Hi all,
Now here is the beginnings of a new thread - monkey in a tree, line and sinker anyone
One of my friends used to have a monkey as a pet. He, (my friend, who was not the monkey) thought it (the monkey, who was certainly not my friend) was as good a companion as a dog. He (oh come on, from now on when ever you see 'HE' read 'my friend who was not a monkey but had a monkey') went fly fishing - and yes he took it (at the risk of avoiding further confusion, 'it' represents HE's monkey hereon-wards). Now unlike dogs, monkeys are not known for crossing their front paws in front to pad the snout and wait patiently for action. They like to haunch on their rear ends and pounce around at anything that moves, creating the action themselves. To free his hands for action HE looped the chain attached to ITs collar to his little camping chair. IT sat for a while watching him cast in the slow flowing river. Now monkeys are not as intelligent as dogs, but they learn to mimic well pretty fast. By his fourth cast IT had got the idea and so IT grabbed a nine foot pole resting on the aforementioned chair and began waving it around. HE looked back and enjoyed the innocent gesture of his companion. Before long IT had the hang of it and was able to move the considerably heavy pole (IT was not a very big monkey) with some authority, catching him on his scalp on one of ITs casts. He shouted in pain, which startled and frightened IT, who started scampering for cover. Now envision this scenario, the chair, the chain, the pole and the line, all attached to an anxious monkey - and you would get the idea.
HE got the idea too, and a visit to the hospital. The monkey on the other hand, was never hurt in any way in the making of this story and lived happily ever after

True Story, Cross My Heart.

(BTW, for the benefit of our royal subjects, because SHE has never been known to keep a monkey for a companion, HE doesnt represent, refer to or abbreviates for Her Excellency Her Magesty the Queen of Narnia.