# rent-a-chimp

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-a-chimp/119318>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 17, 2002, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-a-chimp/119318 "2002-07-17T01:21:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![domesticatedjunglefowl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@domesticatedjunglefowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/domesticatedjunglefowl)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-a-chimp/119318/1 "2002-07-17T01:21:53Z")

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A friend of mine is having a bachelor party and wants to have a chimp that smokes cigars attend. Is there a way to rent a chimp for a party legitimately? (I know, I know… animal rights, ethics, exploitation… but just imagine the class a smoking chimp could bring to a social gathering.) 🆒

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**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-a-chimp/119318/2 "2002-07-17T01:53:03Z")

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I dunno, but read this first: [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_001b.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_001b.html)

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**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-a-chimp/119318/3 "2002-07-17T02:23:27Z")

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Or just check with these folks:

[http://www.hollywoodanimals.com/Animal\_Parties\_Events.htm](http://www.hollywoodanimals.com/Animal_Parties_Events.htm)

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**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-a-chimp/119318/4 "2002-07-17T02:37:59Z")

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In fact, here’s a national listing of animal rentals. Price will undoubtedly be prohibitive:

[http://www.rasource.com/animalsnational.htm](http://www.rasource.com/animalsnational.htm)

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**Author:** ![domesticatedjunglefowl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@domesticatedjunglefowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/domesticatedjunglefowl)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-a-chimp/119318/5 "2002-07-17T17:32:14Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Gary T \*  
> \*\*I dunno, but read this first: [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_001b.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_001b.html) \*\*

i’ve read the article and advised my friend of this, but a smoking chimp (wearing a derby) would be worth the risk

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**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-a-chimp/119318/6 "2002-07-17T17:55:35Z")

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And then there’s always the “stripper in a chimp suit” trick.😃