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ARCHIVES JANUARY 2012 – JUNE
2012
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Picture of
the Month - July 2012
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The Picture
of this Month shows the three monkeys as a mosaic in the facade of a
house in Cologne, Germany. More…..
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(June 30, 2012)
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A
three-monkey grave marker
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From one of
our fellow collectors we received a picture of the grave marker
that she had specially ordered for a hopefully very far future. More…..
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(June 25, 2012)
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New Appraisals/Valuations
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We have received several new requests for more
information about a variety of interesting hear-see-speak-no-evil
items. You will find the latest additions at the bottom of the
Appraisal page. More….
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(June 22, 2012)
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Unique No Evil figurine
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It is not very often, that
we come across a special no evil monkey figurine with an interesting
background story. Here is one. More…..
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(June 17, 2012)
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Cakes, food and cookies
with the three monkeys
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We received so many new
photos of three-monkey
cakes, three-monkey
food plates and three-monkey
cookies that we
have decided to split them up in three different pages. We hope you
enjoy.
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(June 12, 2012)
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Three-Monkeys collectors meeting in Chicago, IL,
USA ( July 12-15, 2012 )
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With four weeks to go and the number of
participants still growing, there probably will be another record
attendance in the history of Three-Monkey Collectors meetings in
the US. If you haven’t registered
yet, you better hurry. Read
more about this event…..
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(June 10, 2012)
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Banknote with the Three
Monkeys
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The existence of coins
with the three monkeys will not be a great surprise to most
three-monkey collectors. But what about banknotes? We recently
discovered a one rupee banknote from India portraying Mahatma
Gandhi. The front side shows his personal belongings and the
backside the three wise monkeys. More
on this page…..
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(June 06, 2012)
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Picture of
the Month - June 2012
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The Picture
of this Month shows three happy, worry-free youngsters in the no
evil pose. More…..
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(May 31, 2012)
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Japanese Folk Art
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In our new online
Specialty Store we offer an impressive range of Japanese folk art
items at very favorable prices. More….
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(May 27, 2012)
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Rare three-monkey items
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Pictures of very rare
items like no evil chopstick rests and no evil pencil sharpeners
were added to this website. These and many others can be found here.
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(May 23, 2012)
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Movies with the three
monkeys
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The three no evil monkeys
play a role in various movies, including recent ones like The
Woman in Black & The
Artist, but also in the older TV Series Friday
the 13th: The
Year of the Monkey. More
movies.....
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(May 19, 2012)
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Online Three-Monkeys store
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Several interesting new
hear-see-speak-no-evil items have been added to our online store.
If there is something you are interested in, just contact us and we
will be pleased to give you additional information, including
shipping costs to your address. More…..
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(May 15, 2012)
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Three Monkey beer
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Several new photos of beer-related
items with three monkeys have been added to your “beer” page,
including the intriguing label of the Golden Monkey beer from
Victory Breweries in Downingtown, PA. USA. More….
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(May 13, 2012)
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Looking for Spanish
speaking three-monkey collectors
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Ana Fernandez is a
passionate 3-monkey collector who lives in the north of Spain. Since
several years she is hoping to get into contact with other
three-monkey collectors who are located in that country and/or
speak Spanish. Click
here for her message in our Guestbook and If you are
interested, just let
us know and we will forward your message to her.
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(May 07,
2012)
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Info-Email
May 03, 2012
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Most expensive painting in
the world
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The famous painting of Edvard Munch “the Scream“ has
just been auctioned in New York for the incredible amount of US$
119.900.000. Fortunately there are less expensive versions, like
the “No Evils Scream”. More…..
If you want to see more
artwork with hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil, click here.
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(May 03, 2012)
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Picture of
the Month - May 2012
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The picture
for May 2012 was taken in Port Said Egypt. More……..
If you want
to view all other Pictures of the Month, click here.
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(April 30, 2012)
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Three-monkey collection
for sale
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Information about another
three-monkey collection for sale has been added to our website.
This time it concerns a collection located in Florida, USA. More......
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(April 25, 2012)
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Three Monkeys in Costa
Rica
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Friends of ours were in
Costa Rica and bought two very special three monkeys items. More…….
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(April 20, 2012)
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Incomplete hear-see-speak-no-evil sets, so called
“Orphans”
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If you have incomplete no evil sets (and which
collector doesn’t?) you may want to have a look at our “orphans”
page. Maybe you’ll find that one item that will make your
three-monkey set complete. You can also send us pictures of your
own incomplete sets, which will be published for free. More…..
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(April 15, 2012)
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Three very small monkeys
discovered in Portland, Oregon, USA
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Most probably only very few
people will know about the existence of the three wise monkeys that
can be found in front of the Convention Hall in Portland, OR. An
exciting picture story. More……..
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(April 12, 2012)
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Easter wishes
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Three-Monkeys.Info is
wishing all visitors to the website happy holidays and for those
who celebrating it, Happy Easter. Click here for
the Guestbook.
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(April 05, 2012)
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Picture of the Month –
April 2012
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Since a few months three
large no evil statues can be viewed in front of a hotel in
Gothenburg, Sweden. More…..
