Re: Q: The genius monkey/ape?

From: GBurch1@aol.com
Date: Fri Mar 31 2000 - 06:01:29 MST


In a message dated 3/31/00 2:35:54 AM Central Standard Time,
sentience@pobox.com writes:

> hal@finney.org wrote:
> >
> > I could not find a name, but you can read something about it
> > at http://skepdic.com/monkey.html. You can also do a search
> > on the "hundredth monkey" phenomenon which will provide
> > many highly embellished accounts of the story, for example
> > http://www.hemp-sisters.com/quantummonkey.htm.
>
> Thanks! This is what I needed.
>
> Her name is "Imo", and it was potato washing.

Ooops -- that's what I get for shooting off a reply before reading the
morning's take of messages. I had most details right, though . . . (and knew
the "100th Monkey" thing was bogus).

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