19 May 2006
yet more monkeys
bat correctly points out that I neglected to mention the other interesting monkey story, and also his surprise that nobody chose a 'robot monkey' as their enforced sexual partner. The other interesting story is, of course, the discovery that Putty-nosed monkeys use their two warning calls ('look out, leopard!' and 'look out, eagle!') as 'building blocks' to create a third call with a different meaning. Apprently they use two basic sounds ('pyow' and 'hack'). Up to three pyows followed by up to four hacks seems to mean 'let's move on'. This it looks like syntax the argument goes - and we thought only humans had it. Ack! Our self-appointed majesty is crumbling by the second!
PYOW PYOW PYOW HACK HACK HACK HACK!
I have to go - believe it or not I actually get to have a minor role in a satirical film this afternoon - more on this later!
In the meantime, you should go and read the extremely clever and intricate pieces on architecture, modernism and politics over at Owen's site: Another effort, Britons, if you would be Modernists: One- The Architecture of Smugness and Two- Carrying out the General Line. This has nothing to do with monkeys.
PYOW PYOW PYOW HACK HACK HACK HACK!
I have to go - believe it or not I actually get to have a minor role in a satirical film this afternoon - more on this later!
In the meantime, you should go and read the extremely clever and intricate pieces on architecture, modernism and politics over at Owen's site: Another effort, Britons, if you would be Modernists: One- The Architecture of Smugness and Two- Carrying out the General Line. This has nothing to do with monkeys.
