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Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

http://www.salon.com/mwt/wire/2003/09/17/fairness/index.html

My favorite bit:
"Brosnan, who said she is now conducting similar studies with chimpanzees, noted that the capuchin that got the grape didn't react at all to the unjustness of the situation. That 'probably implies there is still a lot of difference between their sense of fairness and ours,' she said."

See, to me, that suggests powerful similarities. [Smile]

Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :

That's a hilarious concept. I was expecting it to be an Onion article. Fascinating results, but it shows that those monkeys weren't very smart. What they should've done was banded together and gone on strike until they could get a Snickers bar or something.

Posted by Youth ap Orem (Member # 5582) on :

What! Those monkeys got grapes and cucumbers for just giving them a token! That's not fair! i want grapes and cucumbers! [Cry]

That's it I'm not doing anymore work! Wait, I'm not doing work already. [Evil]

Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :

This is also possibly the primordial birth of religion, and at the same time, religion's evil twin atheism. The monkey who gets the grape says, "Yes! Somebody up there must like me!" The monkey who gets the cucumber says (in a French accent), "A cucumber! Curses!... there is no god." And then he goes and smokes a cigarette.

Posted by Youth ap Orem (Member # 5582) on :

What's he need a cucumber for when he's got a cigarette?

Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :

quote:
This is also possibly the primordial birth of religion, and at the same time, religion's evil twin atheism. The monkey who gets the grape says, "Yes! Somebody up there must like me!" The monkey who gets the cucumber says (in a French accent), "A cucumber! Curses!... there is no god." And then he goes and smokes a cigarette.

Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :

Sometimes a cucumber is just a cucumber. Except when the guy ahead of you gets a grape.

Posted by MojoJojo (Member # 5570) on :

I, MojoJojo do not find it amusing that monkeys are not being treated equally and fairly, that is to say, that some monkeys have been given an unfair advantage by some scientists, and others are not, and I do not find that funny.

*strikes evil pose*

Professor Utonian also treated me, the evil MojoJojo, unfairly, offering me only small pieces of bratwerst instead of the fruit that he gave to those cursed POWERPUFFS [Mad]

!

*maniacal laughter*
*changes evil pose to another: equally as evil!*

One day I, MojoJojo, will be most unfair to Professor Utonian, and then, after I prove that I can be unfair to him, I, MojoJojo will unfairly hatch my evil plot to destroy the POWERPUFFS [Mad]

and take over the helpless city of Townsville!

*maniacal laughter*

Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :

I love those posts.

Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :

Damn it, I'm becoming a fangirl for jehovoid.

For all my claims to having legions of minions, I am totally pwnd by Jeffrey. [Frown]

Posted by ana kata (Member # 5666) on :

Who is Youth ap Orem? I thought that was pretty funny, too.

Posted by Youth ap Orem (Member # 5582) on :

I'm a noobie [Roll Eyes]

Posted by ana kata (Member # 5666) on :

Ah, a funny newbie! Welcome!

Posted by Youth ap Orem (Member # 5582) on :

Gee thanks! My first welcome and a compliment too! [The Wave]