skipping the monkeys
“skipping the monkeys” is a metaphor for skipping past the boring stuff to get to the good stuff. 2001: a sp-ce odyssey, the film begins with an instrumental overture that lasts about 5 minutes and then there’s 15 minutes of, for lack of a better word, monkeys. i love 2001: a sp-ce odyssey and would never approve of fast forwarding through any part of the movie unless you’ve seen the movie many times and don’t necessarily want to sit through a slow part to get to the good stuff. -scott mosch-lla
let’s say you’re going to a concert. who wants to sit through two lackl-ster opening acts to get to the headliner? i say, “skip those monkeys!” restless at work? skip the monkeys and take an early lunch. who cares how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop? skip the monkeys and bite into that sucker. -scott mosch-lla
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