KUPL's "Simon 90" for Valentine's Day started as usual, with information and suggestions for gifts for the special day. It started with Jake, then Jolynn, and about a minute and a half into the video, it was Scott's turn; that's what really got my attention.
When talking about Valentine gifts, Scott suggested a sock monkey, because, "who doesn't like sock monkeys"? Well, me for one!
It got me thinking about other primates I think are creepy. I realized that real, live monkeys, chimps, gorillas, etc., I'm okay with. It's the fake ones that get to me.
Besides sock monkeys, I also have a keen aversion to those toy monkeys that play cymbals. Honestly, who could think that's a great gift for anyone, especially a child?! Eeeewwww!!!
Then there's "The Wizard of Oz", with the flying monkeys. I don't care how old I am, I still can't watch when all those monkeys are flying through the air; too scary!
I've come to the conclusion, the only non-real monkeys I like are these:
I'm pretty sure if all the monkeys I've mentioned were more like the Monkees, this post would have never been written!
Omigosh, I thought I was the only one that felt this way. I hate all of the above too. Sock monkeys were always creepy and the crazy cymbal playing monkey was just disturbing. I had to go hide when those ugly flying monkeys showed up in Oz when I was a kid. I'm still a little iffy about the Monkees.
ReplyDeleteNope, you're not alone in feeling this way! :)
ReplyDeleteI know writer, Stephen King, hates the cymbal monkeys too. He said they always creeped him out; that's why there's one on the cover of his book, "Skeleton Crew".
I've never been iffy about the Monkees; Davy Jones was the first celebrity I ever had a crush on. :)