for other uses Monkey disambiguation Refimprove date October 2008 Infobox short story See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name The Monkey author Stephen King country United States language English language English genre Horror fiction Horror short story published in Skeleton Crew publication type Magazine publisher media type Print Periodical pub date November 1980 preceded by followed by The Monkey is a short story by Stephen King , first published in Gallery magazine Gallery magazine in 1980. It was significantly revised and published in King s anthology Skeleton Crew in 1985. Plot summary The story centers on a cymbal banging monkey toy that is possessed by an evil spirit. Every time the monkey claps its little cymbals together, a nearby living thing dies. The monkey is found in a family s attic in an old toy chest by two young brothers, unknowing that their father was tormented by the monkey years ago, when it worked its lethal magic paranormal enchantment on his family and friends. The dad takes the monkey and throws it in the lake in his backyard. At the end of the story is an excerpt of a newspaper article, which talks about hundreds of dead fish floating in the lake. Similar stories The X Files episode Chinga , scripted by Stephen King, deals with a cursed doll and bears similarities to The Monkey . This doll, which deals out suffering in much the same way as the monkey, also finds itself sinking to the bottom of a lake at the end of the episode. Incidentally, there are certain base line similarities between the argument of another Stephen ... 5th. Season 1997 1998 . The film The Devil s Gift is very similar to The Monkey, leading some to believe ... Cymbal banging monkey toy References reflist External links http www.horrorking.com skeleton.html The Monkey The story at HorrorKing.com http www.StephenKing.com King s official website SkeletonCrew Stephen King DEFAULTSORT Monkey, The Category 1980 short stories Category Horror short stories Category ... more details
species of monkey native to Southeast Asia thumb 250px A monkey is any cercopithecoid Old World monkey or platyrrhine New World monkey primate. All primate s that are not prosimian s or ape s are monkeys. The 264 known extant monkey species represent two of the three groupings of simian primates ... Hierarchy of ranks parvorder New World monkey Platyrrhini , whereas the Old World monkeys superfamily Old World monkey Cercopithecoidea form part of the parvorder Catarrhini , which also includes ... mountains, Kerala , South India . According to the Oxford English Dictionary , the word monkey ... . ref cite web url http www.etymonline.com index.php?term monkey title Monkey author date work publisher accessdate ref The term monkey is an artificial grouping it is not a good taxon , but instead it is a Paraphyly ... ancestor species. The term monkey covers all New World monkey platyrrhines flat, broad noses and some ...&dq dawkins monkey paraphyletic&q accessdate 2008 08 24 postscript . ref Due to its size up to convert ... World monkey. Also, a few monkey species deceptively have the word ape in their common name, such as the Barbary ... right thumb Common Squirrel Monkey . Image Macaca fascicularis in Lopburi.JPG right thumb Crab eating Macaque in Thailand . The following list shows where the various monkey families bolded ... Tarsiidae tarsiers Infraorder Simian Simiiformes simians Parvorder New World monkey Platyrrhini ... night monkey Aotidae night monkeys 8 species Family Pitheciidae titis, sakis and uakaris 41 species ... World monkey Cercopithecoidea Family Old World monkey Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys 135 species ... dictionary monkey Definition of Monkey in Merriam Webster s Online Dictionary ref Including some ... Britannica 1911 http www.1911encyclopedia.org MonkeyMonkey ref and is still in colloquial use. ref Webster s New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed http www.yourdictionary.com monkeyMonkey ref Calling either a simian is correct. Monkey could be defined as a non ape simian, or apes as a non monkey simian ... more details
Wiktionary Rail or rails may refer to Railway transportation A generic term for railroads, railways, rail transport , and related matters Track rail transport Rail tracks , or railway lines, the running surface of a railway Rail profile , the cross sectional shape of a railway rail Third rail , a method of providing electric power to a railway train Conductor rail , a structural steel surface fitted alongside a rail track to provide electrical power to the train Science, technology, biology, and medicine Picatinny rail , a bracket used on some firearms in order to provide a standardized mounting platform for telescopic sights and other accessories Rails or Rallidae , a family of birds which includes crakes, coots, and gallinules Railing, a slang term for insufflation medicine , whereby a