Have a
look at our Three Monkeys Store in Etsy
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Tesuque
Pueblo figurines
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Have you
ever heard of Tesuque Pueblo figurines? Did you know that these
exist as hear, see and speak no evil? If not, have a look.
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(March 14, 2021)
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No Evil
Facemasks
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There are an
incredible number of different masks available with all possible
motifs, also with hear, see and speak no evil. Here are a few
examples. More…....
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(March 07, 2021)
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Picture of
the Month – March 2021
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Three No
Evil Monkeys in standing position are quite rare. Here is a nice
example. More…..
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(March 01, 2021)
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Greenpeace and the no evil monkeys
|
Greenpeace activists often make use of the no evil symbol
for their protest actions. View here
and here
to see what their Swiss section has been using it for.
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(February 24, 2021)
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Carnival /
Mardi Gras 2021
|
Due to the
corona pandemic, many countries will have little or no carnival
festivities this year. Perhaps it would be nice to see how the hear,
see and speak no evil symbol has inspired the carnival celebrators
in the past years. More…..
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(February 15, 2021)
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Year of the
Ox
|
Today is the
start of the Chinese Year of the Ox. We do not know whether Oxen in
the shape of Hear See Speak No Evil exist. We don’t have them. The
best we can offer are No Evil Cows. More…..
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(February 12, 2021)
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Three Wise Monkeys
Table Lamp
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A very nice
table lamp with three wise monkeys spotted in Time And Tide Stores
in the UK. More…..
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(February 08, 2021)
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Picture of
the Month – February 2021
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A very
interesting netsuke with the three wise monkeys in a very unusual
pose. More…..
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(February 01, 2021)
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Can you
believe this?
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University pulls
image of 'three wise monkeys' because it 'promulgates a
longstanding visual legacy of oppression'. What people could come up with something
like this and take it seriously?
More…..
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(January 31, 2021)
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Appraisals
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The page with
valuations of various no evil figurines has been updated. You may
find some information there that is useful for your
collection. More…..
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(January 25, 2021)
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Covid-19
Pandemic
|
Corona
inspires artists such as Wolfram Kastner
in Munich. He has made 50 art pieces on the theme covid-19
pandemic, including one with hear, see and speak no evil. More…..
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(January 19, 2021)
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No Evil
|
Always
interesting to see that a modern Christian Church makes use of the
symbols of a century old Japanese folk belief. More…..
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(January 12, 2021)
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(Epiphany January 6)
Three Magi Cake
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January 6 is
Epiphany (Three Kings) and that day is, especially in France, celebrated
with a Three Magi Cake. What this has to do with the three wise
monkeys you can see here.
And here
is an explanation of this custom.
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(January 06, 2021)
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Picture of
the Month – January 2021
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Happy New
Year to all of our website visitors. The picture for January 2021
shows three smart astronaut-monkeys. More…..
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(January 01, 2021)
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No Evil
Horse Chestnuts
|
If covid-19
keeps you at home and you don’t know what to do with your time, you
could consider making No Evil Monkeys from horse chestnuts. More…..
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(December 22, 2020)
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Day of the
Monkey
|
Today,
December 14 is the International Day of the Monkey. More…..
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(December 14, 2020)
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What are our collections worth?
|
Unfortunately, existing three-monkey collectors are aging
and no new young collector generation in sight. Both in the USA and
Europe collectors are wondering what their collections are worth.
Here are two websites about this subject. Be prepared! The outlook
is not too bright. Website
1 and website
2.
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(December 08, 2020)
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Picture of
the Month – December 2020
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No Evil
Santa Claus, No Evil Father Christmas or just Three Gnomes? More……
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(December 01, 2020)
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Trump No
Evil
|
President
Donald Trump looks around to see if there is any evil. More…..
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(November 24, 2020)
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What to do with our Collections?
|
Susan Scribner from Saint Louis, MO, USA has organized a Zoom
meeting for three-monkey collectors: “What to do with our
collections?” Time: Nov 19, 2020 04:00 PM Central Time (US and
Canada). More news to follow.
