# The Trunk Monkey

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trunk-monkey/237150>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 29, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trunk-monkey/237150 "2004-03-29T20:11:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![peasea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc79bd/32.png) [@peasea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peasea)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trunk-monkey/237150/1 "2004-03-29T20:11:42Z")

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[Link](http://www.suburban-trunkmonkey.com/). “Pending approval by the Department of Agriculture”

Yes, I know that’s not a monkey. As I’ve tried to explain to a anthro major friend of mine, ‘ape’, ‘chimp’, and ‘orangutan’, etc. just don’t have the same comedic resonance.