Originally published at: Lemurs get high by licking toxic millipedes and rubbing them on their bodies | Boing Boing
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Does it work on humans? Asking for a friend.
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Lemurs are obviously the Florida Man of the Animal Kingdom…
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Lemurs get high by licking toxic millipedes and rubbing them on their bodies
Papasan gets high with a little help from his friends.
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Toxic people are not your friends. Do not lick them or rub them on your body.
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Thank you, once again.
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I’m here to serve.
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Don’t get creepy.
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Funny they all look like they should be saying “Duuuuuuude”
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I’ve always loved lemurs, and now I have even more reason 
I took a yo-yo with me to the Detroit Zoo one day. The goats at the petting zoo watched it for a few seconds, but then they just wanted to eat it. They’re goats, after all. One of the penguins loved it, and swam straight up and down, up and down, eyes fixed on the yo-yo. The lemurs were absolutely fascinated, staring with those big pretty eyes, jumping up and down with it…for about 45 seconds. Then they were completely bored and ignored it.
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What a coincidence. I get high licking millipede licking lemurs.
Wow - say that five times fast.
licking millipede licking lemurs.
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That would explain the Lil’ Gleemerz raver lemur kids toy from Hell
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Funny you should mention that…
The yo-yo day at the zoo was also the day I taught my young stepsister one of my favoritest, most difficult tongue twisters.
The skunk sat on the stump and thunk the stump stunk.
The stump thunk the skunk stunk.
Hell, it’s even hard to type!
We spent all day there, practicing it between the exhibits, and by the time we left we both had it down. 
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Coincidentally, this Ze Frank video from 2019 had me laughing so hard it hurt yesterday:
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Minus the parasites.
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Yes… lemurs. Lemurs do that.
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He mentions the millipede thing at 3:57 in the video. Noice!
Also noice that Ze Frank hasn’t lost any of his Ze Frankness.
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I am reminded of the FAQ’s (Frinquently Asked Questions) from alt.fan.lemurs…
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/lemur-faq/part1/
Some gems such as:
(1) Um, this newsgroup seems to have a somewhat unusual view of
Lemurs. According to you, what IS a Lemur?
L-E-M-U-R (le-mer) noun Lemur: a small mammal with
large eyes, a foxlike face, and wooly fur, found
mainly in Madagascar, Virginia Tech, and in the
Twinkie aisle of your local 7-11. There are different
kinds of Lemurs, some resembling monkeys, some resem-
bling mice and squirrels, and some resembling politi-
cians. They live in trees and some are active mainly
at night. Others prefer to ride the rides at local
theme parks. They are probably similar to an ancestor
of the primates, meaning even Lemurs have a little bit
of Elvis in them. <New Latin (?!?) LemurES, plural
<Latin Lemures (with a - over the last E) specters,
ghosts (because of their appearances and nocturnal
habits)
This definition written by Barbara Poff.
(2) What kinds of sounds do Lemurs make?
Words known to be found in the Lemur lexicon include “ptang,”
“frink,” “cheep,” and “whooooooo”. The meaning of these words is
said to vary based on the motion of the eyes at the time a given
phrase is said.
Further information is reported by G. Shapiro:
"Let me summarize the current understanding of Lemur lin-
guistics, as reported in the Journal of Irreproducible
Results.
frink (adj) - very appealing, sexually
frink (noun) - a National Geographic photographer.
[NOTE: The dual usage of frink stems from a confusion in
Lemur society. The primary determinant of sexual appeal in
Lemurs is size of the eyes. Lemurs confused the telephoto
lenses of NG photographers as huge, and hence very appeal-
ing, eyes.]
ptang (verb) - to have sex with another species. Has a
positive connotation when the other species is also primate.
More akin to the English 'bestiality' when the other species
is non-primate.
cheep, cheep, cheep (noun) - particularly satisfactory
sexual experience.
So let us use this knowledge to translate the following
Lemur dialogue:
1st Lemur: PTANG FRINK FRINK
2nd Lemur: cheep, cheep, cheep.
Translation:
1st Lemur: I heard you had sex with that hot-looking NG
photographer.
2nd Lemur: Yes. It was great.
Shapiro’s report cannot be accepted as absolute fact as Lemurs
have been known to use “ptang” and “frink” for many other situa-
tions besides those involving sex. Hence the theory that eye
motions play a large role in determining what a Lemur means at any
given time. This theory is as follows:
The verbal component of a Lemur lexicon that requires somat-
ic components to determine the actual meaning. In other
words, the meaning of "frink" varies depending on the eye
motions of the lemur in question. Rolling your eyes while
saying "frink" means one thing, while winking the right eye
slowly while saying "frink" means something else entirely,
and so forth. "Frink" seems to be used for many purposes:
as a greeting, as an exclamation of excitement, as a means
of expressing curiousity, and so forth. Only Lemurs know
what "frink" means for sure, and they aren't telling.
And many, many more…
Ah, those nostalgic days of Usenet…
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