05-29-2016, 11:30 AM
Monkeys have tails. Apes do not. I think reason we are all so confused is because Curious George has no tail, but the Man With the Yellow Hat calls him a "good little monkey" all the time.
Don't think the distinction matters for the poem, the moral works just fine with monkeys I thought. Writers write. Write enough words and pages and surely the odds will grant you something to make it all worth your time. At least that's how I read it, and that's what I have always hoped is true.
This one has quite a lovely balance of humor and gravity. I disagree with the infinite monkey theorem as it applies to monkeys. But I agree with the poem as it applies to people who choose to never give up trying to accomplish something. Anyway, good read, thanks P.
Don't think the distinction matters for the poem, the moral works just fine with monkeys I thought. Writers write. Write enough words and pages and surely the odds will grant you something to make it all worth your time. At least that's how I read it, and that's what I have always hoped is true.
This one has quite a lovely balance of humor and gravity. I disagree with the infinite monkey theorem as it applies to monkeys. But I agree with the poem as it applies to people who choose to never give up trying to accomplish something. Anyway, good read, thanks P.
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