on 05/17/2008, -10/+11If you ever really want to piss off a Creationist, send them a link to this video.
    • Breticus07, on 05/17/2008, -11/+9I believe in creation and yet I wasn't really that offended. Being that he pretty much summed himself up in this video as well. Since he is one of the monkeys that thinks he has it all figured out.
      • TheMikeStone420, on 05/17/2008, -3/+2boooo! get off the stage! (heard from a distant shout somewhere in crowed full of monkeys)
    • smpx, on 05/17/2008, -2/+10Someone on digg believes in creation?
    • empiric, on 05/17/2008, -4/+0Not if he's read Thomas.
    • CTRaider, on 05/17/2008, -1/+8Evolution = Man making a monkey out of himself.
  • UnBr0k3nH3r0, on 05/17/2008, -3/+7Hey I dance like a monkey!
  • bicyclethief, on 05/17/2008, -1/+39I knew my urge to throw feces was normal.
  • qpingu, on 05/17/2008, -2/+6Too true. Just way too true.
  • chrgrose, on 05/17/2008, -2/+2The truth hurts for those who love lies.
  • TheMikeStone420, on 05/17/2008, -2/+5The guy who submitted this is a monkey. Check out his icon.
  • franksalvo, on 05/17/2008, -12/+4And then there is Munky, the guitarist for KORN.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Shaffer
  • ibone, on 05/17/2008, -17/+6When I first saw the title I thought this was going to be another Obama submission.

    P.S I have lots of black friends so don't go there.
    • Garmonbozzia, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2I thought the same thing. Too bad that racist ***** in Marietta, GA doesn't realize his t-shirt features a likeness Ol'Chimpy Bush himself.
    • TheMikeStone420, on 05/17/2008, -1/+2you're the only one that went there.
    • TheLoneHoot, on 05/17/2008, -1/+2"P.S I have lots of black friends so don't go there."

      Oh how white of you. "I have black friends" is not a free pass.
  • LemmingJesus, on 05/17/2008, -9/+15Old.
  • nirvanix, on 05/17/2008, -23/+5Stupid. There are lots of things that make humans amazing. Consciousness is our greatest gift, and this guy is just a whiny dick.
    • smpx, on 05/17/2008, -2/+7You're a whiny dick.
    • Bilabrin, on 05/17/2008, -7/+1I know, right.

      What a hateful pile of crap. It doesn't take much to whine and make smarmy observations like you and you alone know the truth. Aren't you ***** special for putting everyone in their place. What a douch! If you're gonna complain, offer solutions. Enough with the cynical grandstanding. All these "monkeys" are capable of doing unprecedented and great things as well.
    • TheMikeStone420, on 05/17/2008, -1/+3You're a whiny monkey.
    • Doomxeen, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2I uh. I think he mentioned how great our potential is "if we simply apply ourselves". You must have just tuned out the fact that he is admiring, yet appalled. You probably don't understand how such a dichotomy could exist. It's quite frustrating, really.
    • XanKiran, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1Consciousness is a great gift that we share with a great many other animals.
  • vclortho, on 05/17/2008, -13/+5How profound... buried.
  • jozb, on 05/17/2008, -2/+5goes nicely with this video. skip to 1:55 http://youtube.com/watch?v=cqi5F5MqqTQ not sure if that's Einstein or Mark Twain in the beginning.
    • nelwan, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2someone commented this in that link you've provided.. "The concept is one of the kids is God but doesn't know it because he is dreaming to pass time and escape lonlyness. He created this world to live among us and learns that good and evil only exist when we are conditioned to know what is good or evil by our equals. But god has no equal so he can do no evil."

      very interesting thought.
    • withoutamartyr, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1It's Twain. From an old movie called, I think, Adventures of Mark Twain
    • Sackula, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1That voice sounds like Shodan from System Shock
    • terrab0t, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1I highly recommend the book that scene is based on: "The Mysterious Stranger" by Mark Twain. Published posthumously for obvious reasons. The angel's dialog in that that scene is straight out of the book, but he doesn't look inhuman or creepy at all. He looks like an abnormally attractive and charming young man.

      The connection that led me to this book is that the angel is most likely the basis for the character Kaworu in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
  • macfan93, on 05/17/2008, -6/+21Dugg for the flying spaghetti monster photo.
    • zeismo, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2Isn't that Chthulu -- the space god from the darkness between the stars?
      Oh I forgot, we're not supposed to talk about religion...
  • cjmal, on 05/17/2008, -2/+2So...monkeys?
  • elbarto89, on 05/17/2008, -6/+2Smart video
    really loved it
  • 360photo, on 05/17/2008, -9/+2Is this not mostly text from Douglas Adams?
  • seanieb, on 05/17/2008, -1/+5http://www.ernestcline.com/spokenword/
  • Stevethegreat, on 05/17/2008, -2/+13Please, I'm an ape, not a monkey. Monkeys have tails, I'm a proud non-tailed ape
  • invisiblehat, on 05/17/2008, -5/+2For some reason I thought was going to be a *****-up anti-Obama ad from the GOP.
  • iNoles, on 05/17/2008, -2/+5Steve Ballmer, is that you in that video?
  • 415vince, on 05/17/2008, -2/+1a monkey hive. Let there be more hives!!! When are we going to evolve and become flying monkeys?
  • Somedude2137, on 05/17/2008, -6/+4LOL @ Flying Spaghetti Monster
  • snowbones, on 05/17/2008, -5/+33this video is SO old
  • shommytimko, on 05/17/2008, -5/+1read Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn
  • Miamisun, on 05/17/2008, -4/+4 I accept that i am a Monkey.
  • lazydrumhead, on 05/17/2008, -8/+2That beeping noise is ridiculous.
  • lazydrumhead, on 05/17/2008, -0/+12If the Monkees had been used instead of the Beatles in that one picture.....
    • Starskey, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2they had been...hadn't they? I know for sure they were used in the second image at 2:48
    • koolto, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3Artic Monkeys might do it as well.
  • daveyeti, on 05/17/2008, -13/+1"In one of these galaxies
    Orbiting one of these stars
    Lies a little blue planet"
    The solar system orbits the sun. Not the galaxy.
    • UndeadZmobie, on 05/17/2008, -0/+8It's referring to the "little blue planet" orbiting one of the stars in the galaxy, not the galaxy orbiting one of the stars. It's worded curiously, but it makes sense.
    • acdcfanbill, on 05/17/2008, -0/+4The solar system orbits galactic center, the planets orbit the sun.
    • Nextrix, on 05/18/2008, -0/+2Congratulations, your an idiot!
  • magellan1501, on 05/17/2008, -2/+2This video is stupid.
    Translation: I am uncomfortable saying that I am really just a monkey.
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