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Friday, January 9, 2009

Life Today in Cute: Orangutan Diary

Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 1:31 PM

Or, A Barrow of Monkeys:

More at www.telegraph.co.uk. SCREAM.

Thank you, Jill.

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those are apes, not monkeys.

Posted by Mike in MO on January 9, 2009 at 1:36 PM

Great apes, in fact.

Posted by Julie in Chicago (soon to be in Eugene) on January 9, 2009 at 1:41 PM

Really great apes!

Posted by Scott Dow on January 9, 2009 at 2:04 PM

I don't think barrow means what you think it does.

A barrow full of monkeys would be an ancient dirt and rock mound covered in monkeys.

This is neither.

Posted by Will in Seattle on January 9, 2009 at 2:44 PM

Did somebody stuff those monkeys into the barrow, or did they climb into the barrow of their own accord?

PS. Barrow barrow barrow.

Posted by The Cap'n on January 9, 2009 at 2:59 PM

Will in Seattle, check yourself before you mess yourself. The third definition at Merriam-Webster fits this usage. Ever heard of a wheelbarrow?

Posted by EmilyP on January 9, 2009 at 3:50 PM

Yes, but originally (and I grew up on the OED, not the M-W) it was a wheelbarrow because you used it to move large "mounds of earth and stone", hence the linkage.

Check out the annotated version of some Chaucer works.

Posted by Will in Seattle on January 9, 2009 at 4:24 PM

These orangutans are cared for by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. They are working to save the orangutan from extinction. You can learn more at http://savetheorangutan.org.uk

Posted by Grainne on January 10, 2009 at 5:52 AM