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* BlackComedy: The story has a gross yet bizzare and ridiculous plot. Some guy buys 200 [[GroinAttack genital-punching]] monkeys at an extremely cheap price. After all the monkeys suddenly die, the rest of the story are the humorous ways intends to dispose of the 200 monkey carcasses that lie about house.
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* BlackComedy: The story has a gross yet bizzare and ridiculous plot. Some guy buys 200 [[GroinAttack genital-punching]] monkeys at an extremely cheap price. After all the monkeys suddenly die, the rest of the story are the humorous ways intends he tries to dispose of the 200 monkey carcasses that lie about house.
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* BlackComedy: The story has a gross yet bizzare and ridiculous plot. Some guy buys around 200 [[GroinAttack genital-punching]] monkeys at an extremely cheap price. After all the monkeys suddenly die, the rest of the story are the humorous ways intends to dispose of the 200 monkey carcasses that lie about house.
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* BlackComedy: The story has a gross yet bizzare and ridiculous plot. Some guy buys around 200 [[GroinAttack genital-punching]] monkeys at an extremely cheap price. After all the monkeys suddenly die, the rest of the story are the humorous ways intends to dispose of the 200 monkey carcasses that lie about house.
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* BlackComedy: The story has a gross yet bizzare and ridiculous plot. Some guy buys around 200 [[GroinAttack genital-punching]] monkeys at an extremely cheap price. After all the monkeys suddenly die, the rest of the story are the humorous ways intends to dispose of the 200 monkey carcasses that lie about house.
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"I Like Monkeys" is a short story originating from e-mails and blogs that started at around 1994. It is about a man who decides to buy 200 monkeys for an extremely cheap price. At first it seems like a good deal, but eventually, the consequences of his greed are evident when the monkeys die and he has to get rid of them.
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"I Like Monkeys" is a BlackComedy short story originating from e-mails and blogs that started at around 1994. It is about a man who decides to buy 200 monkeys for an extremely cheap price. At first it seems like a good deal, but eventually, the consequences of his greed are evident when the monkeys die and he has to get rid of them.
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"I Like Monkeys" is a story originating from e-mails and blogs that started at around 1994. It is about a man who decides to buy 200 monkeys for an extremely cheap price. At first it seems like a good deal, but eventually, the consequences of his greed are evident when the monkeys die and he has to get rid of them.
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"I Like Monkeys" is a short story originating from e-mails and blogs that started at around 1994. It is about a man who decides to buy 200 monkeys for an extremely cheap price. At first it seems like a good deal, but eventually, the consequences of his greed are evident when the monkeys die and he has to get rid of them.
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The story has had some spread over the years, with one notable example of such including the text being [[DummiedOut hidden in the code of games]] like ''VideoGame/HotWheelsVelocityX'' and ''VideoGame/TheHobbit''.
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The story has had some spread over the years, with one notable example of such including the text being [[DummiedOut hidden in the code of games]] like ''VideoGame/HotWheelsVelocityX'' and ''VideoGame/TheHobbit''.
''VideoGame/TheHobbit2003''.
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The story has had some spread over the years, with the text getting DummiedOut in ''VideoGame/HotWheelsVelocityX'' and ''VideoGame/TheHobbit''.
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The story has had some spread over the years, with one notable example of such including the text getting DummiedOut being [[DummiedOut hidden in the code of games]] like ''VideoGame/HotWheelsVelocityX'' and ''VideoGame/TheHobbit''.
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* PottyEmergency: The man is left badly needing to pee halfway through the story, but cannot due to the dead monkey he stuffed down the toilet earlier and being too embarrassed to phone a plumber.
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* PercussiveTherapy: The man decides to [[PummellingTheCorpse severely beat up one of his dead monkeys]] when he got agitated at his inability to dispose of his monkeys or to use the bathroom. He felt better thanks to it.
