A group of Indians are planning to present a statue of the revered Indian monkey God, Hanuman, to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The group decided to order the idol after they read a magazine report saying that Mr Obama carried a good luck 'monkey king' charm.
Let me paraphrase: Primates present magic potion to alpha male (to be fair, they would've done something similar if it was an alpha female).
Charming monkeys? I don't think so. They are so transparent. It is an embarrassment to share genetic heritage with them.
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