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(November 16, 2020)
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No Evil
Halloween
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No Evil
always inspires pumpkin carvers. More…..
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(November 08, 2020)
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Picture of
the Month – November 2020
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During a
visit to Nikko Japan, I used the only Japanese words I know: Kikazaru (hear no monkey), Iwazaru (speak no
monkey) and Mizaru (see no monkey) to
three schoolgirls. See here what happened…..More……
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(November 01, 2020)
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European
No Evil Collectors Day 2021
|
The date for
next years’ meeting has already been fixed: Saturday October 2,
2021 in the same location as for this years’ (canceled) meeting:
Old Crafts and Toy Museum in Barneveld, the Netherlands. More news
to follow.
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(October 26, 2020)
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More No Evil
Bar Accessories
|
Here more no
evil bar items. More…..
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(October 20, 2020)
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No Evil Bottle Stoppers
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Also no evil bottle stoppers are available with monkeys and other
animals. More…..
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(October 13, 2020)
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No Evil Mermaids
|
Did you know that also No Evil Mermaids exist? Even in three
different versions. More…..
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(October 06, 2020)
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The Three
Monkeys Collectors Day in Holland has been canceled
|
Due to
stricter regulations in the Netherlands because of Covid-19, the
organizers were forced to cancel the meeting in the last moment.
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(September 30, 2020)
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Picture of
the Month – October 2020
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An
interesting ceramic cup with the three no evil monkeys. More…..
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(September 30, 2020)
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Book with
three monkeys on cover
|
The German
author Uwe Brackmann has written a new
crime novel with the title “die drei Affen” (the three monkeys). The cover
illustration is quite special. More…..
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(September 23, 2020)
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Waiting List
for the Three Monkeys Collectors Day in Holland
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Who could
have ever thought that ??? If you would
still like to participate in the Three Monkeys Collectors Day 2020 in
the Netherlands, you can be added to a waiting list, because the
maximum number of participants of 30 (due to corona) has now been
reached. More….. (in Dutch
language only)
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(September 18, 2020)
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No Evil Bar
Sets
|
Most
collectors know this item, the wooden bar set with corkscrew, bottle opener and bottle stopper with
hear, see and speak no evil. But did you also know that they exist
in different languages? In bilingual Belgium even with Dutch on the
front and French on the back? More…..
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(September 12, 2020)
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No Evil
Buckles
|
The Hear See
and Speak No Evil symbol seems to be an interesting theme for
makers of belt buckles. More…..
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(September 07, 2020)
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The Three Monkeys Collectors Day in Holland.
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This event will take
place on October 3 in Barneveld in the Netherlands. According to
the organizers, all covid-19 precautions will be in effect. It will
be held in the Old
Crafts and Toy Museum.
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(September
01, 2020)
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Pictures of the
Month – August and September 2020
|
Two quite unique No
Evil Pictures. Click here for
August and here for
September.
|
(Augustus
31, 2020)
|
Summer
Break 2020
|
We wish you all a nice summer with
interesting three-monkey experiences and in case you are a
collector, we wish you many new no evils for your collection,
Your Webmaster.
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(July 10, 2020)
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Three
Monkeys Collectors Gathering 2020
|
We have no
information whether a Collectors Meeting will take place in the USA
during 2020. As soon as news becomes available it will be published
here in this website.
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(July 02, 2020)
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Picture of the
Month – July 2020
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Also the
wise monkeys have problems with social distancing. More…..
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(June 30, 2020)
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A restaurant
in Virginia, USA
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Also in Manassas,
Virginia, USA is a Three Monkeys restaurant. More…..
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(June 21, 2020)
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A restaurant
in Zimbabwe
|
A Three
Monkeys Restaurant near the Victoria Waterfalls in Zimbabwe. More….. Here is a link
to the menu.
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(June 14, 2020)
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No Evil Mask
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A very
useful no evil mask during the corona pandemic times. More…..
