# Hear no Evil, See no Evil, Speak no Evil Monkeys

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 14, 2001, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hear-no-evil-see-no-evil-speak-no-evil-monkeys/57992 "2001-03-14T19:24:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![don\_willard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@don\_willard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_willard)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hear-no-evil-see-no-evil-speak-no-evil-monkeys/57992/1 "2001-03-14T19:24:06Z")

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What is the origin of these monkeys–is it a custom from India?

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**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hear-no-evil-see-no-evil-speak-no-evil-monkeys/57992/2 "2001-03-14T19:42:35Z")

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IIRC, they originated in Japan.  
[useless trivia] Their names are:  
Mizaru - See no evil  
Mikazaru - Hear no evil  
Mazaru - Speak no evil  
[/useless trivia]

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**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hear-no-evil-see-no-evil-speak-no-evil-monkeys/57992/3 "2001-03-15T00:29:45Z")

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Ohh! I thought you were talking about that shirt, Hear no Evil, Speak No evil, and Pick your Nose…

What does/do it/then mean, anyway. The real ones I mean.