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  • But what to make of 'The Dapper Transvestite' pulling up his stockings, or the narrator charmed by the subject of 'Mandrill' - "he was mauvish in the chops/and delicious"?

    Drowned In Sound // Feed Abi Bliss 2010

  • I've always wondered why anyone ever thought the Mandrill was a good idea for a supervillain...until I saw this panel over at ChaosMonkey's virtual pad, and suddenly all was clear.

    Archive 2006-10-22 2006

  • I've always wondered why anyone ever thought the Mandrill was a good idea for a supervillain...until I saw this panel over at ChaosMonkey's virtual pad, and suddenly all was clear.

    Archive 2006-10-22 2006

  • (1: 50 p.m. Saturday and 1: 30 p.m. Monday, Alamo South) 'Mandrill' - The dynamic duo from Chile, Marko Zaror and Ernesto Diaz Espinoza, are returning to Austin with the world premiere of their new action thriller.

    Austin360 - XL Headlines 2009

  • 'Mandrill' to his own 'Jocko,' and confounded the former with so totally different a creature as the blue-faced Baboon, is not so easily intelligible.

    Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

  • 'Mandrill' to his own 'Jocko,' and confounded the former with so totally different a creature as the blue-faced Baboon, is not so easily intelligible.

    Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

  • "Mandrill," 1744.] "When I was at Sherbro, one Mr. Cummerbus, whom I shall have occasion hereafter to mention, made me a present of one of these strange animals, which are called by the natives Boggoe: it was a she-cub, of six months 'age, but even then larger than a Baboon.

    Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

  • "Mandrill," 1744.) "When I was at Sherbro, one Mr. Cummerbus, whom I shall have occasion hereafter to mention, made me a present of one of these strange animals, which are called by the natives Boggoe: it was a she-cub, of six months 'age, but even then larger than a Baboon.

    Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

  • Dr. Allardyce presented it to the Cheltenham Museum, and, through the good offices of my friend Dr. Wright, the authorities of the Museum have permitted me to borrow, what is, perhaps its most remarkable ornament.] [Footnote 7: "Mandrill" seems to signify a "man-like ape," the word

    Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

  • Mandrill” is the new spy/hitman movie from the Chilean creative team behind “Kiltro” (a mostly traditional martial arts film) and “Mirageman” (a vigilante/superhero movie grounded in reality).

    Fantastic Fest Day Five - [REC] 2, House of the Devil, Mandrill + more » Scene-Stealers 2009

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