Aug 12, 2007

Facing My Fears

I think somewhere deep inside, real deep, I fear that I will look like a proboscis monkey when I grow old: hairy, gangly, round-bellied, thick-browed, and with an obtrusive nose. I post this picture with the intent of facing my fears. It's not very cathartic.

Thanks for the link, anonymous commenter.

Photo source: Tata & Emma
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 17, 2007

    He looks like Ally Oop, dontcha think?

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  2. MSAugust 17, 2007

    What a wonderful looking animal! Straight out of Dr. Suess.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 18, 2007

    With his greyish fur, I wonder if this is a distinguished older gentleman simian.
    Or just one of those old monkey coots: "Ya damn kids -- get outa my tree!)

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  4. AnonymousAugust 19, 2007

    I have seen quite a few humans who look like this guy. I'll start saying hello to them in case one of them is you, Wombat...

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2009

    The Malay name of this monkey is "Orang Belanda " which is exactly the Malay name for the Dutch people ( Orang = People + Belanda = the Netherlands ).

    Why ? Maybe the blonde hair.

    On a different note, the Malay term " Orangutan " means Jungle People. Yup, you guessed it - Orang = People + (H)utan = Jungle / Forest.


    Ahmed

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