substance, such as cocaine, is inhaled for recreational effects Structural Guard rail , for protective separation of persons including those in vehicles from dangerous places or situations Hand rail , for physical support, such as on stairways and steps Theatre rail, see batten theater , from which lighting fixtures, theatrical scenery, tabs or curtains may be hung Curtain rail, see curtain , from which curtains are hung Door rails, see frame and panel , a horizontal outside member on a door or in a frame and panel construction Electrical engineering Power supply rail or voltage rail, a single voltage provided by a power supply unit Internal combustion engines Common rail , a fuel injection supply system Other users Crayon Rails , the generic term for a board game which recreates the building of railroads via the use of crayons Rail 1967 short film Rail 1967 short film , made by Geoffrey Jones ... programming language RAIL magazine , a magazine on the subject of current rail transport in the United Kingdom Rural Appalachian Improvement League RAIL , a non profit corporation based in Mullens ... ja simple Rail ... more details
Monkey Fist may refer to The monkey s fist knot. Monkey Kung Fu Lord Monty Fisk, a.k.a. Characters of Kim Possible Monkey Fist Monkey Fist , a villain on the Disney animated series Kim Possible . disambig ... more details
wiktionarypar monkey business Monkey Business may refer to Film and television Monkey Business 1926 film Monkey Business 1926 film , an Our Gang film Monkey Business 1931 film Monkey Business 1931 film , a Marx Brothers film Monkey Business 1952 film Monkey Business 1952 film Monkey Business TV series Monkey Business TV series Title of the 4th episode of the 4th season of Californication TV series Californication TV series Music Monkey Business The Musical , 2009 Monkey Business band Monkey Business design studio Monkey Business album Monkey Business album , by the Black Eyed Peas Monkey Business Skid Row song Monkey Business Skid Row song Monkey Business, a song by Danger Danger on the album Screw It Monkey Business Michael Jackson Song Monkey Business , a song by Michael Jackson in the box set Michael Jackson The Ultimate Collection Monkey Business, a song by Pain on the album Cynic Paradise Too Much Monkey Business a song by Chuck Berry that has been covered by The Beatles, Elvis Presley and The Yardbirds The phrase monkey business stated in the lyrics of the song Kent Harris Cops and Robbers by Bo Diddley . The phrase monkey business stated in the lyrics of the song Living On My Own by Freddie Mercury . Other Monkey Business yacht Monkey Business yacht , a boat involved in a 1988 scandal Monkey Business short story Monkey Business short story , a story by P. G. Wodehouse in the collection Blandings Castle and Elsewhere Monkey Business , a children s book by Vivian Walsh Monkey Business , a children s book by Mark Burgess illustrator Mark Burgess published in 1987 Monkey Business, a recurring feature in the comic strip The Dandy disambig cs Monkey Business de Monkey Business fr Monkey Business it Monkey Business he The Black Eyed Peas Monkey Business nl Monkey Business pl Monkey Business pt Monkey Business sv Monkey Business ... more details
wiktionary grease monkey Grease monkey may refer to Grease monkey, a slang term for a mechanic Grease Monkey business , a franchised chain of automotive service centers Greasemonkey , a Mozilla Firefox extension Grease Monkey , a comic Grease monkey, a slang term for a slightly built burglar with entry skills. disambig ... more details
Monkey Grip can refer to Monkey Grip novel , a 1977 novel Monkey Grip film Monkey Grip film , a 1982 Australian film, based on the novel Monkey Grip soundtrack , the soundtrack to the above film Monkey Grip Bill Wyman album , an album by Bill Wyman disambig ... more details
Stone Monkey may refer to Sun Wukong , the Monkey King, a character in the Chinese novel Journey to the West . The Stone Monkey , a novel by Jeffery Deaver. disamb ... more details
refimprove date May 2007 Monkey see, monkey do is a saying that originated in Jamaica in the early 18th century and popped up in American culture in the early 1920s. The saying refers to the learning of a process without an understanding of why it works. Another definition implies the act of mimicry , usually with limited knowledge of the consequences. ref http en.wiktionary.org wiki monkey see, monkey do Definition on Wiktionary ref The saying probably originates from the folklore of Mali , West Africa, made well known by Esphyr Slobodkina s retelling, which she calls Caps for Sale A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business . There are also various other versions of this folk tale , such as The Hatseller and the Monkeys by Baba Wagu Diakit , set in Mali. In French, the same saying exists Singe qui voit, singe qui fait . Monkey See Monkey Do has become so popular that a new series has been produced which is interactive with young children. The TV series is shown on PBS Sprout where it has grown to be among the first three positions, Disney Latin America shows the show and another 100 countries . References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Monkey See, Monkey Do Category Clich s Category Adages Category Metaphors referring to animals Category Monkeys culture stub ... more details
