'Look, a trained chimp could do this job.' is a phrase my husband and children have heard cross my lips more than once. It is my retort to complaints about doing simple jobs. 'Mom, it will take too long/is too much work to clean my room/vacuum/load the dishwasher/etc.' 'Just go do it, a trained chimp could get it done faster.' Apparently I am quite correct...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP, Jan. 17, 2007)- An escaped chimpanzee at the Little Rock Zoo raided a kitchen cupboard and did a little cleaning with a toilet brush before sedatives knocked her out on top of a refrigerator.
The 120-pound primate, Judy, escaped yesterday into a service area when a zookeeper opened a door to her sleeping quarters, unaware the animal was still inside. As keepers tried to woo Judy back into her cage, she rummaged through a refrigerator where chimp snacks are stored. She opened kitchen cupboards, pulled out juice and soft drinks and took a swig from bottles she managed to open.
Keeper Ann Rademacher says Judy went into the bathroom, picked up a toilet brush and cleaned the toilet. Rademacher says the 37-year-old Judy was a house pet before the zoo acquired her in 1988, so she may have been familiar with housekeeping chores. Judy wrung out a sponge and scrubbed down the fridge. It took a couple of tries, but the zoo sedated the chimp, who fell asleep on top of the refrigerator with half a loaf of cinnamon-raisin bread she had pulled out of the freezer.
The zoo veterinarian gave Judy a drug to bring her around. Rademacher says Judy was groggy but fine after the episode. The zoo says there was no danger Judy would get out of the primate keepers service area and onto zoo grounds.
Did you read that? It says they sedated the chimp and presumably put her back in her cage. Are these people insane??? Poor Judy wasn't running amok. She wanted a bite to eat then she cleaned up after herself and earned her keep. She scrubbed the toilet and cleaned the fridge. I wouldn't have sedated her. I would have handed her the mop and a bucket and asked her to clean the floor. Then I'd have given her a bunch of bananas when she was done. She's cheaper help than my kids are, that's for sure! No respect for a responsible primate I say.
And I can tell you this much...if cleaning up after yourself and having a snack puts me at risk for a catching a tranquilizer dart in the butt and being locked up in a cage I'm not taking any more chances.
21 comments:
lol, that's awesome. Chimps are cool, but I hear they have a few less than desirable traits that make them less than desirable houseguests. Something to do with their fascination with feces if memory serves correctly.
omg - rofl!! As I was reading this I was thinking to myself "Why the heck would they want her to stop? Let her clean.... scrubbing toilets?! She's a better woman than I am! If she's anything like me she needs a tranquilizer to clean the bathroom anyways. sigh
Very funny weird wednsday!
That was funny!! Seems to me that chimp made all the right moves!
OOOOh, I'm taking aim right now.
MISSED!
MISSED AGAIN!
Hold still Limey(..she needs a bigger butt.)
It's just...having all those bananas around your house concerns me deeply....
lately I have been thinking my 3 yr old should be in a cage.
Lime I think you and I need to go together and purchase us one of these cleaning chimps. I have the same problem you regarding the cleaning . If you ask someone around here to do the dishes this is what you will get as a nice no " Mom, you stay home all day , the dishes are your job plus they are all yucky and I don't want to get my hands dirty...maybe next time". This is when veins in my neck and head start popping out and I give one look that says more than any one word ever could , needless to say my dishes get done.
LOL! Thanks for the laugh and I hope you have a good day!
Some people!
I can't imagine why they would have done that, poor, poor chimp who just wanted to clean?!
That is so wrong.
Although I am a little concerned that she was cleaning the kitchen with the toilet brush.
How could you give her a bunch of bananas AFTER she had gone??? :)
Nice post. On a serious note, Animals DO clean up after them. Like cats! It is we humans who are polluting the Earth and turning it into a huge garbage can!
Seen you at many a blog. You are very witty & have a great sense of humour!
I SO need that chimp at my house.
Do you think Judy can do laundry?
I don't know a nice long nap where no one can bother me... Maybe a tranquilizer dart in the butt isn't such a bad idea after all?
Maybe I can hire Judy for a day or two a week. I have plenty of bananas
LMAO!!!!!!!!
I need that chimp, does she do litter boxes?
But you got admit, you kids are better looking. :)
Sorry about the anonymous blogger is messed
Have nice day.
Walker
Hm....I am thinking like a lawyer when I say, your kids have a way out of housework here.
The little Limes could say: "Mom the Little Rock zoo *wouldn't let* a trained chimp do housework because they think it is cruel. Can't we just hang out in our rooms and throw our poop around like the trained chimps do all day???"
LOL, Judy probably did a better job than my kids would have.
I think we need to find out who trained that chimp. :)
I read that too. They should have let finish cleaning.
LOL!! I wonder if they would rent Judy out to someone who has not really had the time or energy to clean her house in 7 years... Man oh man, could I use some help :)
marvelous!!! :)
So that's why I'm falling asleep at work. It's not because I've just had lunch, but I'm being sedated after cleaning up the sides :)
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