A similar remark was reportedly made by Pratchett in The Herald (4 October 2004): I'd rather be a climbing ape than a falling angel.
"I create gods all the time - now I think one might exist" (2008)
Context: Evolution was far more thrilling to me than the biblical account. Who would not rather be a rising ape than a falling angel? To my juvenile eyes Darwin was proved true every day. It doesn't take much to make us flip back into monkeys again.
“Just cause you got the monkey off your back doesn't mean the circus has left town.”
“That little monkey gets loose, doesn't he?”
September 1983, referring to wide receiver Alvin Garrett of the Washington Redskins; the statement was denounced as racist, but it was pointed out that Cosell had regularly used the same term to describe small players of all races.[citation needed]
“Welcome back, my naughty monkeys.”
whipcrack
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2014), "Welcome Back" variations
Variant: Welcome back, my frisky badgers
“Welcome back, my cheeky wee monkeys.”
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2014), "Welcome Back" variations