Monkey Puzzle may refer to Araucaria araucana , the monkey puzzle tree , a species of conifer Rathinda amor , a species of butterfly Monkey Puzzle band , an a cappella music group Monkey Puzzle rock band , a New Zealand rock band The Monkey Puzzle UFO album The Monkey Puzzle UFO album The Monkey Puzzle The Saints album The Monkey Puzzle The Saints album , 1981 Monkey Puzzle book , an illustrated children s book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler disambig ... more details
Notability Companies date January 2011 See Monkey Do Monkey is a record label based in Cardiff , Wales . ref http www.seemonkeydomonkey.com content about See Monkey Do Monkey About ref See Monkey Do Monkey was set up in 2009 by Aimee Jade Hayes from Bangor , North Wales to release music by her Republic of Ireland Irish husband Richard Hayes band, The Method. The company has its recording studios and rehearsal rooms based at Kings Road Arts Studios in the Canton, Cardiff Canton area of the city. The label s focus is 60s and psychedelically styled music. The label has signed five bands The Method, The Broken Vinyl Club, Houdini Dax, The Keys and The Moles. The magazine Miniature Music Press is published by the owner of See Monkey Do Monkey. ref name WalesOnline http www.walesonline.co.uk showbiz and lifestyle music in wales 2010 07 01 see monkey do monkey the record label 91466 26761139 Wales Online There s no Monkeying around for Cardiff record label ref Signed acts The Method The Method is psychedelic garage influenced band with elements of reggae, soul and ska in their music. It is fronted by Richard Hayes, husband of the founder of See Monkey Do Monkey. ref name WalesOnline Houdini Dax Houdini Dax was discovered by the record label through their Myspace site. See Monkey Do Monkey arranged a gig for the band and after watching them play an acoustic set, they were signed immediately. The band s average age is about 19. The band s songwriting has been compared by the record label to The Kinks . ref name WalesOnline The Keys The Keys include former members of Murry the Hump who had some success in the late 1990s. The band approached the record label with an album of songs they wanted to release, The Fire Inside . ref name WalesOnline The Broken Vinyl Club The Broken Vinyl Club were discovered on Myspace and were featured in Miniature Music Press. Their style is described ... home See Monkey Do Monkey website Economy and Industry of Cardiff Category Welsh ... more details
Monkey Magic may refer to Monkey Magic TV series Monkey Magic TV series 1998 1999 , an animated Japanese television series Monkey Magic PlayStation game Monkey Magic PlayStation game , a PlayStation game based on the animated series Monkey TV series Monkey TV series or Saiy ki 1978 1980 , a live action Japanese television series Monkey Magic song Monkey Magic song , the show s theme song Monkey Magic C64 game , a Commodore 64 game based on the television series Monkey Magic arcade game , an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1979 Monkey Magic manga , a manga by Hakase Mizuki Monkey Magic , a British magic TV show produced by Objective Productions Monkey Majik , a Japanese rock band disambig ja ... more details
wiktionary monkey A monkey is a tailed simian primate. Monkey s or The Monkey may also refer to Monkey zodiac , a Chinese zodiacal sign HMS Monkey , the name of several Royal Navy vessels TOC right Music Monkey dance , a novelty dance The Monkees , an American pop rock band The Monkees TV series The Monkees TV series Monkey song Monkey song , by George Michael Monkey band , a California ska band Monkey , a song by Harry Belafonte on the album Jump Up Calypso Monkey , a song by Bush on the album Sixteen Stone Monkey , a song by Low on the album The Great Destroyer Monkeys , a song by Echo & the Bunnymen on the album Crocodiles album Crocodiles Other media and entertainment Monkey novel Monkey novel , a translation by Arthur Waley of the Chinese story Journey to the West Monkey TV series Monkey TV series , a live action TV series based on Journey to the West Monkey Journey to the West , a stage adaptation of Journey to the West Monkey D. Luffy , a character in the anime series One Piece The Monkey , a short story by Stephen King Monkey advertising character , a puppet sock monkey appearing in advertisements Monkey, a List of characters in Dexter s Laboratory Monkey character in the TV series Dexter s Laboratory Other uses a model in the Honda Z series of motorcycles Monkey web server Monkey programming language , a computer programming language a London slang term meaning 500 disambig de Monkey fr Monkey ja pl Ma pa tr Maymun ... more details