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* KillItWithFire: The man tries disposing of his dead monkeys by setting them alight, but makes the ''slight'' error of [[TooDumbToLive burning them on his own bed]]. He's ultimately just left with 197 dead, charred monkeys in a pile.
* PercussiveTherapy: The man decides to [[PummellingTheCorpse severely beat up one of his dead monkeys]] when he got agitated at his inability to dispose of his monkeys or to use the bathroom. He felt a bit better thanks to it.
* PercussiveTherapy: The man decides to [[PummellingTheCorpse severely beat up one of his dead monkeys]] when he got agitated at his inability to dispose of his monkeys or to use the bathroom. He felt a bit better thanks to it.
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* TooDumbToLive: The man falls for an extremely suspicious deal (who would think that 200 monkeys for 5 cents each would be anything but a rip-off?), got a monkey stuck in the toilet, had to eat all the food in the freezer to place some monkeys in (potentially risking overeating or other diseases) and tries burning them, not thinking that his bed would be flammable.
* UngratefulBastard: The man sees his friends as ingrates for not really being happy with being given dead monkeys as gifts, so he decides to [[GroinAttack punch them in the genitals]].
* UngratefulBastard: The man sees his friends as ingrates for not really being happy with being given dead monkeys as gifts, so he decides to [[GroinAttack punch them in the genitals]].
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: On several counts. The monkeys don't adapt well to their new environment after the man purchases them -- screeching and hurling themselves off the furniture and slamming into the walls repeatedly, ultimately dropping dead two hours later -- and none of the man's methods to get rid of the corpses work. They don't flush down the toilet, freeze or burn particularly well, and the local authorities also don't accept them when he tries to put them in the garbage.
* TooDumbToLive: The man falls for an extremely suspicious deal (who would think that 200 monkeys for 5 cents each would be anything but a rip-off?), got a monkey stuck in thetoilet, toilet trying to flush it away, had to eat all the food in the freezer to place some monkeys in (potentially risking overeating or other diseases) and tries burning them, not thinking that his bed would be flammable.
* UngratefulBastard: Played for laughs. The man sees his friends as ingrates for not really being happy with being given dead monkeys as gifts, so he decides to [[GroinAttack punch them in the genitals]].
* TooDumbToLive: The man falls for an extremely suspicious deal (who would think that 200 monkeys for 5 cents each would be anything but a rip-off?), got a monkey stuck in the
* UngratefulBastard: Played for laughs. The man sees his friends as ingrates for not really being happy with being given dead monkeys as gifts, so he decides to [[GroinAttack punch them in the genitals]].
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* DisposingOfABody: The man tries to get rid of the dead monkeys bodies by flushing them down the toilet, putting them in a freezer, and burning them. None of the methods work.
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* DeadGuyOnDisplay: The man is forced to do this for a while with most of his dead monkeys, pretending that they're just decorative stuffed toys. Unfortunately for him, decomposition soon puts a stop to it.
* DisposingOfABody: The man tries to get rid of the deadmonkeys monkeys' bodies by flushing them down the toilet, putting them in a freezer, and burning them.them, and putting them out for garbage. None of the methods work.
* DisposingOfABody: The man tries to get rid of the dead
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* PercussiveTherapy: The man decides to severely beat up one of his monkeys when he got agitated at his inability to dispose of his monkeys and to use the bathroom. He felt better thanks to it.
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* PercussiveTherapy: The man decides to [[PummellingTheCorpse severely beat up one of his monkeys dead monkeys]] when he got agitated at his inability to dispose of his monkeys and or to use the bathroom. He felt better thanks to it.it.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Or rather, protagonist. The man refers to Sigmund, a monkey who he lets drive his big car on the way back to his house, with an ableist slur.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Or rather, protagonist. The man refers to Sigmund, a monkey who he lets drive his big car on the way back to his house, with an ableist slur.
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* UngratefulBastard: The man sees his friends as ingrates for not really being happy with being given dead monkeys as gifts so he decides to punch them in the genitals.
