Monkey on my back

[babysimon]

Long shot I know, but I don't suppose anyone has an old MP3 player they could lend me for a month or so until I can afford a new one.

And yes, I did leave my old one somewhere and forget about it - why do you ask?

Comments

[nanna-m.livejournal.com]

Hi dear

I have an iPod Shuffle I'll send you if you want it..... You can pay we with a couple of beers at Bicon ;)

[ravenevermore.livejournal.com]

I have a slightly cranky 40GB iPod... its currently on bedroom duty, but i'm sure it could be dragged out of retirement...
However it *is* an iPod... so that might make you feel dirty...

[babysimon]

If I wouldn't be depriving you, that would be really great. I promise I won't even put RockBox on it...

[ravenevermore.livejournal.com]

you can put on it what you want. it will occasionally whir its HDD in an annoying manner. This will be fixed by a couple of short taps against a work surface (preferably when its in its case).

Now how to get it to you?

[jhg.livejournal.com]

Monkey on your back? We want *picture*, dammit!

[wechsler.livejournal.com]

I have an iPod nano at home that's been unused for $ages. I can bring it to BU tomorrow.

[babysimon]

That would be appreciated. I promise not to lose it ;)

[babysimon]

Well, that's the question innit. If wechsler can lend me his nano then it's probably easier not to...

[babysimon]

~sigh~

It's a metaphor. As you well know.

[jhg.livejournal.com]

Actually I've not heard that one before.

Honest!

You know that if I had I'd be using it constantly.

What does it mean?

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

It's usually used to refer to drug addiction... I've got no idea where it comes from - rhyming slang for smack or crack possibly?

[thehalibutkid.livejournal.com]

This idiom first appeared in the texts of Ancient Sumeria where substance abusers and others social outcasts were marked with a large scarlet monkey.

Apparantly.

Though some would also say that it refers the the way the baby monkeys cling to their mothers backs and thus represent a burden.

I prefer the Sumarian one though.