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(June 06, 2020)
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Picture of
the Month – June 2020
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A three
monkey statue spotted on the reception desk of a hotel in Germany. More…..
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(May 31, 2020)
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Cakes with
no evil monkeys
|
It is
amazing to see how many different cakes with no evil monkeys have
already been created. More……
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(May 27, 2020)
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Food dishes
with the three wise monkeys
|
Especially
in Japan food dishes with various themes are popular. Here is a
selection with the three wise monkeys. More…..
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(May 20, 2020)
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Three wise
monkeys of Kiri-origami paper art
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A Japanese
art of cutting and folding paper. More…..
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(May 13, 2020)
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3d printed
monkeys
|
If you want
to add 3d printed monkeys to your collection, here is a link. Now
you will have to find someone with a 3d printer. More…..
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(May 07, 2020)
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Picture of
the Month – May 2020
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A “Corona”
facemask with the three wise monkeys. More…..
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(April 30, 2020)
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Unusual
Three Monkeys
|
The three
wise monkeys in an unusual pose. More…..
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(April 25, 2020)
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No Evil
Einstein
|
Mahler
Yuval, an artist in Israel, has made an interesting statue:
Einstein - according to the three monkeys. More…..
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(April 20, 2020)
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No Evil
Statue
|
A special No
Evil Statue spotted in Austria. More…..
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(April 13, 2020)
|
Unusual
three-monkeys figurines
|
A web shop
in the Netherlands offers an unusual set of three wise monkeys in bronze.
More…..
|
(April 06, 2020)
|
13 Years
Three-Monkeys.info website
|
Today our website will be 13
years old. Many thanks to all of our website visitors and
especially those who have repeatedly sent us interesting
contributions and other information.
|
(March 31, 2020)
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Picture of
the Month – April 2020
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A cartoon
with Donald Trump and the Corona Virus by Daryl Cagle. More…..
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(March 30, 2020)
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Facemasks for corona protection
|
When face masks are not available in your area, you may want
to make one yourself. Here is a design especially for three-monkey
enthusiasts. More…..
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(March 27, 2020)
|
Monkey
invasion
|
Since
tourists stay away, monkeys are invading cities in Thailand in
search for food. An indirect result of the corona-virus. More…..
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(March 22, 2020)
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From Mexico
|
Three wise
standing monkeys from Mexico. More…..
|
(March 15, 2020)
|
Donald Trump and the No Evils
|
During his recent visit to India President Donald Trump received
a gift consisting of a set of three wise monkeys. More…..
|
(March 08, 2020)
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Picture of
the Month – March 2020
|
This month
we feature an illustration from Venezuela with
hear see and speak no evil. More…..
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(February 29, 2020)
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Royal Doulton Three Monkeys
|
Here is a
chance to add the rare Royal Doulton three-monkey
porcelain figurine to your collection. The auction is planned for
March 14, 2020. It is possible to bid online. More…..
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(February 24, 2020)
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Three monkeys spoons
|
Nice decorative spoons with the three wise monkeys, designed
by Yuri Sato. More…..
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(February 20, 2020)
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Rice wine “Nikko Three Monkeys”
|
A rice wine (sake) with the brand name “Nikko Three Monkeys”
has now become available. More…..
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(February 13, 2020)
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Three monkeys Pop Up Card Template
|
For those of you who like to create own cards with the three
monkeys, here is a template that you can download. More…..
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(February 06, 2020)
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Picture of
the Month – February 2020
|
2020 is the
Chinese Year of the Rat. In Chinese culture, rats were seen as a
sign of wealth and surplus. Because of their reproduction rate,
married couples also prayed to them for children. More…..
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(January 30, 2020)
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Another view
on hear see speak no evil
|
Here is the
artwork of Franz Rauenschwender. More…..
