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New Lemur Species Named After John Cleese

FruFox writes "A new species of wooly lemur has been named in honour of John Cleese in recognition of his work to protect lemurs in general. According to the article, the lemurs don't walk, per se, but have known to do some very silly walks. Good show." From the article: "The avahi cleesei, which weights less than two pounds and eats leaves, was discovered in Western Madagascar in 1990 by a team led by anthropologist Urs Thalmann and his colleague Thomas Geissman of Zurich University."

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  1. Don't expect to be seeing by jpetts · · Score: 5, Funny

    any parrots named after him any time soon...

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    1. Re:Don't expect to be seeing by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

      But he does have a fish called Wanda...

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    2. Re:Don't expect to be seeing by AJWM · · Score: 2, Funny

      And a half a bee named Eric. Among other animals.

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  2. Ministry of Silly Walks by geomon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course, no story even marginally associated with silly walks could avoid this page.

    I can't believe how many webpages are dedicated to this episode.

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  3. There is already a Parrot named after Cleese by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A relative of the Norwegian Blue, I believe.

  4. is it a "fierce" creature? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    nothing to see here, move along ...

  5. Re:He's a lemur fan by D-Cypell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not me. The first thing I am invited to do is "download the plugin".

  6. Dear Sirs, by phrotoma · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wish to protest in the strongest possible terms about the news item which you have just poasted about the lemurs "walk silly". Some of my best friends are lemurs, and only a FEW of them are have silly walks.

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  7. Deposited on Madagascar by Ritz_Just_Ritz · · Score: 2, Funny

    By an African swallow! You DO know that an African swallow toting coconuts and beating his wings at 43 times a second can EASILY transport a prosimian to distant islands. I'm reasonably sure I saw one in Manhattan just the other day.

  8. obligatory comment by Chickenofbristol55 · · Score: 4, Funny
    John Cleese walks in.

    "Miss? Excuse me. Miss?"

    "Excuse me?"

    "Oh sorry, I have a cold"

    "Now look, I bought this parrot not half n' hour ago, and when I got it home, i discovered that it was stone dead"

    "no its resting... lovely bird...beautiful plumage"

    "Look! the plumage don't enter into it! its stone dead!"

    "nah it pining for the fiords"

    "For the fiords!? Look i took the liberty to examine that parrot, and the only reason it had been standing up on its perch in the first place was because it had been nailed there!"

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  9. Re:Bah, it's not even his real name... by Conare · · Score: 2, Funny

    What kind of cheese? Swiss? Cheddar? Muenster? Gouda? Edam? Havarti? Camembert? Bleu? Look this is a cheese shop right? Roquefort? St Jaques? etc.

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  10. Re:Enqiring minds want to know by AJWM · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh. I thought it was møøsë.

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  11. Did you see his program in Madagasca? by Zukix · · Score: 4, Funny

    After many hours of tough trekking through the jungle during which he had fallen, hurt himself and obtained a frighteningly bad mood, I believe he said that "Lemurs can go fuck themselves".

  12. Unlike the people in the skit... by Ilan+Volow · · Score: 2, Funny


    ...the lemur probably knows exactly what to do when attacked with a banana.

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  13. Remember Joel Furr ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    There's an odd coincidence between lemurs, Monty Python and Joel Furr.

    http://www.furrs.org/FAQs/jffaq.htm
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Furr

  14. Re:Enqiring minds want to know by bckrispi · · Score: 4, Funny

    We apologise for this comment. Rest assured that the poster, and those he associates with, have been sacked.

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  15. Re:But of course... by Farmer+Tim · · Score: 2, Funny

    John Cleese does look a bit like a lemur after all...

    There's a bald lemur?

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  16. Re:Enqiring minds want to know by MadMoses · · Score: 2, Funny

    We apologize again for this thread. Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked.

    Møøse trained by YUTTE HERMSGERVØRDENBRØTBØRDA

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  17. I'd like to buy a license... by DJCater · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... for my pet lemur, Eric.

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  18. Re:Enqiring minds want to know by PakProtector · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Poster would like it to be known that he himself has been sacked. This post has been finished at the last minute and at great expense by a team of 37 Lemurs.

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