Sep 11
Click for larger imageMarvin Comments: No doubt where Dian Fossey swiped her “Gorillas in the Mist” title from.
Published 1963
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Marvin Comments: No doubt where Dian Fossey swiped her “Gorillas in the Mist” title from.
Published 1963
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September 11th, 2019 at 10:00 am
Vampire chimpanzees: slightly less pleasant than actual chimpanzees!
September 11th, 2019 at 10:16 am
Count Chimpula ain’t a breakfast cereal anymore!
September 11th, 2019 at 12:20 pm
Hammer Films bombed with BONZO HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE.
September 11th, 2019 at 12:22 pm
So they launched a wooden stake into space then?
September 11th, 2019 at 12:29 pm
Now that I know that long term PG Tips usage has side effects, I am going to moderate my tea drinking.
September 11th, 2019 at 1:01 pm
This pitch for a remake of Lifeforce will be a tough sell.
September 11th, 2019 at 1:03 pm
I doff my hat for Fred’s laugh-out-loud pun. Good show, Sir, good show.
September 11th, 2019 at 2:52 pm
Today’s Horoscope for Chimpanzus:
This is an excellent time for learning something new, dear Chimpanzus. You are in a good position to bite someone, and the more open they are to new viruses, the better you feel. You’re in great shape for assaulting Earth with the moon lining up with Satyrus Major. You care more about what is in your peers’ hair than usual. Those things that are crawling around in there can stick out more than usual, and you can be quite anxious to straighten things out. You’re in good shape for tearing open jugular veins. Your ideas and advice may not be well received today. Keep an eye out for pointy rocket ships trying to trip you up.
September 11th, 2019 at 3:14 pm
Not seeing a lot of mist here, and 1963’s too early for the title to be trying to evoke a Dian Fossey vibe.
September 11th, 2019 at 3:35 pm
Ham the Astrochimp went to the Sears Portrait Studio
September 11th, 2019 at 4:41 pm
Is that a lit cigar?
September 11th, 2019 at 4:46 pm
@Bruce A Munro: Agreed. Chimps are nasty, unpleasant creatures who like to throw poop.
September 11th, 2019 at 6:15 pm
Talk about going apeship.
September 11th, 2019 at 6:28 pm
No, I can’t say that I dig it. Sorry, Vern.
September 11th, 2019 at 7:26 pm
@BC Caaaaaaannnn yoooooooooouuuu dig iiiiiiiiiiiiit?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTUrWYv2vtU
September 11th, 2019 at 9:15 pm
Juan Paul @8: GSS!
@Anna T.: and vicious in a fight. Chimpanzee attacks you, they will seriously mutilate you.
A.R. Yngve@4: just how big do you think these chimps are?
September 11th, 2019 at 11:45 pm
I really can’t add anything here, except wondering where the mist is and what the deal is with the proportions. Mr. Osborne aced “random assemblage” class at UAI.
A hearty GSS to all for the laughs, esp. 3, 10 and 13.
P.S. Hey Vern!
https://giphy.com/gifs/absurdnoise-absurdnoise-80s-tv-gifs-c6hTmjsIP0xlS
September 12th, 2019 at 2:14 am
♫ I hate every ape I see
From chimpan-a to chimpan-zee
No, you’ll never make a monkey out of me
Oh my God, I was wrong
It was Earth all along
You’ve finally made a monkey
Yes, we’ve finally made a monkey
Yes, you’ve finally made a monkey out of me
Apes: Yes, we’ve finally made a monkey out of you ♫
September 12th, 2019 at 4:43 am
@GSSxn—Try I as I might to find the eponymous mist, all I can come up with is that thin whitish halo around the rocket. Of course, in space neither it nor the fiery exhaust are possible, but that just adds to the enigma of this cover, and adds more reasons, @JP, why I still can’t ddiiiiiiiiggg iiiiittt! (Great bad movie, btw.)
September 12th, 2019 at 5:01 am
I was just thinking, maybe it’s not a chimp but a bonobo. They are gentle and friendly, unlike vicious chimps, and usually play the roles assigned to “chimps” in old films (although I think Cheetah was a real chimp). According to an article in The Nikkei Asian Review (5/1/14): “In contrast to the chimpanzee, the bonobo is known for its avoidance of conflict, which has earned the species the nickname, ‘the ape of friendship.’ ”
It would be nice if this horrific looking chimp were really a cuddly bonobo, wearing wax teeth as a little comic shtick. Then, maybe, I could dig it.
September 12th, 2019 at 10:31 pm
@B. Chiclitz: Aren’t bonobos also well known for spending a lot of their time doing more than cuddling – I imagine ‘the ape of friendship’ is just their most polite nickname. It’s supposed to be partly why they are so peaceful.
September 12th, 2019 at 11:06 pm
@Vlttp—So it seems. They are also, unlike chimps, a female-dominant species. Perhaps we need to consult old Tiresias on this account, the time when he had to settle that dispute between Zeus and Hera.
September 13th, 2019 at 1:49 am
@B. Chiclitz: so not only are they ape vampires, they’re _sexy_ ape vampires? do they sparkle when they emerge from the mists?
September 13th, 2019 at 5:36 am
@Bruce: since there’s no mist on this cover, there’s no sparkling. QED.
If that’s a bonobo, and we know what bonobos do… that might not be a rocket.
September 13th, 2019 at 5:37 am
@Bruce AM—
do they sparkle when they emerge from the mists?
I think the answer is the same as the answer to another age old question:
Q: Do you smoke after sex?
A: I don’t know, I never looked.
September 20th, 2019 at 6:22 pm
@Alice #11…I thought it was a pen-light that the chimp was using to shine on the earth.