Mystery Monkey Of Tampa Bay Ushers In New Era Of Awareness

I have to say, when even the interview subjects in wacky animal news stories are not only completely in on the absurdity but willing participants themselves, we, as a nation, have entered some bizarre Mobius strip of humorous post-ironic detachment. There is something disturbing about the fact that we can no longer see a clip about a roving Florida primate without witnessing his greatest antagonist knowingly concede that the animal had “made a monkey out of me.” I long for the more innocent time of “dog carried away by bird,” but I guess we don’t live in that America any more. I blame the Internet.