Monkey Man may refer to Monkey man of Delhi , a phenomenon in New Delhi that took place in 2001 Bukit Timah Monkey Man , a purported Singapore cryptid Monkey Man The Rolling Stones song Monkey Man The Rolling Stones song Monkey Man Toots & the Maytals song Monkey Man Toots & the Maytals song , later covered by The Specials Disambig ... more details
Monkey Island may refer to Places Monkey Island, Hainan , Nanwan Monkey Island , a nature reserve and tourist destination in Hainan, China. Monkey Island, North Carolina , a remote, natural island located in Currituck Sound , North Carolina. The island was once the site of the Monkey Island Hunting Club ... away. ref http www.ncaudubon.org IBAs Coast Monkey Is.htm Monkey Island at NCAudubon ref Monkey Island ... monkeys living there. Monkey Island, an island located in the woodland area of Coltness Coltness, Wishaw , North Lanarkshire , Scotland Monkey Island, Yokosuka, Kanagawa . A historic island fort. Monkey Island is the English translation of Sarushima , most commonly used by American sailors stationed at Yokosuka Naval base. Monkey Island, Bray , an island in the River Thames. Monkey ... Scarborough Monkey Island, Cayo Santiago , Puerto Rico also a name sometimes used for Mona, Puerto Rico Mona Island , Puerto Rico. Monkey Island, an island in Peru Monkey Island, a remote, uninhabited island on the coast of South Carolina . The island is populated by approximately 3,500 Rhesus Monkey .... ref http www.wistv.com Global story.asp?S 8745479&nav 0RaPaTBv Monkey Island found off ... DM, Mehlman PT title Development of the Morgan Island rhesus monkey colony journal P R Health Sci J volume 8 issue 1 pages 159 69 year 1989 month April pmid 2780958 doi url ref Monkey Island, Jamaica Monkey Island, New Zealand Monkey Island, Florida Angaur Monkey Island, Palau other name Angaur Monkey ... Monkey Island , a division of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Cleveland Ohio, where monkeys were kept outside with no cages or walls, on an island created by Daniella. Monkey Island , an area that used .... Video games Monkey Island series Monkey Island series , an adventure game series The Secret of Monkey Island , the original title Monkey Island 2 LeChuck s Revenge , its sequel The Curse of Monkey Island , the third game Escape from Monkey Island , the fourth game Tales of Monkey Island , a five ... more details
Monkey faced may refer to Bougainville monkey faced bat , Old World fruit bat found only on Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea Fijian monkey faced bat , Old World fruit bat endemic to Fiji Guadalcanal monkey faced bat , Old World fruit bat endemic to Solomon Islands Montane monkey faced bat , Old World fruit bat endemic to Solomon Islands New Georgian Monkey faced Bat , Old World fruit bat endemic to Solomon Islands disambig ... more details
wiktionary Brass Monkey is the name of various people and things. In several cases, the people and things were named after, or as an allusion to, the colloquial expression. Brass Monkey band , an English folk band Brass Monkey cocktail , an alcoholic drink Brass monkey colloquial expression , meaning something solid and inert that can only be affected by extremes, or meaning an extreme of cold Brass Monkey film Brass Monkey film , a 1948 film Brass Monkey song Brass Monkey song , a song on the Beastie Boys 1986 debut album Licensed to Ill Brass Monkeys , an Australian sitcom Brass Monkey, a character in Salman Rushdie s novel Midnight s Children K2 Brass Monkey , a K2 bike that started production in 2000 and stopped in 2002 disambig ... more details
Notability date March 2009 Monkey butter is a spread made with banana , peanut butter , vanilla yogurt and cinnamon sugar . People probably called it monkey butter because monkey s are said to like bananas. External links Portal Food http en.wikibooks.org wiki Cookbook Monkey butter Recipe on Wikibooks DEFAULTSORT Monkey Butter Category Spreads Food stub ... more details
Chunky Monkey can refer to A flavor of Ben and Jerry s ice cream consisting of banana ice cream with fudge chunks & walnuts Chunky Monkey film Chunky Monkey , a 2001 British film In American slang, an overweight person. disambig ... more details