* YouGetWhatYouPayFor: The man bought 200 monkeys for five cents a piece, even though they would typically cost a couple thousand dollars a piece. This works about as well as you'd expect since they all quickly drop dead.
* YouGetWhatYouPayFor: The man bought 200 monkeys for five cents a piece, even though they would typically cost a couple thousand dollars a piece. This works about as well as you'd expect since they all quickly drop dead.
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* UngratefulBastard: The man sees his friends as ingrates for not really being happy with being given dead monkeys as gifts gifts, so he decides to [[GroinAttack punch them in the genitals.
genitals]].
* YouGetWhatYouPayFor: The man bought 200 monkeys for five cents a piece, even though they would typically cost a couple thousand dollarsa piece. apiece in both the zoological and exotic pet trades. This works about as well as you'd expect expect, since they all quickly drop dead.
* YouGetWhatYouPayFor: The man bought 200 monkeys for five cents a piece, even though they would typically cost a couple thousand dollars
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It can be read [[http://web.mit.edu/kilroi/Public/humor/i-like-monkeys.txt here]] and it's recommended to do so before reading the trope list as it's rather short.
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It can be read [[http://web.mit.edu/kilroi/Public/humor/i-like-monkeys.txt [[https://members.tripod.com/~Fuzzy_Lionel/forwards/ilovemonkeys.html here]] and it's recommended to do so before reading the trope list as it's rather short.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The man himself states "I like monkeys". It seems to be that way at first, until they start causing trouble, but he still likes them.
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The previous link leads to a trojan according to Malwarebytes
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It can be read [[https://monkey.org/jape/monkeystory.html here]] and it's recommended to do so before reading the trope list as it's rather short.
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It can be read [[https://monkey.org/jape/monkeystory.html [[http://web.mit.edu/kilroi/Public/humor/i-like-monkeys.txt here]] and it's recommended to do so before reading the trope list as it's rather short.
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It cann be read [[https://monkey.org/jape/monkeystory.html here]] and it's recommended to do so before reading the trope list as it's rather short.
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It cann can be read [[https://monkey.org/jape/monkeystory.html here]] and it's recommended to do so before reading the trope list as it's rather short.
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* YouGetWhatYouPayFor: The man bought 200 monkeys for five cents a piece, even though they would typically cost a couple thousand dollars a piece. This works about as well as you'd expect since they all drop dead.
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* YouGetWhatYouPayFor: The man bought 200 monkeys for five cents a piece, even though they would typically cost a couple thousand dollars a piece. This works about as well as you'd expect since they all quickly drop dead.
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* TooDumbToLive: The man not only falls for an extremely suspicious deal, got a monkey stuck in the toilet, had to eat all the food in the freezer to place some monkeys in (potentially risking overeating or other diseases) and tries burning them, not thinking that his bed would be flammable.
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* PercussiveTherapy: The man decides to severely beat up one of his monkeys when he got agitated at his inability to dispose of his monkeys and to use the bathroom. He felt better thanks to it.
* TooDumbToLive: The mannot only falls for an extremely suspicious deal, deal (who would think that 200 monkeys for 5 cents each would be anything but a rip-off?), got a monkey stuck in the toilet, had to eat all the food in the freezer to place some monkeys in (potentially risking overeating or other diseases) and tries burning them, not thinking that his bed would be flammable.
* TooDumbToLive: The man
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* YouGetWhatYouPayFor: The man bought 200 monkeys for five cents a piece, even though they would typically cost a couple thousand dollars a piece.
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* YouGetWhatYouPayFor: The man bought 200 monkeys for five cents a piece, even though they would typically cost a couple thousand dollars a piece. This works about as well as you'd expect since they all drop dead.
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On second thought, that's the better location, it doesn't have the teal background and is https somehow.
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It cann be read [[http://www.bl.net/forwards/monkey.html here]] and it's recommended to do so before reading the trope list as it's rather short.
