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Re: Limbless monkeys
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lugnet.loc.au
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Thu, 25 May 2000 13:55:41 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Richard Parsons writes:
> > > I've been using monkeys as a source of brown arms and yellow hands for quite
> > > a while now......is that wrong?
> > It depends -- have you got ethics committee approval?
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> Uhh huh.
<snipped mouth watering commentary on scotch, shortbread, and the consequences>
> After all, we found that if you gave the limbs back at some point, the
> monkey was fine. We decided that in point of fact we were only *borrowing*
> monkey limbs, and since the monkeys themselves had not complained, there was
> no cause of action.
<more consequences>
> Still, it seems to me the judgement stands, no?
Despite the rhinos,
abso-<<expletive indicating passionate endorsement deleted>>-lutely.
Reminds me of the old joke with the punch-line, "What are you going to do for a
face when the monkey wants its arms back?" Or have I remembered it wrong?
--Dave
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| Dave Low wrote in message ... (...) in (...) Uhh huh. My glass of single malt scotch whisky and I discussed the issue in detail with some most excellent extra buttery shortbread, and we decided (unanimously I might add) that these were probably not (...) (25 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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