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(January 20, 2020)
|
Chocolate
3-monkeys
|
Choco Paris has created 3 wise monkeys in chocolate. That
was some time ago, but still nice to know. More…..
|
(January 13, 2020)
|
Climate Change and the No Evils
|
A hilarious piece of artwork with Rick Scott, who is now
serving as junior United States senator from Florida. There has
been word that Rick Scott, during his time as Florida’s governor, issued
a potential ban on government officials using the terms “climate
change,” “global warming,” and “rising sea levels” in any of their
governmental/policy discussions. More…..
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(January 06, 2020)
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Picture of
the Month – January 2020
|
A No Evil photo by Kate Garner, a
well-known English photographer, fine artist and singer. More…..
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(December 31, 2019)
|
Three-Monkeys
Collectors Gatherings 2020
|
Whereas the
Europeans have already fixed a date for their Three-Monkey Day
(Oct. 3, 2020) we are still without news what is going to happen
for our fellow collectors in the USA. We hope they will be able to
fix a place and date for 2020, after two unfortunate years in which
meetings had to be postponed.
|
(December 23, 2019)
|
International
Day of the Monkey
|
December 14 is
World Monkey Day. This day was created in 2000 by two art students
at Michigan State University. More…..
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(December 14, 2019)
|
A collection of No Evil Paintings
|
A website with a collection of paintings with hear, see and
speak no evil. More…..
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(December 12, 2019)
|
No Evil Wines
|
Australians now have their own no evil monkeys wine. More…..
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(December 06, 2019)
|
Picture of
the Month – December 2019
|
A set of no evil
seamen seen in a souvenir shop on the island of Terschelling
in the Netherlands. This photo we also received from fellow
collector Henny van ‘t Hul in the
Netherlands. More…..
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(November 30, 2019)
|
Madeleina Kay: Popstar Against Brexit
|
Speak no Brexit, Hear no Brexit and See no Brexit. Scroll a
bit down the page. More…..
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(November 25, 2019)
|
Global Warming and the 3 monkeys
|
This subject is not new. Already in 2012 the three wise
monkeys have warned us. More…..
|
(November 19, 2019)
|
No Evil or Three Monkeys Tattoos
|
It is just amazing what many different no evil designs have
been created in this ever growing tattoo market. Well …….. beauty
is in the eye of the beholder! More…..
|
(November 12, 2019)
|
European Three-Monkeys Collectors Day 2020
in the Netherlands
|
The place and date of the next Three Monkeys
Collectors Day are already known. The event will take place on
Saturday October 3, 2020 in the Old Crafts & Toy Museum near
Barneveld in the Netherlands. Thanks to fellow collectors Susan and
Yvonne we can now already mark this date in our calendar. More.....
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(November 06, 2019)
|
Picture of
the Month – November 2019
|
A three-monkeys sand sculpture on the beach of
Malaga in Spain. This photo we received from fellow collector Henny
van ‘t Hul in the Netherlands. More…..
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(October 31, 2019)
|
Interesting
Three-Monkeys Statues on auction
|
Two very
interesting three-monkey collectibles are on auction very soon. The
rare Royal
Doulton Three Monkeys and a rare 3-Monkey
Set by Russell Biles. If you don’t know Russell Biles click here to see some of
his artwork.
|
(October 26, 2019)
|
Three Wise Monkeys Statue by Meissen
|
Meissen in Germany has asked designer Maria Walther to
create a larger three monkeys statue. It is 41 cm high (16 inches) and
weighs 2.8 kg (over 6 pounds). It is a limited edition of 25
pieces. The camouflage color is quite unusual. The list price of
16.500,00 Euro (approx. 18.100 US$) certainly helps to ensure that
it will remain a very exclusive item. More…..
|
(October 21, 2019)
|
Les 3 singes
(the 3 monkeys)
|
Another
three monkey’s restaurant, this one is in Vannes France. On the
photos and videos not many 3 monkey statues are to be seen yet, but
that will come. More…..
|
(October 14, 2019)
|
European
Three-Monkeys Collectors Day in Holland
|
This
gathering took place on Saturday September 28, 2019 in Goirle in the
Netherlands. Here are photos and a report. More….. Google
translation (Dutch to English).
|
(October 07, 2019)
|
No Evil
Bottle Stoppers
|
The
well-known porcelain factory Meissen has introduced three no evil
monkeys bottle stoppers: Hear
no evil - See
no evil - Speak
no evil
|
(October 05, 2019)
|
Picture of
the Month – October 2019
|
A
beautifully carved ivory vase from Japan with three no evil
monkeys. More…..
