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Twitter explodes amid monkey business at Ikea

By Andrea Janus - CTVNews.ca

Published: December 09, 2012 at 6:37PM EST

A monkey appears in a Toronto Ikea store on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. (Brownwyn Page)

View the story "Twitter explodes after monkey spotted at Ikea" on StorifyTwitter explodes after monkey spotted at IkeaA photo of a monkey wandering a north Toronto Ikea parking lot went viral Sunday afternoon. Many wondered how he, or she, got there, if it had plans to run for office, and most importantly, where did it get that shearling coat?Storified by CTV Toronto · Sun, Dec 09 2012 15:32:30"Monkey found alone at Toronto Ikea, wearing coat." Well thank god it was wearing a coat.. Its cold out! ❄Guneet SPeople on flight getting settled; general conversation turns to monkey in little coat found in Toronto Ikea.Grant LawrenceA monkey wearing a shearling coat walks into a bar and says, 'Sorry, I thought this was Ikea.' #CuriousJörgenNancyCould the parents of the monkey please return to the Ball Room? #IkeamonkeyJodie S#IKEAmonkey for mayor of Toronto!Mike ChanFiguring Barenaked Ladies have at least a million dollars now, think they bought a monkey? Hadn't they always wanted a monkey? #IkeaMonkeyJodi S#IkeaMonkey for Premier! #olp #onpoliOntarioNorthIf ikea doesn't start selling plush monkeys with shearling coats within a week, I'm gonna be seriously disappointed. #IkeaMonkeyJerome PersaudMy guess: the #ikeamonkey was just taking a break from writing assembly manuals.Allison OuthitI know I'm late to this #IKEAmonkey thing, but they should probably be looking for a guy with a yellow hat. Duh doi.Matt FairleyThe Monkey wasn't left behind there, it was clearly there to buy a Skarsund. #IkeaMonkeyMatt CollinsBummed #ikeamonkey has a nicer coat than meNeil McIntyre#IKEAmonkey, what a baller.John JamesMonkey in a shearling coat and diaper. Now that's common sense. #IKEAmonkeyJenny Lee Shee#IkeaMonkey was just there for the cheap meatball plateRich Musickwhere did #ikeamonkey get that coat!? http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/monkey-surprises-shoppers-at-north-toronto-ikea-store-1.1072387Trudy MacNabbif you can't relate to #IkeaMonkey you're lying to yourself.Taya Denotter

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