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  1. Neo, I guess you’ve never seen “Monkey Shines”?

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095652/?ref_=nv_sr_4

    I would bet that some of those “emotional support animals” are a scam. I know someone who trains service dogs, and being familiar with the vests they wear, I have seen dogs wearing what looked to be fake ones while accompanying their owners at places like Walmart.

  2. I had no idea that monkeys could act as service animals. To train one, the act of an angel.
    “Emotional support” almost certainly disingenuous.

    Peter Sellers was indeed a comedic genius. His “Ruem?” skit with the hotel clerk in “The Pink Panther Strikes Again” a sublime comedic moment. I chuckle just thinking about it.

  3. There’s definitely an Internet service-animal scam. You can basically order a service animal certificate online for the asking, based on almost any claim of emotional need. See here: http://www.petful.com/service-animal/service-dog-fraud/ And yes, there’s harm in it — who wants to sit next to a monkey on an already crammed and smelly plane? Not I!

    Whether the monkey on the plane was serving a real need or not, what made me smile, Neo, was your accidental misspelling of “monkeys” as “monkees.” The Monkees were a bit of a scam too in their way, an engineered “band” put together by TV producers to make a show. But they were fun. And now they’re stuck in my head. Hey hey we’re the Monkees! People say we monkey around, but we’re too busy singing to put anybody down!

  4. Real service animals are highly trained and very expensive. A local girl (with some disability) was on the news recently because she had set up a fundraiser to obtain the $15,000 needed to purchase a service dog. It’s a shame that it’s being abused, but it’s on par with the general prevalence of petty law-breaking nowadays.

  5. vanderleun:

    I really have no idea what you’re talking about. Did you watch the videos?

    Did you mean to say “service animal”? Or did you actually mean to say “emotional support animal” instead?

    Because “service animals” are completely bona fide longstanding helpers for the disabled, the first and foremost being seeing eye dogs. These capuchin monkeys are in that vein.

  6. My name is Gregor Samsa. These roaches in my pockets provide emotional support. Can I get an extra lunch?

  7. I can’t stand monkeys. I was on Sentosa Island just off Singapore. And a monkey started to, um, pleasure himself. And I a laughed.

    They ganged up on me. The evil critters.

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