Dirty Dirty Lying Chimp (This is *not* about Bush)
I've been doing research for a story about chimps who learned ASL, and
came across this amusing discussion between Lucy and Roger Fouts, who taught Lucy ASL:
Lucy was observed lying, something that was once considered uniquely
human, because it is evidence of a sense of self. In this sign-language
conversation, Fouts asks Lucy about a pile of chimpanzee feces on the floor:
Fouts: WHAT THAT?
Lucy: WHAT THAT?
Fouts: YOU KNOW. WHAT THAT?
Lucy: DIRTY DIRTY.
Fouts: WHOSE DIRTY DIRTY?
Lucy: SUE (a graduate student).
Fouts: IT NOT SUE. WHOSE THAT?
Lucy: ROGER!
Fouts: NO! NOT MINE. WHOSE?
Lucy: LUCY DIRTY DIRTY. SORRY LUCY.
There's more about Lucy here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_%28Chimpanzee%29
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