# Spank the Monkey! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 25, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360 "2003-02-25T06:28:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a5b964/32.png) [@Grelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grelby)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/1 "2003-02-25T06:28:56Z")
[C’mon.](http://www.addictinggames.com/monkey.html) You know you want to. 355 mph, baby! …problem is, I don’t think it can go higher than that :(. I wanna break the sound barrier with that goofy looking primate. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/2 "2003-02-25T06:39:29Z")
Damn game made me spill my beer. ☹ And I could only get 328 MPH. ---
**Author:** ![iconoplast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3d9bf3/32.png) [@iconoplast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iconoplast)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/3 "2003-02-25T06:49:26Z")
Poo. I can’t get above 350 MPH. ---
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/4 "2003-02-25T07:07:11Z")
459!!! ---
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/5 "2003-02-25T07:08:26Z")
hmmm…does that mean I’m good at spanking the monkey? Is that something I want to admit in public? ---
**Author:** ![Grelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a5b964/32.png) [@Grelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grelby)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/6 "2003-02-26T03:13:55Z")
Don’t worry **akennett** , everyone does it. I managed over 400 at school, actually. Must be a limit to how fast my optical mouse will track :(. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Grelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a5b964/32.png) [@Grelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grelby)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/7 "2003-02-26T03:20:22Z")
There ya go! Cranked up the mouse speed and now I’m hitting 508! Ka-ching! ---
**Author:** ![stargazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/8 "2003-02-26T03:24:14Z")
ooh! I got 362 on my 3rd try! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/9 "2003-02-26T03:50:09Z")
Speed’s okay, but I prefer to spank my monkey slooooooooow. Slowest I can get it is 53 mph. How slow can you spank it? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/10 "2003-02-26T04:24:43Z")
Gotcha beat, **Happy**! 51 MPH. ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/11 "2003-02-26T04:40:24Z")
847MPH …what? ---
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/12 "2003-02-26T05:17:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Happy Lendervedder \* > \*\*Speed’s okay, but I prefer to spank my monkey slooooooooow. > \*\* I like it slow, then fast, then slow again… ---
**Author:** ![JRootabega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@JRootabega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRootabega)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/13 "2003-02-26T05:34:25Z")
I got 845. Seriously. It plays Rapper’s Delight. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/14 "2003-02-26T05:35:59Z")
Screenshot? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/15 "2003-02-26T05:43:52Z")
I can only get around 230 to 240 even without my mousepad. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![JRootabega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@JRootabega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRootabega)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/16 "2003-02-26T05:53:43Z")
[http://members.tripod.com/~whitepetrolatumusp/845.jpg](http://members.tripod.com/~whitepetrolatumusp/845.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/17 "2003-02-26T05:54:28Z")
I got up to 772 mph. _(Hint, set your mouse speed to its maximum.)_ ---
**Author:** ![TheOtherOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@TheOtherOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOtherOne)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/18 "2003-02-26T06:01:22Z")
holy god, I just got 491 and I almost knocked my bowl of mac n’ cheese everywhere…wow…I’m proud… ---
**Author:** ![JRootabega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@JRootabega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRootabega)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/19 "2003-02-26T06:05:42Z")
Damnnn…always when you least expect it… [http://members.tripod.com/~whitepetrolatumusp/845.html](http://members.tripod.com/~whitepetrolatumusp/845.html) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360/20 "2003-02-26T17:09:00Z")
Anyone else break [8000](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2123109&highlight=8489#post2123109) yet? Still have no idea how I managed that. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spank-the-monkey/157360.md?page=2)