<b><a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/018777.html">How Darwin Got Everyone to Accept <i>His</i> Theory</a></b><br/> <!-- ID = 118249 -->Father to teenage daughter: Oh, well...the party was in Queens.<br/>Daughter: Fuck Queens!<br/>Father, quickly checking calendar on cell phone: Not on Gay Pride Day, honey.<br/>Daughter: Haha! Hang on, I&#39;m going to write that down. I&#39;ll use it in a story for my creative writing class!<br/>Father: Oh, don&#39;t write it down...it&#39;s not even funny. And always remember...if you want your story to be funny, just put in a monkey. It always works for me!<br/>Daughter: Didn&#39;t you novel get bad reviews, though? They said it wasn&#39;t funny at all.<br/>Father: Well, obviously, I should have written in several more monkeys.<br/><br/>--Tompkins Square Park<br/>via <a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/">Overheard in New York</a>, Apr 18, 2009