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It cann be read [[http://www.bl.net/forwards/monkey.[[https://monkey.org/jape/monkeystory.html here]] and it's recommended to do so before reading the trope list as it's rather short.
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It depends on where you find the text, it had three instances on that text and four instances in the Hot Wheels/Hobbit text.
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* ArcWords: "I like monkeys", which shows up four times.
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* ArcWords: "I like monkeys", which shows up three or four times.
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* DisposingOfTheBody: The man tries to get rid of the dead monkeys bodies by flushing them down the toilet, putting them in a freezer, and burning them. None of the methods work.
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* DisposingOfTheBody: DisposingOfABody: The man tries to get rid of the dead monkeys bodies by flushing them down the toilet, putting them in a freezer, and burning them. None of the methods work.
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"I Like Monkeys" is a story originating from e-mails and blogs that started at around 1994. It is about a man who decides to buy 200 monkeys for an extremely cheap price. At first it seems like a good deal, but eventually, the consequences of his greed are evident when the monkeys die and he has to get rid of them.
The story has had some spread over the years, with the text getting DummiedOut in ''VideoGame/HotWheelsVelocityX'' and ''VideoGame/TheHobbit''.
It cann be read [[http://www.bl.net/forwards/monkey.html here]] and it's recommended to do so before reading the trope list as it's rather short.
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!!This story provides examples of:
* ArcWords: "I like monkeys", which shows up four times.
* BookEnds: The story starts and ends with the words "I like monkeys".
* DisposingOfTheBody: The man tries to get rid of the dead monkeys bodies by flushing them down the toilet, putting them in a freezer, and burning them. None of the methods work.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The man himself states "I like monkeys". It seems to be that way at first, until they start causing trouble, but he still likes them.
* GroinAttack: The monkeys punched their own genitals, which caused the man to laugh. Then they started punching his, and he stopped laughing. It seems like he learned from that, as he decided to punch his friends' genitals when they weren't satisfied when he gave the dead monkeys to them as gifts.
* TooDumbToLive: The man not only falls for an extremely suspicious deal, got a monkey stuck in the toilet, had to eat all the food in the freezer to place some monkeys in (potentially risking overeating or other diseases) and tries burning them, not thinking that his bed would be flammable.
* UngratefulBastard: The man sees his friends as ingrates for not really being happy with being given dead monkeys as gifts so he decides to punch them in the genitals.
* YouGetWhatYouPayFor: The man bought 200 monkeys for five cents a piece, even though they would typically cost a couple thousand dollars a piece.
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The story has had some spread over the years, with the text getting DummiedOut in ''VideoGame/HotWheelsVelocityX'' and ''VideoGame/TheHobbit''.
It cann be read [[http://www.bl.net/forwards/monkey.html here]] and it's recommended to do so before reading the trope list as it's rather short.
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!!This story provides examples of:
* ArcWords: "I like monkeys", which shows up four times.
* BookEnds: The story starts and ends with the words "I like monkeys".
* DisposingOfTheBody: The man tries to get rid of the dead monkeys bodies by flushing them down the toilet, putting them in a freezer, and burning them. None of the methods work.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The man himself states "I like monkeys". It seems to be that way at first, until they start causing trouble, but he still likes them.
* GroinAttack: The monkeys punched their own genitals, which caused the man to laugh. Then they started punching his, and he stopped laughing. It seems like he learned from that, as he decided to punch his friends' genitals when they weren't satisfied when he gave the dead monkeys to them as gifts.
* TooDumbToLive: The man not only falls for an extremely suspicious deal, got a monkey stuck in the toilet, had to eat all the food in the freezer to place some monkeys in (potentially risking overeating or other diseases) and tries burning them, not thinking that his bed would be flammable.
* UngratefulBastard: The man sees his friends as ingrates for not really being happy with being given dead monkeys as gifts so he decides to punch them in the genitals.
* YouGetWhatYouPayFor: The man bought 200 monkeys for five cents a piece, even though they would typically cost a couple thousand dollars a piece.
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