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(March 31, 2012)
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Three-Monkeys.Info - five years old
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On April 1, 2012, this
website www.three-monkeys.info celebrates its fifth anniversary. We would
like to use this opportunity to thank the many collectors and other
website visitors for all information and suggestions that have
greatly helped to keep this website interesting and up-to-date.
Special thanks go to Yvelyne Auzou for all her translations in French and to
Bruce Kittess for his input and
assistance with research projects.
We would certainly
appreciate if you post a message about our website in our Guestbook
or send us an email.
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(March 28, 2012)
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The three monkeys of
Gandhi
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The internet is full with stories about Mahatma
Gandhi and the three monkey figurine he always carried with him.
There are also photos of different statues that are all claimed to
be copies of the original. Until recently we only could show a very
unclear picture of the original Gandhi monkey set, but now we have
received a much better photograph of it, recently taken in the Sabarmati Ashram (Gandhi Museum) in Ahmedabad India. More….
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(March 23, 2012)
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Three monkey hotel in
Thailand
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Three-monkey collectors
visiting Thailand may be tempted to see the Rest Detail Hotel.
Their logo consists of the three wise monkeys and it can be seen
all over the place, including for example on pastry, bathing
slippers and water bottles. More………
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(March 17, 2012)
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Three-monkey figurines by Herend,
Hungary
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It is not so much known,
that the Herend Factory in Hungary
produces a nice range of colorful porcelain three-monkey figurines.
But before you add them to your wish list, you may want to check
the prices from your local supplier. More…...
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(March 12, 2012)
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Oscar winner “The Artist”
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From Bob Hiser in WV, USA we received the following
message:
I just viewed the movie
„The Artist" and was very surprised to see „Three Wise
Monkeys" prominently displayed in one scene. One needs to stay
sharp; those little fellows can show up anywhere.
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(March 04, 2012)
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Picture of
the Month - March 2012
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The Picture
for this month we received from fellow collector Vidner McCraw in the
United States. More…….
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(February 29, 2012)
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New items in our online Collectors’ store
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Several interesting new hear-see-speak-no-evil
items were added to our online store. If there is something you are
interested in, just contact us and we will be pleased to give you
additional information as well as the shipping costs to your
address. Click
here to visit our store.
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(February 28, 2012)
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Info-Email
February 25, 2012
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New Unique No Evils
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Several very special no evil
monkeys have been added to our page with “Uniques
& Unusuals”. The latest additions are
at the bottom of that page, as usual. Click here to
view.
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(February 24, 2012)
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Hear See and Speak no Evil
during Carnival (Mardi-Gras)
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Also this year the wise
monkeys have inspired the carnival. More…..
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(February 20, 2012)
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The Original Miami Beach Antique Show (Jan 31 -
Feb 04, 2012)
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This show calls itself “World’s Largest Indoor
Antique Show”, which is quite a mouthful. Here are some impressions
of a three-monkey hunter. More…..
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(February 15, 2012)
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Hear, see and speak no
evil OWLS
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In a number of cultures, owls
are considered to be a symbol of wisdom. Just like the three
monkeys that hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil.
What about three wise
owls? More…..
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(February 12, 2012)
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Hear, see and speak no
evil on cars and bikes
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We recently received
another set of pictures with no evil monkeys on an automobile.
Interesting to see how this symbol is still fresh and alive. More.....
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(February 06, 2012)
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Picture of the Month - February 2012
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An old black and white photo from 1935 showing three
hear-see-speak-no-evil ladies on a stage in London. More…..
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(January 31, 2012)
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No Evil contact lenses
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Every time when we think that
we have “seen it all”, a surprising new item with No Evils pops up.
This time hear-see-speak-no-evil contact lenses. More…..
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(January 27, 2012)
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January 23, 2012 - The Year of the Dragon
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According to the Chinese calendar, which is
observed in a number of countries in the Far East, on January 23 is
the start of the Year of the
Dragon. This is a good reason to publish a page with photos of
hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil dragons. There are more
no evil dragons than one can imagine. Click
here.
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(January 21, 2012)
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Anatomically correct
monkeys
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Pae and Guy a handsome couple from Bangkok,
Thailand were excited to discover what they call “anatomically
correct monkeys”, at the Wang Kan Luang Arboretum
and waterfall in Lopburi, Thailand. Click
here.
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(January 17, 2012)
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Our Guestbook &
Message Board
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A visit to our website is
not complete without a quick look at the Guestbook. Over the years
it has become a very interesting source of information about all
what is happening in the three-monkey world! That is why we also
like to call it our Message Board. Of course our Guestbook also
contains some “Kind greetings from uncle Paul and aunt Mary”.
In case you are not
reading it on a regular basis, it may be a good idea to visit
earlier pages, by clicking on the links that say: <<Next Page>>.
Click here to visit
our Guestbook.
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(January 12, 2012)
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Three Monkey “Beans”
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Very special 3-monkey collectibles are the
French fèves, “beans” that are specially
produced for the Three Magi cake. Such cakes are only baked for Epiphany, which is
celebrated on January 6. If you are not familiar with this custom, click here
for an explanation. We were able to add more of these “beans”
to our collection and if you are interested, click
here. These items are very rare and as complete sets even more
difficult to find.
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(January 06, 2012)
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For earlier
issues of this News Bulletin see the archive in the left column, click here.
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