Mr. Mike Goes to the Zoo

 

         Once upon a time there was a man named Mike. His origin goes back in the annals of time unknown. Not that it was an unknown time, but rather that no one understood his references because he was just that old. Mr. Mike was a well known and beloved figure of his community and his legend is remembered in many stories, one of which I will tell today. Bear in mind, however, that these stories are questionable at best, and highly doubtful at worst. But whether these stories are verifiable or not, the fact remains that Mr. Mike is undoubtedly the most famous Mike you will ever know, as I’m sure you will soon see…

        Now, where was I? Ah yes, Mr. Mike and the Zoo. One day, Mr. Mike decided he would like to go to the zoo. He convinced his family that making such a trip would be highly educational and entertaining. If they only knew what was in store for them!

They first visited the penguins and thought, “Wow, they look like Mr. Mike in a suit!”. Then they visited the lions and thought, “Wow, they look like Mr. Mike sleeping in the sun after a big meal!”. Then they saw the tall giraffes and thought, “These don’t look like Mr. Mike at all”. After that they went to see the monkeys. Oh those silly monkeys and Mr. Mike fit right in. 

They stayed at the chimp section for a long time before leaving the zoo and heading to the car. As they walked back they noticed something a little strange, Mr. Mike wasn’t talking very much. Also he was passing by all the delicious BBQ and hot sausage vendors, opting instead for a bunch of bananas. 

They thought this strange at first, but otherwise he was acting like the Mr. Mike that they’ve known all their lives. He growled and occasionally screeched at people, he ate messily with both hands, and made people laugh wherever he went. In fact, he was drawing quite a lot of attention, so much so that people started asking for his autograph and starting calling him the most famous and well behaved primate they ever saw. 

I think by now you may have understood what had happened. Mr. Mike had fallen into the monkey exhibit and was replaced by an escaped chimp, now fondly referred to as “Famous Mike”. Our well loved, comic, and sometimes well-behaved primate (at least he’s not throwing his poop at you). If you plan to ask for an autograph I would suggest offering him a banana first, he tends to growl less after he’s had a bite to eat.