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Monkeys don't even have paws.
by inthepipe 4y ago
Monkeys don't even have paws.
- Oxidation 4y agoThey definitely can be called that, even if not technically correct: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkey%27s_Paw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkey%27s_Paw Urgh, now I'm one of those "actually, language is how people use it" types. Literally.
- LarryMullins 4y agoPaw is sometimes an informal/humorous word for 'hand'.
- hgsgm 4y ago"paw" means "hand without functional fingers". Monkeys can type. And as HN shows, being able to type doesn't make someone smarter than someone who can manipulate visual objects. Does Thread OP "paw" at a Rubik's cube or LEGO?
- googlryas 4y agoThey said "pawed at", which is a phrase for an inelegant bumbling interaction with something. It is not literal. And they also said "like retarded monkeys", not that they are retarded monkeys.