From: owner-monkey@valinor.eldar.org (Monkey Digest) To: monkey-digest@valinor.eldar.org Subject: Monkey Digest V1 #36 Reply-To: monkey@valinor.eldar.org Sender: owner-monkey@valinor.eldar.org Errors-To: owner-monkey@valinor.eldar.org Precedence: bulk Monkey Digest Wednesday, June 18 1997 Volume 01 : Number 036 In this issue: Re: [monkey] Monkey Memories UPDATED! Re: [monkey] Monkey Forum Re: [monkey] Monkey Memories UPDATED! [monkey] Monkey Chat Re: [monkey] Monkey Memories UPDATED! Re: [monkey] Monkey Chat Re: [monkey] Monkey Chat Re: [monkey] Monkey Memories UPDATED! [monkey] Monkey favuorites Re: [monkey] Monkey Memories UPDATED! Re: [monkey] Monkey Memories UPDATED! Re: [monkey] Monkey Chat [monkey] Episode summary 1.13 - "The Minx And The Slug" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 02:11:49 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Memories UPDATED! >According to Howell Parry: > >> If anyone knows the episode names where he changed it into a file, >> or the one where he changed it into a lot of portraits, please let >> me know! > >The portraits are from 'The Difference Between Night And Day' (1.11) Thanks for this info! >> I'm not sure, but I think to pick a random question would require a >> CGI executable [you need to be able to write CGI scripts and be able >> to store executables on the web server to be able to do this - so I >> can't do this :( ] > >Doesn't Geocities let you store CGI on their server? No, I just checked. I don't know how to write CGI scripts anyway... Howell - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 02:15:26 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Forum >According to Howell Parry: > >> Let me know what you think. Is it a good idea? Or is it not really of >> much use? > >Does this mean that we will get extra email messages, or will there >just be a page where people ask questions and get answers? It will just be a page where people can post messages. I guess there's some people out there who don't like mailing lists - so it'd be useful for them. I guess it'll be a cool way to ask things like "What's your favourite episode?", "Who's your favourite character?" etc., as everyone's answers will be stored there in message threads. >If it exposes more people to Monkey, it can only be good. I guess so, so I'll set it up sometime soon. Howell - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 20:23:49 +0000 From: "Sheep Groper" Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Memories UPDATED! > From: "Howell Parry" > If anyone knows the episode names where he changed it into a file, or > the one where he changed it into a lot of portraits, please let me know! He was trying for a knife but being tied up could only manage the file, in 'The beginning of Wisdom'. He had to sneeze off a clump of fur, at which Pigsy laughed and said he'd sneezed off a bit of his tail - not that we've really seen that part of his anatomy . . . XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX Every sheep is sacred, every sheep is great, if a sheep is wasted God gets quite irate, Let the heathens kill theirs on the dusty ground, God shall make them pay for each sheep that can't be found Every sheep is wanted, every sheep is good, every sheep is needed in your neighbourhood! shepherd@posgate.apana.org.au Suburban Shepherd in Canberra, Australia's capital city. First frost 14 March Bugger the rainfall stats, it's drought XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 03:24:21 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: [monkey] Monkey Chat Hello. Did anyone here ever try using the Monkey Chat room (it used Java) on my Monkey! web site? I got a few reports from people, telling me it didn't work - and there didn't seem to be much interest in it. So I removed it last week. If I brought it back, would anyone on the list be interested in using it? Howell - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 23:05:25 +0000 From: "Sheep Groper" Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Memories UPDATED! > From: "Sheep Groper" > > From: "Howell Parry" > > If anyone knows the episode names where he changed it into a file, or > > the one where he changed it into a lot of portraits, please let me know! > > He was trying for a knife but being tied up could only manage the > file, in 'The beginning of Wisdom'. He had to sneeze off a clump of > fur, at which Pigsy laughed and said he'd sneezed off a bit of his > tail - not that we've really seen that part of his anatomy . . . Oops, it was of course from "Monkey swallows the universe", where he also turns a tuft of hair into a black cloud that convinced the Generic Bad-Guy Messangers that Monkey's gourd was worth swapping their gourd for because if they can't see anything than everything must be gone. Best Quote from that ep: "When what is indestructable meets what is irresistable the female all too often wins. Monkey has been roped by a lady." The rope being a magic golden one that seemed to be more useful than Wonder Woman's. XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX Every sheep is sacred, every sheep is great, if a sheep is wasted God gets quite irate, Let the heathens kill theirs on the dusty ground, God shall make them pay for each sheep that can't be found Every sheep is wanted, every sheep is good, every sheep is needed in your neighbourhood! shepherd@posgate.apana.org.au Suburban Shepherd in Canberra, Australia's capital city. First frost 14 March Bugger the rainfall stats, it's drought XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 14:04:08 -0700 From: James Broome Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Chat I would love to use a monkey chat room ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 10:03:34 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Chat >I would love to use a monkey chat room I think the problem with these free chat rooms that you can add to your web page is that there are *so many* users on their server, from web sites all over the world, that it's just too slow. I tried using the old chat room over a standard 28.8 modem connection to the Internet, and it was completely impractical. I think a better idea is for people to arrange to meet up on a chat web site, or an IRC. If someone knows a good chat site, or an IRC channel, send it to the list, along with a day, date and time (inc. your time zone!), and maybe some people could "meet up" there. Howell - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 12:15:41 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Memories UPDATED! >> > If anyone knows the episode names where he changed it into a file, or >> > the one where he changed it into a lot of portraits, please let me know! >> >> He was trying for a knife but being tied up could only manage the >> file, in 'The beginning of Wisdom'. He had to sneeze off a clump of >> fur, at which Pigsy laughed and said he'd sneezed off a bit of his >> tail - not that we've really seen that part of his anatomy . . . > >Oops, it was of course from "Monkey swallows the universe" Ok, I've associated this file incident with "Monkeys Swallows the Universe" (season 1, episode 4). >where he >also turns a tuft of hair into a black cloud that convinced the >Generic Bad-Guy Messangers that Monkey's gourd was worth swapping >their gourd for because if they can't see anything than everything >must be gone. I don't understand what you mean by "gourd"... please explain. >Best Quote from that ep: "When what is indestructable meets what is >irresistable the female all too often wins. Monkey has been roped by >a lady." The rope being a magic golden one that seemed to be more >useful than Wonder Woman's. Cool! Howell - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 22:00:37 +0100 From: floss@cableinet.co.uk Subject: [monkey] Monkey favuorites Howell wrote Why ? what does Pigsy do in this episode ( Monkey meets the Digging Demon) When Monkey digs through a big mountain which Monkey and the gang are made to dig by Tripitaka, he does it quickly by turning his wishing staff into a digging tool, Pigsy begins to sing Monkeys praise and says he's but Tripitaka banishes Monkey. Monkey gets annoyed and turns into the Compassionate Budisatva or something like that, to teach Tripitaka a lesson, when the others see Monkey as Compassionate Budisatva, Pigsy starts to slag Monkey off but monkey annoyed and this gives away his cover so tripitaka does the headache sutra. Anyway later on the others get caught by the Digging Demon for Digging through his tunnel and stealing a magic crows egg which he saw in a dream, but they didn't. Monkey comes to there rescue and Pigsy says how great Monkey is. And also when Pigsy & Monkey have a little argument about who is best. ASHLEY ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 07:14:40 +0000 From: "Sheep Groper" Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Memories UPDATED! > >where he > >also turns a tuft of hair into a black cloud that convinced the > >Generic Bad-Guy Messangers that Monkey's gourd was worth swapping > >their gourd for because if they can't see anything than everything > >must be gone. > > I don't understand what you mean by "gourd"... please explain. The bad guys wanted to use a magic gourd to trap Monkey after dropping a mountain on him didn't stop him. Pigsy had been lured away by a demon in the shape of a pretty girl, Sandy had been overpowered and they were hanging in the larder. The gourd worked like this: You said the victim's name, they answered and the gourd sucked them in and they eventually dissolved inside. Monkey knew the gourd was dangerous but not how it worked. After aquiring it he experimented on a piglet that was conveniently almost dropped into the shot, then Monkey pokes the piglet with the gourd trying to work out how to use it. In order to trick the bad guys he made a similar gourd. Most memorable scene - he's standing by a dead tree, and spots the messengers approaching. He stalks around the tree. He walks behind it and disappears, reappearing on the other side as he walks out in the costume of an old Taoist, bent over. He discovers he's left out the headdress, so he ducks behind the tree again to appear in an instant with the head gear. XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX Every sheep is sacred, every sheep is great, if a sheep is wasted God gets quite irate, Let the heathens kill theirs on the dusty ground, God shall make them pay for each sheep that can't be found Every sheep is wanted, every sheep is good, every sheep is needed in your neighbourhood! shepherd@posgate.apana.org.au Suburban Shepherd in Canberra, Australia's capital city. First frost 14 March Bugger the rainfall stats, it's drought XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 07:48:56 +1000 (EST) From: Chris Hadgis Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Memories UPDATED! According to Howell Parry: > I don't understand what you mean by "gourd"... please explain. Main Entry: gourd Pronunciation: 'gOrd, 'gord, 