Refimprove date September 2010 The Crab and the Monkey , also known as nihongo Monkey Crab Battle saru kani gassen or The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab , is a Japanese fairy tale . In the story, a sly monkey kills a crab, and is later killed in revenge by the crab s offspring. Retributive justice is the main theme of the story. The Crab and the Monkey is included in the collection Japanische ... Fairy Tales , http www.rickwalton.com folktale japan16.htm The Quarrel of Tee Monkey and the Crab ... Lang, The Crimson Fairy Book , http www.mythfolklore.net andrewlang 228.htm The Crab and the Monkey ref Synopsis While out walking, a crab finds a Onigiri rice ball . A sly monkey persuades the crab ... she plants and tends the seed a tree grows that supplies abundant fruit. The monkey agrees to climb .... When the crab protests, the monkey hurls hard, unripe fruit at her. The shock of being attacked causes the crab to give birth just before she dies. The crab s children seek revenge on the monkey. With the help of several allies a chestnut, a millstone, a bee, and a cow pie they go to the monkey s house. The chestnut hides himself on the monkey s hearth , the bee in the water pail, the cow pie on the dirt floor, and the millstone on the roof. When the monkey returns home he tries to warm himself on the hearth, but the chestnut strikes the monkey so that he burns himself. When the monkey tries to cool his burns at the water bucket, the bee stings him. When the startled monkey tries ... the monkey. Variants The name of the story, the list of allies, and the details of the attacks ... and a piece of kelp replaces the cowpie. The egg attacks the monkey by exploding the kelp slips ... fruit and is not killed, but the monkey leaves her for dead. Modern versions of the story often tone down the violence. The title The Crab and the Monkey or The Story of the Monkey and the Crab similarly reduce the violence apparent in the older Monkey Crab Battle name. Twentieth century Japanese ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Infobox VG title Monkey Puncher image File Monkey Puncher.jpg 250px Monkey ... vgrelease EU December 2000 JP March 24, 2000 ref http www.gamefaqs.com gbc 579173 monkey puncher data Monkey Puncher at GameFAQs ref genre Strategy Game Strategy modes Single player, Multiplayer ratings platforms Game Boy Color Monkey Puncher is a game for the Game Boy Color , developed by Taito Corporation , and released in December 2000. The game s goal is to train a monkey to fight in organised ... the beginning of the game, the player is given his first monkey, called Freddy, to train. After obtaining the first monkey, and any subsequent new monkey, the player must befriend it by offering it food before he she can begin training it. Over time, the monkey becomes more and more friendly towards ... and going shopping. These activities increase, respectively, the monkey s speed, power, strength, stamina ... of the A button. Over time, a monkey will learn to imitate these actions for a longer period eventually requiring no prompting for it to begin. The player can then choose to send the monkey out to shop .... As its knowledge increases, the monkey will be able to follow a shopping list with greater accuracy and bring home rarer items. Sparring involves a normal match between the player s monkey and a computer controlled opponent, although without a clear winner or any reward beyond stat increases. All the monkey s stats have a maximum limit. It is possible to date your monkeys either with each other or with a monkey from a friend or a dating shop within the game. After dating, the first monkey vanishes and is replaced with a new baby monkey. The maximum stats for this new monkey may be higher or lower than the player s original monkey, depending on the monkey it is paired with. A monkey with all the stats maxed out will produce a baby monkey with much higher maximum stats. Each activity within the game takes half a day, regardless of what is achieved, and every three days the player s monkey ... more details
Several vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Monkey. HMS Monkey 1801 HMS Monkey was a gun brig of 12 guns, built 1801 in Rochester and wrecked 25 December 1810 near Brittany. http www.wrecksite.eu wreck.aspx?17218 HMS Monkey 1826 HMS Monkey was a schooner assigned to the West Indies squadron, launched 1826 and wrecked in 1831 near Tampico. http www.pdavis.nl ShowShip.php?id 2431 HMS Monkey 1896 HMS Monkey was a dockyard water tank vessel launched 21 December 1896 and assigned to Malta until sunk by German aircraft on 26 April 1942. http forums.clydemaritime.co.uk viewtopic.php?f 47&t 5994 HMS Monkey tug HMS Monkey was a steam powered tugboat launched in 1820 but apparently not placed on the Navy list until later and still in use in 1845. http www.navalofficer.com.au index.php?option com content&view article&id 231 rattler&catid 46 other ships 1&Itemid 81&showall 1 http books.google.com books?id ch2X3CGpZUQC&pg PA160&lpg PA160&dq HMS Monkey tug&source bl&ots 4KMEO4FI79&sig oxPaw4NC0YUUGdg 01TepM3KyCc&hl en&ei f485TefWEMudgQfkgqSPCQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 3&sqi 2&ved 0CCIQ6AEwAg v onepage&q HMS 20Monkey 20tug&f false Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Monkey, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
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