Guns Don't Kill People - Monkeys With Guns Kill People.

[Kiluu1971]

Eddie mixed up monkeys with apes. Those words can't be used interchangably. AFAIK, there has never been any experiments to teach a sign language to monkeys.

[geffel]

@Kiluu1971 suspect Eddie is using artistic licence for comic effect. "Monkey" is much funnier sounding word that "ape", partly because of the cadence of the word & the juxtaposition of the syllable sounds of "mon" & "key", but largely because of the shared mental associations we have with the word "monkey". "Monkey" conjures images of loopy, bounding, swinging, idiocy, whereas "ape" is "gorillas in the Mist" & dismembered bloody gorilla corpses.

I'd go with the funny image too.

[Kiluu1971]

@geffel True Dat. Fair enough.

[geffel]

@Kiluu1971

cheers!

[sugarcrazedninja]

i laughed so hard when he did "sign language". i freaking love this guy.

[3461167]

BAHAHAHHA

[XChillX42]

I want a fucking banana.

[xxxchaindrive]

The simple fact of the matter is, that any animal (including humans) with individual digits, can pull a trigger. Whoopee, I'm so glad we got that established. It takes an animal (read human) with higher brain function, to load, aim, and accurately fire a gun. It especially takes a human, to consider using that gun for bad intent. Or, quite possibly, to save their own life. Any law, that infringes on anyone's ability to defend themselves, their family, or their property, is a bad law.

[geffel]

I don't think that's the point. The point is the gun nuts denying that guns have any purpose other than to kill people. That's all they're for. A little honesty goes a long way.

[xxxchaindrive]

I have not used any of my firearms to kill anybody, since I was in the service. I do use them to shoot targets, and game animals. But more importantly, they serve as the last bastion, in the minds of many, myself included, of self defense and freedom. Yes, guns are primarily designed to kill things. To deny that is insanity. But until this world becomes a perfect utopia, where bad things cannot possibly happen due to a poor decision of another, I will maintain my ability to deter that decision.

[schroyerta]

@geffel How would you explain a target rifle used in the Olympics, or a hunting rifle used to harvest animals for food? Sure some fire arms are designed for killing and protecting people but they have found a good home in the military or for home defense, Then there are criminals who don't care about gun control laws.

[jrparri]

"Hey you're a monkey!"

"Yeaaah I'm a monkey."

[TheNakedAtheist]

It's funny that conservative Christians seem to be the biggest supporters of the NRA, and people's "right" to bare arms, while at the same time claiming that mankind is inherently evil.

Trusting an inherently evil species with guns seems a bit odd.

[deepelmdesciple]

Eddie Izzard is genius. I wish more Americans would get it. As silly as he seems, you really do have to be on the level to get him. I would call him underrated, but he's one of the best in the UK, and he's definitely the best English comedian that's come to America, so I really can't. There just aren't enough Americans paying attention to him.

[RyuDarragh]

Not exactly. He gets little publicity here for one or another reasons. Has little to do with the "american public" and more to do with British tossers in the media and American jackoffs in media deciding between them who gets promoted and pushed and who doesn't. I've always enjoyed his silliness.

[steelhamster]

If you like Eddie Izzard you will love Bill Bailey, check him out... he is as surreal as Eddie

[geffel]

I've seen Bill Bailey twice I think ,although here in LA he plays smaller venues. I've seen all of Black Books as well as many other programmes and movies he's been in, like Spaced.

[geffel]

He's certainly done pretty well in the USA - he's played massive shows to rapturous reception. I saw him last year at the Kodak theatre in hollywood - same place where the Oscars are held - and the palce was full to the rafters.

[steelhamster]

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar, and things end with tedious inevitability - Bill Bailey

[steelhamster]

Wouldn't Charlton just say, "get your hands off me, you damned dirty ape"?

[aiyic]

Touche!