Code Monkey Like Fritos

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday April 23, 2006 @05:24AM from the catchy-songs-in-your-head dept.

Greyjack writes "Jonathan Coulton's latest song in his thing-a-week series, Code Monkey, is an anthem for under-appreciated developers everywhere. From the song: 'Code Monkey get up get coffee / Code Monkey go to job / Code monkey have boring meeting, with boring manager Rob / Rob say Code Monkey very diligent / But his output stink / His code not functional or elegant / What do Code Monkey think?' Like virtually everything he does, he's released it under a Creative Commons license -- go forth, download, and share the goodness!" Update: 04/23 19:23 GMT by SM: Several users have also provided a torrent.

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And then... by pope1 · 2006-04-23 05:27 · Score: 5, Funny

CodeMonkey insert RootKit into corporate software installer.. give credit to Rob.

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Login Page :( by cyranoVR · 2006-04-23 05:29 · Score: 5, Funny

Rob say Code Monkey very diligent but his output stink his code not functional or elegant what do Code Monkey think Code Monkey think maybe manager oughta write goddamn login page himself

I listened to this song just as I was reviewing my login page code for a project that's behind schedule :(

At least now I have a cool song to rock out to while I check my project into cvs :D
Re:Since when... by LithiumX · 2006-04-23 05:31 · Score: 4, Funny

I *AM* a caveman coder, you insensitive clod!

Though ironically, I'm the one at work who gripes about a lack funtionality and elegance...

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code monkey server by sl4shd0rk · 2006-04-23 05:32 · Score: 4, Funny

get slashdotted

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Here's a tip code monkey by Anonymous Coward · 2006-04-23 05:45 · Score: 4, Funny

Girls and frito breath aren't fond of each other.
Someone will find a way to complain about this by Infonaut · 2006-04-23 05:47 · Score: 4, Insightful

Guy creates song and distributes it for free. Slashdot picks it up. People post their reactions. Many will be happy, but some will invariably complain about some aspect of the song or about the Creative Commons license or about singing in general.

I think how you react to a work of art that someone has made available for free is a good litmus test of your outlook on life.

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1. Re:Someone will find a way to complain about this by kfg · 2006-04-23 06:07 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  I think how you react to a work of art that someone has made available for free is a good litmus test of your outlook on life.
  
  Either that or it really does just plain suck.
  
  I have no idea where people get the idea that displaying a work of art for free is supposed to give it immunity to criticism.
  
  I suspect that most of the people who believe this are themselves the tortured artiste type who cannot seperate criticism of their work from criticism of their soul.
  
  For these type of people I can only say this:
  
  Dude, get a grip and think about this to brighten your day - Maybe your soul really does just plain suck.
  
  KFG
Re:Since when... by Jeremi · 2006-04-23 05:55 · Score: 5, Funny

Do code monkeys talk like fucking cavemen?

Okay, Mister I'm-pissed-off-because-my-sense-of-humour-has-gone -missing, I'll explain it to you: monkeys don't actually talk at all. However, it's hard to express humorous lyrics using only grunting and screeching, so the author tried to imagine what monkeys might sound like if they were able to talk, and came up with a form of pidgin English that resembles what some people imagine cave to sound like.

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Mirror of Mp3 by coolnicks · 2006-04-23 05:59 · Score: 5, Informative

Download here

http://data.coolnicks.co.uk/Code Monkey.mp3
Surprisingly good by Henry+V+.009 · 2006-04-23 06:01 · Score: 5, Informative

My God, a Creative Commons song that's actually good. And makes fun of a fat computer programmer. I love it.

Slashdot has obviously been replaced by bizaro-Slashdot. I won't be able to relax until this story has been duped three times.
Re:Perfect for a hot sunny day by Rei · 2006-04-23 06:17 · Score: 4, Funny

I should pair this song up with Monkey Developers ("Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers!")

