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Monkey seen in fancy winter coat at North York Ikea
CP24 ^
| December 9, 2012
| Joshua Freeman
Posted on 12/09/2012 3:54:34 PM PST by Squawk 8888
Shoppers at an Ikea in North York were surprised to discover a small monkey wandering about the store wearing a fancy winter coat Sunday.
Bystander Bronwyn Page said she spotted the monkey outside, in the store’s upper parking lot.
“I was in an elevator going down and there was a crowd of people and then I saw the monkey,” Page told CP24. “It was wearing a coat and a diaper. It started darting all over the place. It was scared, it was screaming.”
Page said the monkey was eventually cornered inside the store.
Police with 33 Division later confirmed the monkey is now in the care of animal services. They said it is illegal to keep a monkey as a pet in Toronto.
It was not clear who owns the monkey or how it came to be in the store. No one has come forward to claim it so far.
However the monkey lit up social media sites Sunday evening, with at least two separate ‘Ikea monkey’ accounts springing up on Twitter. The hash tag “ikeamonkey” was also trending on the site in Toronto while “Toronto Ikea” was trending across Canada.
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To: Slings and Arrows; Clive; exg; Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; backhoe; Byron_the_Aussie; ..
To all- please ping me on Canadian topics.
Canada Non-Ping!
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posted on
12/09/2012 3:56:14 PM PST
by
Squawk 8888
(True North- Strong Leader, Strong Dollar, Strong and Free!)
To: Squawk 8888
Here’s a riddle for you:
When is North York Ikea like The White House?
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posted on
12/09/2012 3:58:12 PM PST
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: Squawk 8888
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posted on
12/09/2012 3:58:27 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: Squawk 8888
The nice people at the humane society will make sure that it is dead ASAP.
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posted on
12/09/2012 4:03:10 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state." - Cornelius Tacitus, Roman Senator)
To: Squawk 8888
So? I mean, come on. It’s just a monkey in a coat. Haven’t we all seen monkeys in coats in Ikea? Right? I mean, right?
To: vladimir998
Why are people so shocked to find out that IKEA is not upscale?
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posted on
12/09/2012 4:05:43 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: gorush
To: gorush
Here’s a riddle for you:
When is North York Ikea like The White House?
A/ when a monkey arrives wearing a fur coat the average IQ goes up ?
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posted on
12/09/2012 4:10:11 PM PST
by
Reverend Wright
(1990 Budget Agreement: learn from other's mistakes)
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To: Squawk 8888
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posted on
12/09/2012 4:23:59 PM PST
by
EricT.
(The GOP's sole purpose is to serve as an ineffective alternative to the Democrat Party.)
To: vladimir998
So? I mean, come on. It’s just a monkey in a coat. Haven’t we all seen monkeys in coats in Ikea? Right? I mean, right? But I can never get my Ikea monkey assembled properly. I always end up with a leg where the arm should be and an extra ear I don't know what to do with.
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posted on
12/09/2012 4:25:54 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Big Bird is a brood parasite: laid in our nest 43 years ago and we are still feeding him.)
To: Squawk 8888
Notice the headline:
"Monkey seen in fancy winter coat at North York Ikea"
What? So now a monkey can't wear a fancy coat anymore?
And hey, his Christmas shopping isn't going to get done by itself.
To: Squawk 8888
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posted on
12/09/2012 4:38:35 PM PST
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: Squawk 8888
I really hate monkeys, but I feel sorry for this little fellow. He probably is quite bewildered.
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posted on
12/09/2012 5:05:43 PM PST
by
Bigg Red
(Sorry, Mr. Franklin, I guess we couldn't keep it.)
To: Squawk 8888
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posted on
12/09/2012 5:10:04 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: Bigg Red
not to mention, entranced by the enticing aroma of sweedish meatballs
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posted on
12/09/2012 5:10:08 PM PST
by
bigbob
To: Squawk 8888
They should have checked the little sumbitch’s pockets for allen wrenches.
May be he was there to assemble some new display furniture.
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posted on
12/09/2012 5:11:55 PM PST
by
Nik Naym
(It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
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To: EricT.
Anna Wintour That is insulting to the monkey!
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12/09/2012 5:57:12 PM PST
by
Buddy Sorrell
("I'm dead sober, Andy, but I expect I'll get over it." - Otis Campbell)
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