'gurd Function: noun Etymology: Middle English gourde, from Middle French, from Latin cucurbita Date: 14th century 1 : any of a family (Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family) of chiefly herbaceous tendril-bearing vines including the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin 2 : the fruit of a gourd : PEPO; especially : any of various hard-rinded inedible fruits of plants of two genera (Lagenaria and Cucurbita) often used for ornament or for vessels and utensils a common cultivated gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) with a variably shaped fruit that is sometimes used as a container ChrisH ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 11:52:39 -0700 From: "Daniel M" Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Chat - ---------- > From: Howell Parry > To: monkey@valinor.eldar.org > Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Chat > Date: Tuesday, 17 June 1997 10:03 > > >I would love to use a monkey chat room > > I think the problem with these free chat rooms that you can add to your > web page is that there are *so many* users on their server, from web > sites all over the world, that it's just too slow. > > I tried using the old chat room over a standard 28.8 modem connection to > the Internet, and it was completely impractical. > > I think a better idea is for people to arrange to meet up on a chat web > site, or an IRC. > > If someone knows a good chat site, or an IRC channel, send it to the > list, along with a day, date and time (inc. your time zone!), and maybe > some people could "meet up" there. > or you could use ICQ. If you don't know what it is, go to : http://www.mirabilis.com It's a fantastic program, and it's free! ~Daniel ************************************************************************ Monkey Magic!-- http://www.student.adelaide.edu.au/~redcat/monkey.htm The Amazing Astroboy!-- http://www.merlin.net.au/~daniel/astroindex.htm ************************************************************************ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 13:48:07 +1000 (EST) From: Chris Hadgis Subject: [monkey] Episode summary 1.13 - "The Minx And The Slug" Season 1, Episode 13 - "The Minx And The Slug" The pilgrims are staying with a village headman. He and his wife are grieving because they think their daughter has been kidnapped. A year ago she was sent to the hills of Mar to pray but she never made it and has not returned. They know she is still alive. People who have gone looking for her have heard her singing. Those men who have followed her voice have disappeared too. Tripitaka wants his disciples to go but they don't want to and argue with him. They even go so far as to quote Buddha out of context. The father says they will give their daughter's hand in marriage to whoever brings her back. Pigsy is intrigued by this and asks if she is beautiful. "I'm only asking before I rescue someone who looks like a crow's armpit" [Pigsy] Pigsy wants to rescue her for his own reasons. He thinks he should be the one to go because he is the most handsome. Monkey, Sandy, and Pigsy trade insults until Tripitaka puts a stop to it. He says Pigsy will go. After saying he is in urgent need of his beauty sleep and taking a plate of food, he goes to bed. Monkey confides to the father that Pigsy is harmless and that he will go instead. Sandy declares to no-one in particular that he is the most handsome. Pigsy is out looking for the girl, imagining how wonderful it will be when he rescues her. He isn't looking where he is going and slips on a wet rock, injuring his nose. Tripitaka is worried about Pigsy. Sandy is still upset about Pigsy's personal remarks from the previous evening. "He'll never be all right. He was born pig ignorant" [Monkey] Sandy thinks Tripitaka will ask him and Monkey to go looking for Pigsy. Of course, he does. Pigsy is still searching. He sees a monster washing clothes in the river. He turns his muck rake into an umbrella and jumps down to the river, just like Mary Poppins! After trading insults, he fights the slug monster. "Even slug monsters can't spit at the sight of me with impunity" [Pigsy] "I've crawled all over the world, but you are the ugliest pig of all" [Slug Monster] The slug coccoons Pigsy. Pigsy tells him that he his here to rescue the girl. The slug says he can have her and releases him. Pigsy is happy with this. The slug warns Pigsy that Hai-Min only likes handsome men. "You are truly ugly, forgive the rudeness. You are ... you're absolutely revolting. Deformed. Repellent" [Slug Monster] Pigsy has an idea - he disguises himself as the slug. Unfortunately, his injured nose remains the same. He returns to Hai-Min, where he is well received. She says her hip is sore and gets Pigsy to rub it for her. She becomes suspicious because of his rough massage and strange voice. She asks him where he was and he tells her he was washing her clothes. She becomes angry when he tells her he has forgotten them and makes him go back to get them. He returns to the river and collects the clothes, accidentally ripping one of her dresses. "Oh, that's torn it" [Pigsy] She is furious with him, and punishes him by making him grind rice all night. He tries to refuse, but she threatens him with salt - if it is sprinkled on a slug, it will die. Monkey and Sandy are looking for Pigsy. They find his muckrake and think he is dead. Monkey gets it to point to Pigsy and they follow it. They arrive at the cave and find Pigsy, still disguised as the