MONKEY BUTLERS

Overheal

http://consumerist.com/5060872/japan-introduces-monkey-waiters-blogger-scratches-another-business-plan-off-his-list

A Japanese sake house near Tokyo has stolen one of my ideas and employed monkeys as waiters—one brings hot towels to customers when they sit down, and another takes orders and delivers bottles of sake. They're tipped in edamame, which U.S. waitstaff should seriously consider since you don't have to report it, and since the dollar will soon be worth about the same anyway. Our favorite quote from the article: "'The monkeys are actually better waiters than some really bad human ones,' customer Takayoshi Soeno said." Hold on to your hats, there's video footage below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEgn3kClWGs

The owner kept the monkeys as pets, but saw one of them copying him one day, so he handed him a hot towel and watched him bring it to a customer. Now he's deliberately training three more, which actually concerns us a little. Two monkeys is hilarious, but put five monkey waiters together and you're risking a monkey union, which we imagine won't be quite so enjoyable—imagine Sally Field throwing her poo at the other factory workers instead of scribbling on cardboard.

Story and more pictures: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1071289/Pictured-The-amazing-monkey-waiters-serve-tables-Japanese-restaurant.html

Rabies

...and so it begins.

Planet of the Apes.

Aodan83

Hmm, monkey butlers!!
I forsee no possible consequnces.....

Hail 2 Da Chimp

That is one of the coolest things I have ever seen... I want to go there!

Ross_Mahon

They should employ monkeys to work everywhere.

Kintarō Hattori

Hmnn I dunno, it is kinda cool but is it animal cruelty? I'm sure it must be somehow.

Kintarō Hattori

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

They should employ monkeys to work everywhere.

Lots of places already do.

That. Is. Awesome.

Next thing you'll know they'll be putting ads up on adverts.ie.

Naos

That's pretty cool. Well they claimed that the Monkeys copied the owner so he decided to train him.

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Hmnn I dunno, it is kinda cool but is it animal cruelty? I'm sure it must be somehow.

Is there really much difference, cruelty to animal wise, between monkey butlers and circus animals?

meditraitor

A great idea, and if the recession really bites I believe bushmeat is only delicious :pac:

Ross_Mahon

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That. Is. Awesome.

Next thing you'll know they'll be putting ads up on adverts.ie.

And they will replace moderators with monkeys? Bom bom bom!

Kintarō Hattori

Naos wrote: »

That's pretty cool. Well they claimed that the Monkeys copied the owner so he decided to train him.



Is there really much difference, cruelty to animal wise, between monkey butlers and circus animals?

True enough. In saying that I've never been a fan of the circus for that reason.

SpookyDoll

At last !!!! The Monkey Butlers are here!!! Someone to take care of me when I am hungover!!!

LeahBaby

Stealing the polish's jobs.

suspectdevice

they'd have to work front of house only, they'd be way too clean and tidy for what lurks in the kitchens of irish restaurants

gimmick

Thread reported for racism

Roadend

You pay peanuts, you get monkeys!

Rabies

Typewriter and Shakespeare anyone?

gerTheGreat

TBH, it's not all that impressive. The Americans have had a monkey presendent for the last 8 years, so in that regard they are well ahead of the rest of the world!

togster

Little monkey fellas. Feckin great

Turd Ferguson

Meh, its not that fantastic...i mean we've had monkey mods here for ages!!



*runs to avoid banhammer

dublinario

And so the prophecy is fulfilled. Monkeys have descended from the trees to walk among us. Soon they'll summon the Space Monkey army to enslave humanity, and we will all be put to work in their underground salt mines. Our women will be raped by orangutans, or alternatively, we menfolk will be forced to impregnate the organgutan womenfolk. Either way, we'll be swimming in monkey-human hybrids by 2015.

Is it time for panic? Undoubtedly. Knee-jerkery? Can't hurt. Granted, I've been drinking bleach for most of the afternoon, but I suggest that it is now the duty of every man, woman and child to pick up the bluntest nearby object, and start killing every monkey in sight. I'm particularly looking your way, zoo keepers.

Victor

"Our food not touched by human hand".

antodeco

When they misbehave, are they spanked?

Jet Black

How many monkey butlers will there be?

4zn76tysfajdxp

Am I the only one who really hates monkeys?