Comments on: Thing a Week 2 - My Monkey http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/09/23/my-monkey/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:35:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: MC http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/09/23/my-monkey/#comment-47886 MC Fri, 24 Nov 2006 15:14:59 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/?p=112#comment-47886 Speaking as a code monkey soon to be sacrificed to the god of cost reduction, let me just say, “Eep! Eep!” Speaking as a code monkey soon to be sacrificed to the god of cost reduction, let me just say, “Eep! Eep!”

]]> By: JC http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/09/23/my-monkey/#comment-717 JC Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:00:12 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/?p=112#comment-717 Thanks Shorty. I will say that it's not for the faint of heart (or for that matter, the gainfully employed). I'm totally running out of ideas. BryanD is a pal of mine who still works at the place I left, I think my monkey song caught him on a bad day... Thanks Shorty. I will say that it’s not for the faint of heart (or for that matter, the gainfully employed). I’m totally running out of ideas. BryanD is a pal of mine who still works at the place I left, I think my monkey song caught him on a bad day…

]]> By: Shorty http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/09/23/my-monkey/#comment-709 Shorty Thu, 27 Oct 2005 22:05:23 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/?p=112#comment-709 Love this monkey song. And really love this Thing-A-Week thing you're doing. I recall hearing somewhere that TMBG's used to do the same thing with answering machine songs. Great songwriting challenge you've set for yourself. I must copy you. What is it with the BrianD in here? Love this monkey song. And really love this Thing-A-Week thing you’re doing. I recall hearing somewhere that TMBG’s used to do the same thing with answering machine songs. Great songwriting challenge you’ve set for yourself. I must copy you.

What is it with the BrianD in here?

]]> By: JC http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/09/23/my-monkey/#comment-291 JC Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:33:28 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/?p=112#comment-291 Everyone be nice to BryanD because he also has an ulcer and a stressful time at work. Even though he hates giant squids because he thinks they are terrible monsters who have no feelings. Everyone be nice to BryanD because he also has an ulcer and a stressful time at work. Even though he hates giant squids because he thinks they are terrible monsters who have no feelings.

]]> By: bryand http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/09/23/my-monkey/#comment-290 bryand Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:19:37 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/?p=112#comment-290 A monkey named brian suffering from work related stress? Something about this song really spoke to me. Much more empathetic than that giant squid. A monkey named brian suffering from work related stress? Something about this song really spoke to me. Much more empathetic than that giant squid.

]]> By: JC http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/09/23/my-monkey/#comment-288 JC Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:45:41 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/?p=112#comment-288 Yes! Monkey! Thanks fellows, glad you like it. The monkey chorus thing is 4 voices and they say these things: 1. My monkey says, my monkey says 2. My monkey loves you very much 3. My monkey butler Brian Dennehy screwed up again and he's sorry 4. My monkey says he's sorry he's monkey but he's got to be a monkey and there's nothing he can do Why? Nobody knows. Rohit: I used to do VB, VB.NET and MSSQL. Not sure I could write an efficient bubble sort, but I can make data sing, and I can present it to you in a reasonably clear visual way. Swarm robotics - not my expertise, I'm really kind of a sometime hacking hobbyist. But they did some cools stuff over at <a href="http://groups.csail.mit.edu/lbr/ants/" rel="nofollow">MIT (Rodney Brooks and his gang of robot ruffians).</a> And then there's <a href="http://www.swarm-bots.org/">this</a>. Yes! Monkey! Thanks fellows, glad you like it. The monkey chorus thing is 4 voices and they say these things:

1. My monkey says, my monkey says
2. My monkey loves you very much
3. My monkey butler Brian Dennehy screwed up again and he’s sorry
4. My monkey says he’s sorry he’s monkey but he’s got to be a monkey and there’s nothing he can do

Why? Nobody knows.

Rohit: I used to do VB, VB.NET and MSSQL. Not sure I could write an efficient bubble sort, but I can make data sing, and I can present it to you in a reasonably clear visual way. Swarm robotics - not my expertise, I’m really kind of a sometime hacking hobbyist. But they did some cools stuff over at MIT (Rodney Brooks and his gang of robot ruffians). And then there’s this.

]]> By: rohit507 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/09/23/my-monkey/#comment-287 rohit507 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:49:38 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/?p=112#comment-287 :) i didn't post fully eairlier. It is a great song, i absolutely love it. one of your best hits, right up there with, skullcrusher, ikea, and i feel fantastic. I have also noticed most MALE programmers have an obsession with something, like me it's antiutopias and the way our lives might not even exist, My best friend is addicted to norsemen, another of my friends has cows. None ofo the many female genius programmers (and programmer in general to less effect) have no obsessions, but nearly every male does. i just noticed that. also what sort of work did you do programming? and do you know a thing or 2 about swarm robotics (if you do could you tip me off to a few usefull materials or something) {thanks}? :) i didn’t post fully eairlier. It is a great song, i absolutely love it. one of your best hits, right up there with, skullcrusher, ikea, and i feel fantastic. I have also noticed most MALE programmers have an obsession with something, like me it’s antiutopias and the way our lives might not even exist, My best friend is addicted to norsemen, another of my friends has cows. None ofo the many female genius programmers (and programmer in general to less effect) have no obsessions, but nearly every male does. i just noticed that. also what sort of work did you do programming? and do you know a thing or 2 about swarm robotics (if you do could you tip me off to a few usefull materials or something) {thanks}?

]]> By: superjerk http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/09/23/my-monkey/#comment-286 superjerk Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:25:10 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/?p=112#comment-286 Someone reviewing your work once said that you consistently hit the "I wish I'd said that button," or something to that effect. I think this song is a perfect example of that, as well as a solid hit. I don't see it as sad at all because I'm convinced that the girl being sung to is just as sorry for the fight and can't wait to make up. And the monkey chorus is my absolute favorite part. It needs to be longer, I think. And can you post the lyrics to it? Or at least just the chorus which is a little hard to make out, but still my favorite part. I think the singer says "My monkey loves you very much" in there towards the end, which (if true) is my favorite part of my favorite part...except for maybe "My monkey's not the only one who's acting like a jerk." As far the podcast, etc goes, I like it being in the regular blog every week, but maybe a separate TaW link up at the top of the page could link to all these kind of posts. That way if you miss a couple they're easy to find. Someone reviewing your work once said that you consistently hit the “I wish I’d said that button,” or something to that effect. I think this song is a perfect example of that, as well as a solid hit. I don’t see it as sad at all because I’m convinced that the girl being sung to is just as sorry for the fight and can’t wait to make up. And the monkey chorus is my absolute favorite part. It needs to be longer, I think. And can you post the lyrics to it? Or at least just the chorus which is a little hard to make out, but still my favorite part. I think the singer says “My monkey loves you very much” in there towards the end, which (if true) is my favorite part of my favorite part…except for maybe “My monkey’s not the only one who’s acting like a jerk.”

As far the podcast, etc goes, I like it being in the regular blog every week, but maybe a separate TaW link up at the top of the page could link to all these kind of posts. That way if you miss a couple they’re easy to find.

]]> By: Erik http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/09/23/my-monkey/#comment-285 Erik Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:38:50 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/?p=112#comment-285 Bravo. This song makes me feel sad and sentimental, too. Bravo. This song makes me feel sad and sentimental, too.

]]> By: rohit507 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/09/23/my-monkey/#comment-284 rohit507 Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:33:06 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/?p=112#comment-284 A repeat of my previous post : MONKEY!!!!!!!!! A repeat of my previous post : MONKEY!!!!!!!!!

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