slug, sleeping. Monkey, wielding his staff like a pool cue, pokes Pigsy in the head. Pigsy tries to convince them who he really is, but they accuse "the slug" of killing Pigsy and start fighting. Hai-Min comes out. Monkey says they are here to rescue her. Pigsy runs into the cave and Hai-Min blocks the entrance. Monkey tickles her and they get by. Pigsy has changed back to his normal form, but his clothes are still those of he slug. He tries to convince Monkey of his identity. Monkey thinks it is a trick. Hai-Min comes in and sees Pigsy's true face. She and Monkey argue about who Pigsy is until she decides to sprinkle salt on him. Eventually Sandy realises that it is Pigsy. Hai-Min wants to know what became of her husband, the slug, and is told that he left her. She is upset because she loves him. Sandy wants her to return with them but she doesn't want to. Monkey tells her to stay in the cave. They are about to leave when she reminds them to take Pigsy. Monkey looks at Sandy and mutters "oh, good try". Back at the village, Tripitaka is upset because he thinks they left Hai-Min with the slug. Neither he nor Hai-Min's parents believe she wanted to stay with a 'disgusting monster'. Sandy reminds Tripitaka that they - the disciples - were monsters once and argues Buddhist philosophy with him. Tripitaka realises he was wrong to call the monster disgusting. Hai-Min's parents want Monkey to bring her back, but he refuses until Tripitaka threatens him with the headache sutra. Monkey is angry with Tripitaka and calls him sneaky. He accuses Sandy of going soft when Sandy says he likes Tripitaka for admitting he was wrong. They return to Hai-Min's cave and find she is gone. Monkey: (sarcastically) You're very quick. Sandy : Thank-you. I always was. Monkey flies off to look for her. He sees a tent, the slug, and a baby. The slug is preparing lunch when Hai-Min sees him and notices the baby. Hai-Min: Where did you get a little slug? Slug : It's a long story. Hai-Min: It would have to be. He's quite old. Hai-Min: I always knew you were a philandering worm. Slug : Slug, actually. During the argument, the slug's wife and two more children come out of the tent. Hai-Min thinks it's his mother. The wife accuses her of being a hussy. They argue some more until Hai-Min produces some salt. The slugs run and hide as the tent shrinks. Monkey arrives and grabs Hai-Min. His cloud turns into a bell and falls on Hai-Min, trapping her. Monkey tells her to calm down. He warns the slug to leave the humans alone. The slug is glad to be back with his wife. He says humans are beastly. Sandy arrives and tries to convince Hai-Min to be reasonable and give up the slug. Some of the villagers are carrying Pigsy to Hai-Min's cave. "There are no chains like hate, said the Buddha, no flame like passion. Desire is a raging torrent and illusion is the net." [Narrator] The villagers scatter when they hear bandits approaching. It is really Monkey and Sandy, carrying Hai-Min in a net. The village headman thinks the disciples are all in an elaborate plot to kidnap his daughter. Pigsy comes to the conclusion that Monkey and Sandy are really slug monsters in disguise. Pigsy and the villagers attack them while the headman rescues Hai-Min. Monkey and Sandy are knocked down and Pigsy orders the villagers to pour salt on them. One villager puts some on Pigsy! Hai-Min tells her father she has decided to give up the slug. By this time, Monkey and Sandy are sitting in big piles of salt. Pigsy realizes he has made a mistake. "Oh help. I am an idiot" [Pigsy] Monkey and Sandy are recovering from the salt. They are still mad with Pigsy. "You can often improve on ignorance but stupidity is incurable" [Sandy] Hai-Min has changed her mind and wants to go back to the slug. Her father wants Tripitaka to talk to her. Tripitaka prays for her all through the night as Hai-Min kneels opposite him. Hai-Min no longer wants the slug monster, but has fallen in love with Tripitaka! He reminds her of his vows and tries to get away from her but she is relentless. Eventually he escapes from her. Tripitaka wakes the others and tells them they are leaving immediately. He sees Hai-Min coming and rides away, leaving the others to follow. Hai-Min is still pursuing Tripitaka. Monkey makes a Tripitaka scare-crow, which is enough to fool Hai-Min. The pilgrims continue their journey. Notes * During their first argument, it looks like Monkey gives Pigsy the "victory salute". * Pigsy turns his muckrake into a staff and takes it with him when he turns into the slug. However, Monkey and Sandy find the muckrake by the river. * When they are sprinkling salt on Pigsy, Monkey shoves some into Pigsy's mouth and Pigsy eats it. * When Hai-Min is upset, Monkey asks if this is love. It appears he has forgottten Min-Mei (season 1, episode 11). * Sandy shows his wisdom once again. * There is another lovely song as Tripitaka prays for Hai-Min. ------------------------------ End of Monkey Digest V1 #36 *************************** ----------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the Monkey Mailing List digest list, send mail to: majordomo@valinor.eldar.org with the following command in the body of your email message: unsubscribe monkey-digest To send a message to the list, send mail to: monkey-digest@valinor.eldar.org If you have any problems or questions, send mail to: owner-monkey@valinor.eldar.org For lots more information and news about "Monkey", check out the Monkey! web site: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/8153/