# Monkey makes monkey of himself. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-makes-monkey-of-himself/312339 "2005-07-13T14:51:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-makes-monkey-of-himself/312339/1 "2005-07-13T14:51:56Z")
> [@](#): > > CALDWELL, Ohio (AP) – Authorities were searching Tuesday for a monkey that escaped his cage and bit a man before fleeing. Noble County Sheriff Landon Smith said two monkeys escaped from an outdoor cage, but one was soon captured by the owner. The other monkey attacked a 20-year-old man who stopped his truck when he saw him on the road, Smith said. “The person passing through stopped because he didn’t want to run him over,” Smith said. “The larger of the two monkeys jumped in the truck, tore his pants and bit him on the leg. He just made a total fool of himself.” What I love is the sherrif’s quote, “He just made a total fool of himself.” That monkey oughta be ashamed. What, was he raised by _wolves?_ ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-makes-monkey-of-himself/312339/2 "2005-07-13T15:01:07Z")
Did this take place in Noble County, or does the reporter really admire the Sheriff? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-makes-monkey-of-himself/312339/3 "2005-07-13T15:07:54Z")
Who is Tuesday and does she have a concealed monkey permit? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-makes-monkey-of-himself/312339/4 "2005-07-13T15:21:21Z")
[Maybe he needed a pack of smokes?](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3611666.stm) ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-makes-monkey-of-himself/312339/5 "2005-07-13T15:35:25Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Who is Tuesday and does she have a concealed monkey permit? I guess when [her film career went pear-shaped](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001839/), she took up monkey-smuggling. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-makes-monkey-of-himself/312339/6 "2005-07-13T16:32:12Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > What I love is the sherrif’s quote, “He just made a total fool of himself.” That monkey oughta be ashamed. What, was he raised by _wolves?_ It was just a bite, it could have been worse, he could have gone totally apeshit on the guy. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-makes-monkey-of-himself/312339/7 "2005-07-13T17:18:24Z")
It could have been much worse. Suppose the monkey had decided it wanted to [fly a jet.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=325331)