# Origin of "no evil" monkeys

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-no-evil-monkeys/313728>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 22, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-no-evil-monkeys/313728 "2005-07-22T23:24:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-no-evil-monkeys/313728/21 "2005-07-24T20:58:42Z")

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> [@El Cheapo](#):
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> The Evil Monkey in Chris Griffin’s closet?

Chris is in NO MOOD!

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-no-evil-monkeys/313728/22 "2005-07-24T21:06:32Z")

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> [@Tuckerfan](#):
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> Let’s see, there’s “See No Evil,” “Speak No Evil,” “Hear No Evil,” and “Have No Fun,” what’s the fifth monkey?

> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#):
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> He’s the little guy wearing the fez, & banging on the cymbals.

But, what does he _cymbalize?_.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-no-evil-monkeys/313728/23 "2005-07-24T21:22:10Z")

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> [@samclem](#):
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> But, what does he _cymbalize?_.

He symbolizes small mechanical monkeys wearing fezes & playing cymbals everywhere. Fnord.

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**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-no-evil-monkeys/313728/24 "2005-07-24T23:31:07Z")

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> [@Tuckerfan](#):
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> and “Have No Fun,”

You can just picture the stance of “Have No Fun,” too. Holding its little monkey paws to hide its… you can fill in the rest from your imagination.

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