A situation in which the people involved yank your chain to create the illusion that progress is happening even though it isn't. A subtle smoke screen meant to confuse you.
It is a method often used by politicians, customer service reps and anyone else who wants to make you believe something is true.
Imagine a group of monkeys dancing or moving about to give the impression that they are working hard when, in fact, they aren't. Dancing monkeys are meant to distract you so that you take your eye off the ball.
It is a method often used by politicians, customer service reps and anyone else who wants to make you believe something is true.
Imagine a group of monkeys dancing or moving about to give the impression that they are working hard when, in fact, they aren't. Dancing monkeys are meant to distract you so that you take your eye off the ball.
1) Customer service is giving me the monkey hustle. I called for assistance with my bill. I spoke with three representatives, giving the same information, they say hold please then pass me to the next rep.
2) The confusion surrounding the pastor who wants to burn a holy book has officially become a monkey hustle.
3) This website is giving me the monkey hustle. Every time I click on a link it opens a new window directing me away from the information that I'm looking for.
2) The confusion surrounding the pastor who wants to burn a holy book has officially become a monkey hustle.
3) This website is giving me the monkey hustle. Every time I click on a link it opens a new window directing me away from the information that I'm looking for.
by voodoo chile September 16, 2010
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Jon: "My customer wants this specific package installed on the vehicle he's buying."
Larry(company owner): Well we can just put on the aftermarket package instead. It's basically the same and it will cost us less."
Jon: "But I already told him we'd get the original factory parts installed. Those are what he looked at, and what we already quoted."
Larry: "I don't care, business is slow and this is what we'll do for your customer!"
Jon: "Quit picking nuts out of monkey shit you douchebag! I quit!"
Larry(company owner): Well we can just put on the aftermarket package instead. It's basically the same and it will cost us less."
Jon: "But I already told him we'd get the original factory parts installed. Those are what he looked at, and what we already quoted."
Larry: "I don't care, business is slow and this is what we'll do for your customer!"
Jon: "Quit picking nuts out of monkey shit you douchebag! I quit!"
by JHop March 12, 2008
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by pantsonhead December 23, 2002
Get the guff monkey mug.Someone who feels the need to recite a companies marketing as if it was the truth with out even stopping to think about what it even means.
Douchebag: "Mac OS X is better than windoez because it is POSIX certified because the Apple product page told me so."
Someone in IT: "Do you even know what POSIX stands for?"
Douchebag: "Erm... No... But it means your computer is secure, right?"
Someone in IT: "You do know that Windows has been POSIX certified since 2000, right?"
Douchebag: "Uh..."
Someone in IT: "Dude, you're such a marketing monkey... Spend less time on 'imasturbatetomymac.com' and more time reading about real computers."
Someone in IT: "Do you even know what POSIX stands for?"
Douchebag: "Erm... No... But it means your computer is secure, right?"
Someone in IT: "You do know that Windows has been POSIX certified since 2000, right?"
Douchebag: "Uh..."
Someone in IT: "Dude, you're such a marketing monkey... Spend less time on 'imasturbatetomymac.com' and more time reading about real computers."
by Someone in IT January 6, 2008
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Comes from an excellent piece of slash fiction called "Dr. Jackson's Diary" that is loosely based on the hit sci-fi series "Stargate SG-1." Although no longer available on the net, it is possible to find this gem if you know who to ask, as it still has a small cult following.
As suggested by the title, this piece of fanfiction is written from the point of view of Dr. Daniel Jackson, an archaeologist and linguist working in the top-secret Stargate Program which is operated out of Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs Colorado. The diary chronicles and entire year's worth of missions, misadventures, and madness.
This fic is generally accepted as rated NC-17 for language and content...read at your own risk.
Comes from an excellent piece of slash fiction called "Dr. Jackson's Diary" that is loosely based on the hit sci-fi series "Stargate SG-1." Although no longer available on the net, it is possible to find this gem if you know who to ask, as it still has a small cult following.
As suggested by the title, this piece of fanfiction is written from the point of view of Dr. Daniel Jackson, an archaeologist and linguist working in the top-secret Stargate Program which is operated out of Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs Colorado. The diary chronicles and entire year's worth of missions, misadventures, and madness.
This fic is generally accepted as rated NC-17 for language and content...read at your own risk.
Quoting from "Dr. Jackson's Diary" 'May: Planet of the Not-Monkey' by Anais:
"Hey, hey--" Jack said, wiping his eye for the forty eighth time. "NOTHING on the MALP reports suggested we were being sent to the planet of the--" he paused. I mouthed the word APES and he added. "--not-monkeys."
We'd already established they were not-monkeys in the locker room, Jack scouring himself under the shower and cursing. "Fuckin' filthy fuckin' disgusting fuckin' monkeys!"
And my stock response; "They're not monkeys, Jack. They're apes."
Hence Not-Monkeys has just become Jackspeak for 'apes'.
"Hey, hey--" Jack said, wiping his eye for the forty eighth time. "NOTHING on the MALP reports suggested we were being sent to the planet of the--" he paused. I mouthed the word APES and he added. "--not-monkeys."
We'd already established they were not-monkeys in the locker room, Jack scouring himself under the shower and cursing. "Fuckin' filthy fuckin' disgusting fuckin' monkeys!"
And my stock response; "They're not monkeys, Jack. They're apes."
Hence Not-Monkeys has just become Jackspeak for 'apes'.
by Skaara January 23, 2008
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by DomDog October 3, 2003
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