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Cheeky monkey!

Posted by Lewis on January 05, 2007

In Reply to: ape around posted by pamela on January 05, 2007

: : : : : what does it mean to ape around?

: : : : To ape around (and also "to monkey around") means to act in a way which shows that you don't take a situation seriously. It comes from the playful and often silly way that chimps and other apes behave.

: : : Sorry Alisha, I also meant to say that apes are slandered in this regard. Pamela

: : Pamela's quite right. The *dark secret is that history can be rewritten*, that our evolutionary past is not to be taken lightly. Apes deserve more respect.

:
: Even cheeky ones?

but not brass ones

(hides)

L

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