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White Collar Holler by Nigel Russell by DrJimbo · 2006-04-23 06:28 · Score: 4, Interesting

Well, I rise up every morning at a quarter to eight Some woman who's my wife tells me not to be late I kiss the kids goodbye, I can't remember their names And week after week, it's always the same And it's Ho, boys, can't you code it, and program it right Nothing ever happens in the life of mine I'm hauling up the data on the Xerox line Then it's code in the data, give the keyboard a punch Then cross-correlate and break for some lunch Correlate, tabulate, process and screen Program, printout, regress to the mean Then it's home again, eat again, watch some TV Make love to my woman at ten-fifty-three I dream the same dream when I'm sleeping at night I'm soaring over hills like an eagle in flight Someday I'm gonna give up all the buttons and things I'll punch that time clock till it can't ring Burn up my necktie and set myself free Cause no one's gonna fold, bend or mutilate me.

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i'll have my own lyrics by hihihihi · 2006-04-23 06:28 · Score: 4, Funny

ScuttleMonkey get up get coffee
ScuttleMonkey go to slashdot
ScuttleMonkey have boring meeting, with boring Cowboy Neal
Neal say ScuttleMonkey very diligent
But his link stink
His link not functional or elegant
as the link have been slashdott (ed)?

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NEW POLICY: Simian software oursourcing by mnemotronic · 2006-04-23 06:48 · Score: 4, Funny

Attention all employees, especially those in sandels, tee-shirts, and shorts.
Due to proposed laybacks by our funding venture canabalists, all software engineer positions above the rank of "obsequious toadie" will be eliminated. This includes all over-paid, under-producing, slashdotter "code monkey" positions in the north-40 cube-farm, whose jobs will be outsourced to S-E Asian simian coders, all of whom have doctorates in object-oriented poo-flinging, and work for coconuts. Don't be mad, you brought it on yourselves -- all those "Ludicrous" mp3 files on the server. You know how much it took to settle that lawsuit? Sheesh, I coulda lost my Saleen S7.
We, the upper management, almost sincerely regret the necessity of having to announce this decision, but our personal assistant was out today, so we got stuck doing it. Well, no time to chat -- my four-some is up, so get packing. Oh, by the way, all network access has been cut off, and security is on their way with some backup bouncers from my party last night! Whew, I'm glad the shareholders are picking up the tab for that. Have fun, and if you see me on the street, let's just pretend we don't know each other.

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Code Monkey Lyrics by Anonymous Coward · 2006-04-23 07:08 · Score: 5, Informative

Code Monkey
by Jonathan Coulton

Code Monkey get up, get coffee
Code Monkey go to job
Code Monkey have boring meeting
With boring manager Rob

Rob say Code Monkey very diligent
But his output stink
His code not functional or elegant
What do Code Monkey think?

Code Monkey think maybe manager want to write goddamn login page himself
Code Monkey not say it out loud
Code Monkey not crazy, just proud

Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
Big, warm, fuzzy, secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you

Code Monkey hang around at front desk
Tell you sweater look nice
Code Monkey offer buy you soda
Bring you cup, bring you ice

You say no thank you for the soda, cuz
Soda make you fat
Anyway you busy with the telephone
No time for chat

Code Monkey have long walk back to cubicle
He sit down pretend to work
Code Monkey not thinking so straight
Code Monkey not feeling so great

Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
Big, warm, fuzzy, secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you... a lot

Code Monkey have every reason
To get out this place
Code Monkey just keep on working
See a soft pretty face

Much rather wake up eat a coffee cake
Take bath, take nap
This job fulfilling in creative way
Such a load of crap

Code Monkey think some day he have everything, even pretty girl like you
Code Monkey just waiting for now
Code Monkey say someday, somehow...

Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
Big, warm, fuzzy, secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you
1. Re:Code Monkey Lyrics by NitsujTPU · 2006-04-23 11:03 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Soo...
  
  Code Monkey puts up with crap at work (that's pretty much par for the course). He tries to socialize with the receptionist, who turns him down. Ok. Then, he sits there and ponders the moment like some kind of weird stalker.
  
  Glad I'm not Code Monkey then :-)
  
  Code Monkey look at your picture
  Code Monkey concentrate
  When nobody is looking
  Code Monkey (it starts with "m")
  
  Rob see Code Monkey's cube
  Rob see Code Monkey's piece
  Rob open up his cell phone
  Rob call up the police!
  
  Code Monkey sit in cell
  Until the day he die
  Rob ("f" rhymes with duck) the girl at front desk
  Code Monkey only cry
  
  I kind of dislike this song.
Re:Since when... by rawb · 2006-04-23 07:13 · Score: 5, Funny

Seriously, we apologize. We had no idea you guys were still around :(