As you know, even if you're not Bob, I promised to "dance like a monkey" if my DonorsChoose challenge passed $6,000 in donations, which it did. Thus, I am obliged to dance like a monkey.
You might think this would be a simple matter of capering about in a loose-limbed, vaguely simian manner, but it's important to do these things properly, so some thought was required as to what, exactly, would best meet this obligation. As documented in this video:
I hope this meets my obligation, and provides three and a half minutes of entertainment to stop you hitting "refresh" on your favorite poll-watching site during election day.
Many thanks to those of you who donated, even if it did force me to make an ass of myself on video. If you haven't donated, and enjoyed the video, please consider making a contribution.
And if you're an American, go vote, already.
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Oh, Chad. I... can't even call it blackmail material, since it is not exactly secret.
Repeat performances are going to be in high demand, you realize.
That was absolutely wonderful.
"...keyboard tarantella of hate."
Brilliant. Just brilliant.
Quick, somebody edit that to put in organ grinder music!
Chad...you da' man. Monkey. Monkey-man. Whatever, it's all you.
Your closing words of wisdom shall stay with me for years to come.
Awesome! (The sprogs concur in this assessment.)
That made my day.
Hopefully I won't have to watch it again late tonight to re-make my day, but it certainly made my morning.
That was worth $20. :)
Emmy must have loved that.
Fabulous. For some reason, not what I imagined you sounding like, not that I could have really described me expectations though.
DANCE MONKEY, DANCE!
That was awesome. And now you can say you danced like a monkey on the Internet FOR SCIENCE.
I love DonorsChoose, so I was totally happy to donate, and the opportunity to watch a physics professor discourse about the proper monkey-dancing etiquette and provide a multiple choice version of "dancing like a monkey" made those $200 even more enjoyable...
Thanks a bunch for that, Chad. No one has ever humbled themselves with such class and dignity.
And like Mike, my favourite line by far was "keyboard tarantella of hate." Delightful.
Oh my - that was so worth money. You do realize you missed another opportunity to raise money. People would have paid to see that in person! I think I need to go watch it again...
Oh, my. That is made of Teh Awesome.
What happened to the poo-flinging option? Monkeys don't let their mates push them around.
For some reason, when I "acquired" my current monitor from my former work, it had the phrase "DANCE LIKE A MONKEY" stuck on it - so you are not alone.
I did donate just to see this, though.
Chad, I definitely owe you a beer for that tour de force.
Thank you for distracting me on this, the most stressful of days.
(Off to obsessively refresh various election sites YET AGAIN).
DonorsChoose.org's staff just watched all 3 minutes of this *amazing* goodness and were floored. We wholeheartedly admire your moves and what you and your readers have done to support so many classrooms across the country.
Cheers,
- The DonorsChoose.org Team
For some reason, when I "acquired" my current monitor from my former work, it had the phrase "DANCE LIKE A MONKEY" stuck on it - so you are not alone.
I did donate just to see this, though.
Hahaha -- comedy gold. Thanks for the LOLs, Chad! :)
I've never been happier to be a bastard than today. OOK!
Thank god for tenure :).
Oh my. Either option 2 or option 3 would have been totally satisfactory. What a bounty of riches. (And you already have tenure so that's ok.)
MKK
You missed an option. It's a dance that you may find yourself hating in about 4 years when SteelyKid grows up and starts insisting on watching her own TV shows - the Wiggles "Do the Monkey.
1. Shave your head, grow a goatee, and you can do an impressive Lore Sjoberg impersonation.
2. God, I envy your bookshelves.
You forgot about one additional option: dancing like a Monkee...
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While I donated some coin through ...ahem, another sb page ... I seriously did enjoy the poo-flinging-free monkee dance.
Very nicely done.
...tom...
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Chad, I am a school child. Do I get some money? Also, are you able to go see Manute Bol this thursday? This is the time for noon hoops to get on the map. I know I'd be the optimal person to speak with him since I have more in common than him (we are both Asian or African), but someone has to step up and invite him to noon hoops.
Hmmmmmm. Back in ancient times I took a class at the University of Texas from Chad Oliver, chair of the anthropology department. Dr. Oliver was also a science fiction writer. One day, for reasons I forget, Dr. Oliver used lecture time to perform what he said was a chimpanzee food bark. The food bark was very loud and quite distinctive, and especially impressive because Dr. Oliver was such an elegant dresser. I shall never forget seeing a distinguished anthropologist in a handsome suit doing a chimpanzee food bark, and Chad, I shall never forget seeing you in this video.
There's just a beautiful symmetry in seeing two distinguished scientist-writers named Chad imitate simians. I don't know what it means; but somehow I sense that this is important.