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New Yorker highlights: great cover and stuff about a monkey and a giraffe

By worldsfair on June 28, 2007.

Isn't this a great cover?

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It's called "Bright Idea" and was done by Bob Staake.

As well, the shouts and murmur piece (by Jack Handey) in this issue is priceless. Here's the start of the piece, but click here to read all of it.

Show monkey in a tree. Narrator says, "The monkey, proud and smart, in his native habitat. But one thing he does not have . . ." Show a giraffe. ". . . is a long neck, like the giraffe. Which is why nature has allowed them to combine forces." Show monkey on giraffe's neck. (Note: Monkey may have to be tied on.)

Then the narrator says, "The monkey can now see very far, and has protection from predators. And the giraffe has a little friendly guy to ride around on him."

The monkey is shot by a poacher and falls from giraffe. Put ketchup on monkey to make him look bloody, but put something bad-tasting in the ketchup or monkey will lick it all off. Shoot BB gun at giraffe to make him run off.

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