# More Jokes

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** comedian-jokes\
**Created:** [February 27, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629 "2020-02-27T23:57:18Z")\
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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> ### How do you fix a broken gorilla?
> 
> Use a monkey wrench.

Well actually, a gorilla is an ape, not a monkey…

> [@Real-world examples of 'Ummm, acktually, It's X, not Y' nitpicks, and discussion about them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-world-examples-of-ummm-acktually-its-x-not-y-nitpicks-and-discussion-about-them/1019326/26):
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> You’ll often hear “well actually, X is an ape, not a monkey”, but it’s rather more nuanced than that. Cladistically, apes are a subgroup of monkeys. Common usage tends to use “monkey” to refer to all simians except apes, but excluding apes from other simians doesn’t have a reasonable biological basis.

I stand corrected… 😊

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