Monkey washes dishes

[Video Link] Dunchead says: "A truly amazing clip of a monkey washing dishes, and making a very thorough job of it."

“Pete had been observing me washing the pots for a few days before he took over and began completely and perfectly imitating me!
The monkey on his back is a baby female called Pea. She is not his daughter. Pete had an unfortunate overbite which made him a particularly ugly monkey; he had very little success with the ladies and therefore looked after babies a lot.”

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xzzy

He’s got good technique, licking the bowl to test if it’s clean yet.

“Nope, still dirty. Can still taste a little dirt. Back to work!”
arcfinn

Of course this is how Planet of the Apes got started.
- morkl
  
  That, and possibly this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqfqFRG5dBM#t=11m10s
- http://www.dylanmccall.com/ dylan-m
  
  “Out, damn’d spot!”
Roger McCoy

Purple monkey dishwasher.
- Vincent Reynolds
  
  This will definitely be the name of my next band.
spacemunky

Put a ring on it
danblondell

Definitely thought this would be about this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9wAqNN-Dic
http://twitter.com/Dree10K1 Dree

This seems like a great example of the way ugly, socially-inept individuals can do more than career breeders to advance society.
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  If he responds to rejection by becoming useful, I wouldn’t qualify him as socially inept. Socially advanced, maybe.
  - http://twitter.com/Dree10K1 Dree
    
    See also: the transformation of the perception of “nerds” 1980-present.
- Henry Pootel
  
  By getting jobs as dishwashers?
  - http://www.nathanhornby.com/ Nathan Hornby
    
    In the monkey world that’s like being a brain surgeon.
http://twitter.com/Listener43 Listener43

Take your stinking paws off my dishes, you damned dirty ape! … err, monkey!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Q5QFAV6HFKKZ4M3BBVXYCVXMAY Alec

My first thought was for the Warren Zevon song, “Monkey Wash, Donkey Rinse”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY2CZ0GYUHY
waetherman

I’m no Jane Goodall, but isn’t it a bit of an assumption to say he was ugly and therefore not so good with the ladies? Maybe he didn’t like any of them, maybe he has a preference for bonobos, or maybe he’s gay!
- http://www.nathanhornby.com/ Nathan Hornby
  
  This is also an assumption, but I gather they observed the monkey’s behaviour and determined as such. However there’s probably little to say that the ladies simply didn’t like his personality.
  - Antinous / Moderator
    
    So other primates also choose the asshole over the nice guy/gal?
http://twitter.com/hughstimson Hugh Stimson

I am willing to trade the comfort of knowing that humans are the only tool users for clean dishes.
http://cocopunk.com/ andyosaurus

Here’s some orangutans doing the laundry and some nice wood work with that maker spirit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFACrIx5SZ0
sam1148

I wonder if those monkey’s eat river Mussels and Clams? I’ve heard of animals that clean the sand off of those first and wash them before eating them.

And Japaneese Monkeys washing potatoes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-euMlL9O1Kc
V

“If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.”
- Guest
  
  keep yer stick on the ice!
Doug Nelson

Monkeys care about ugly?
- http://www.nathanhornby.com/ Nathan Hornby
  
  I’m pretty sure that most animals mate based on physical superiority or at least physical attributes.
- Jerril
  
  Yes.
  
  But somehow, I think they have different standards from us on some things. I for one prefer a male without a blue and red mockery of his genitalia on his face.
  
  Actually, I prefer a male who doesn’t have bright blue and red genitalia either. I’d never be able to keep a straight face…
Rks1157

Cleaned the dishes now let’s throw some poop! Monkey Monday?
i_prefer_yeti

You should spend some time doing your taxes in front of Pete.
MarcVader

That’s nothing. A few days ago I saw some apes pretending to be congressmen!
- http://twitter.com/VagabondAstro Robert Little
  
  RIM SHOT!
ahwoo

To this I say yes. Pete, bring me another beer.
sean

Now THERE’S a monkey making good use of his time, not like those monkeys trying to type Shakespeare.
- http://www.nathanhornby.com/ Nathan Hornby
  
  Leave them be, they’ll get there in the end.
sean

I bet pretty soon he makes the little guy do it, while he sits back and gives orders.
Brainspore

Poor little guy has to get one low-paying job in childcare and another in the service industry just to make ends meet.
Assault_is_eternal

BART:And every night the monkey butlers will regale us with jungle stories.
NELSON: How many monkey butlers will there be?
BART:One at first. But he’ll train others.
Zoe Piel

MONKEY HATE CLEAN
Allison McGurk

I want one …
http://twitter.com/jordanyerman jordan yerman

Menial Monkey Monday!
Paul232

I’ve been telling my brother for years we should start a factory employing only monkeys, paid with peanuts. Zero labor cost….but we can’t come up with the right product.
http://halfbakedmaker.org Robert Baruch

Dishes, cats… what can’t monkeys wash?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9wAqNN-Dic