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The Simian Messiah

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Wednesday, 10th May 2006

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The simian messiah has been found! Twice! All hail our mighty primate overlords.

Thanks to Sebastian ‘BuzzDee’ and Cecco.

Countries: California, Greece

Posted in: Weirdness

Related Posts: Rhoose Point, Wales, Band of Holes, Longest Place Names, Salt Lake Weirdness, Ettlrad

8 Responses to 'The Simian Messiah'

1. Laurence Simon says: May 10th, 2006 at 3:27 pm
Let me be the first to welcome our new Monkey Overlords…
2. Mark says: May 10th, 2006 at 3:57 pm
Ha ha, Monkey Jesus.
3. David Patrick says: May 10th, 2006 at 4:05 pm
He is not the messiah - he is a very naughty boy!
4. Matt says: May 11th, 2006 at 12:22 pm
ha ha, The Life of Brian. Should watch that movie again.

Those are some good spots to come across.
5. Timhogs says: May 11th, 2006 at 6:41 pm
I wonder if “The Face On Mars” considers these his ancestors…

I guess I’m missing the joke…”SOROR” on the location stamp?
6. Kent Brockman says: May 11th, 2006 at 10:17 pm
As a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground banana caves.
7. Alex says: May 11th, 2006 at 11:06 pm
Soror was the name the visiting humans gave the Planet of the apes.
8. Timhogs says: May 12th, 2006 at 12:44 pm
I need to get out more…

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