Oldest Documented Monkey

Ladyzekke · 03-30-2008, 07:12 PM

Dang, Cheeta is still alive! I was never a Tarzan fan, but when I was growing up we didn't have cable and on the weekends there was really nothing on to watch but stuff like Tarzan or Planet of the Apes LOL. Ugg. So I watched a lot of Tarzan episodes, and apparently the monkey is still alive. He actually has outlived the actors he worked with!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1773

VulcanRider · 03-30-2008, 07:18 PM

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Esquire also jokes that he has made a small fortune working as a body double for actor Robin Williams.

That made me LOL...

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 03-30-2008, 09:13 PM

..probably on a healthier diet..

Cloudbringer · 03-31-2008, 08:40 AM

ROTFL... he's replaced his old diet of beer and cigars... ugh. This is a cool bit of news- I watched some of those movies as a kid and probably saw Cheetah in them... that's wild!

Hmm.. and he is probably worth alot more than we are, too!

Unglaublich Verwustung · 03-31-2008, 04:09 PM

You can't call Cheeta a monkey - he's an ape, dammit, an ape!

Unglaublich Verwustung · 03-31-2008, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ladyzekke

...when I was growing up we didn't have cable...

Haven't quite fathomed this one - do you mean cable was available in the US back then and you didn't have it, or it wasn't available in the US at that time? (I feel so dumb for even asking that question)

Ladyzekke · 03-31-2008, 06:45 PM

Well I'm not sure if cable TV existed yet in the U.S. in the 70's. And whenever it did arrive, I didn't see it for a looong time because we always lived out in the sticks away from town LOL.

Bungleau · 03-31-2008, 10:30 PM

Hmmm... I think it did, actually. I remember HBO debuted around the late 70s... holy smokes! Wikipedia, that source of endless truth, states that it actually started in 1965, and first became HBO in 1972.

I remember my dad had ON-TV, which was one of the first pay channels available to your house. Some good stuff, some sleazy stuff... don't know what happened to it, other than disappearing.

*edit* Wow! Wikipedia even had records of On-TV... and that was back in 1979...

wellard · 04-01-2008, 04:44 AM

Wow thats even older than the oil monkey

Unglaublich Verwustung · 04-01-2008, 08:47 AM

Huzzah for wikipedia and for Bungeau bothering to check

I think my parents still had a 14" b&W tv up until about 1980. And we could get a grand total of 3 channels until 1982 when we got one more in the UK. Woo.

03-30-2008, 07:12 PM	#1
Ladyzekke Ironworks Atomic Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Virginia, U.S.A. Age: 58 Posts: 9,005	Oldest Documented Monkey Dang, Cheeta is still alive! I was never a Tarzan fan, but when I was growing up we didn't have cable and on the weekends there was really nothing on to watch but stuff like Tarzan or Planet of the Apes LOL. Ugg. So I watched a lot of Tarzan episodes, and apparently the monkey is still alive. He actually has outlived the actors he worked with! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1773 __________________ Reality Show Recaps

03-30-2008, 09:13 PM	#3
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 60 Posts: 5,634	Re: Oldest Documented Monkey ..probably on a healthier diet.. __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)

03-31-2008, 08:40 AM	#4
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	Re: Oldest Documented Monkey ROTFL... he's replaced his old diet of beer and cigars... ugh. This is a cool bit of news- I watched some of those movies as a kid and probably saw Cheetah in them... that's wild! Hmm.. and he is probably worth alot more than we are, too! __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

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Unglaublich Verwustung Silver Dragon Join Date: August 2, 2006 Location: i ngach aon áit (but mostly Western Europe) Age: 57 Posts: 1,619	Re: Oldest Documented Monkey You can't call Cheeta a monkey - he's an ape, dammit, an ape! __________________ Make a decision, even if it's wrong, and remember.... ...it's never too early for a salad.

03-31-2008, 06:45 PM	#7
Ladyzekke Ironworks Atomic Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Virginia, U.S.A. Age: 58 Posts: 9,005	Re: Oldest Documented Monkey Well I'm not sure if cable TV existed yet in the U.S. in the 70's. And whenever it did arrive, I didn't see it for a looong time because we always lived out in the sticks away from town LOL. __________________ Reality Show Recaps

03-31-2008, 10:30 PM	#8
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Re: Oldest Documented Monkey Hmmm... I think it did, actually. I remember HBO debuted around the late 70s... holy smokes! Wikipedia, that source of endless truth, states that it actually started in 1965, and first became HBO in 1972. I remember my dad had ON-TV, which was one of the first pay channels available to your house. Some good stuff, some sleazy stuff... don't know what happened to it, other than disappearing. edit Wow! Wikipedia even had records of On-TV... and that was back in 1979... __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last. Last edited by Bungleau; 03-31-2008 at 10:35 PM.

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wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	Re: Oldest Documented Monkey Wow thats even older than the oil monkey __________________ fossils - natures way of laughing at creationists for over 3 billion years

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Unglaublich Verwustung Silver Dragon Join Date: August 2, 2006 Location: i ngach aon áit (but mostly Western Europe) Age: 57 Posts: 1,619	Re: Oldest Documented Monkey Huzzah for wikipedia and for Bungeau bothering to check I think my parents still had a 14" b&W tv up until about 1980. And we could get a grand total of 3 channels until 1982 when we got one more in the UK. Woo. __________________ Make a decision, even if it's wrong, and remember.... ...it's never too early for a salad. Last edited by Unglaublich Verwustung; 04-01-2008 at 08:50 AM.

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