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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago (3 children)

My takeaway was that having a chimpanzee as a pet is fine and so is giving them benzos but what you should really avoid doing is giving them a Tickle Me Elmo doll.

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Or ever have a different car or haircut upon subsequent visits

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Same haircut, same car, bring benzos. Got it

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago

Even worse: Give them a harem of Furbies that 'talk' to each other.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Afaik they have a history of sudden violent behavior so I wouldn't try it. There's calmer apes to choose from, though I would argue holding apes as pets is in most cases kinda fucked up anyway unless you are some sort of sanctuary that's taking care of orphaned ones that wouldn't survive in the wild.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So do I just cut the benzos in half for the calmer apes?

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

Throw them yourself so you won't feel it so much when the ape mauls your face off.