Here are the
Monthly Pictures for August
and September
in case you have missed them during summer.
|
(September 30, 2019)
|
Next No Evil
Monkeys Conference in USA
|
Where and
when will the next No Evil Monkeys Conference in the USA take
place? Check entry #801 by Marlee P.Shaw in our Guestbook. More…..
|
(September 22, 2019)
|
Another “No
Evil” Demonstration
|
Photos of a
demonstration in Marseille, France, to protest against the
interventions of the Turkish state in Northern Syria. More…..
|
(September 21, 2019)
|
Anti-War
Demonstration in Germany
|
Soldiers are
fighting for oil reserves, while people hear, see and speak no
evil, dead bodies are the result. More…..
|
(September 14, 2019)
|
Three Wise
Monkeys by Swarovski
|
Swarovski has
asked designer Hiroshi Yoshii in Japan to create a set of three
wise monkeys figurines made of crystal glass. Here is the result. More…..
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(September 07, 2019)
|
A new board
game with the three wise monkeys
|
During this
month, the company Abacus in Germany is launching a new party game
with the three wise monkeys. As far as we know, for the time being
it is only available in German. More.....
If you want
to see what other Three Monkeys Games were available over the
years, click
here.
|
(September 01, 2019)
|
Summer
Break 2019
|
We wish you all a nice summer with
interesting three-monkey experiences and in case you are a
collector, we wish you many new no evils for your collection,
Your Webmaster.
|
(July 10, 2019)
|
Picture of
the Month – July 2019
|
A photo of a
very rare automobile mascot with the three wise monkeys, seen in
the famous automobile museum in Mulhouse France. More…..
|
(June 30, 2019)
|
Three
monkeys origami
|
Origami is the art of
paper folding, which is often associated with Japanese culture.
There are
several designs with the three wise monkeys. Here is an example. More…..
|
(June 21, 2019)
|
Expensive
three monkey collectibles
|
EBay is
operating a number of websites that promote and refer to items that
are listed on their main site. Here is an example with exclusive
three monkey items. More…..
|
(June 14, 2019)
|
Three wise
monkeys on a bicycle
|
A very
unusual statue of the three wise monkeys, spotted in India. The
three monkeys are riding a bicycle. Out of stock and available in
India only, but still nice to see. More…..
|
(June 07, 2019)
|
Picture of
the Month – June 2019
|
Always a surprise
to find many different no evil items in an unexpected place, like
in this shop in Charleroi in Belgium. More…..
|
(May 31, 2019)
|
No Evil
items
|
In case you are
looking for some exclusive No Evil items for yourself or as a gift,
have a look at the Three Monkeys Store in Etsy. More…..
|
(May 24, 2019)
|
Swiss Gun
Laws and Hear, See and Speak No Evil
|
Swiss voters
recently approved stricter gun control laws and in the famous
newspaper Neue Zürcher
Zeitung a funny cartoon about this
subject was published. More…..
|
(May 17, 2019)
|
Three
Monkeys 3D screenshot
|
Another nice
illustration of the three wise monkeys (as if there are not enough
already!) More…..
|
(May 10, 2019)
|
Picture of
the Month – May 2019
|
A visit to a
hardware store can sometimes bring a No Evil surprise. More…..
|
(April 30, 2019)
|
Singapore Jewel Changi Airport
|
Bruce
Kittess from Nevada, USA informed us about two huge orangutan
statues on Singapore Changi Airport, where people can sit in
between as third no evil monkey. More…..
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(April 23, 2019)
|
No Evil Eggs
|
A title with
an unintended double meaning. But in the time before Easter we
thought it appropriate to show some (Easter) eggs as hear see and
speak no evil items. More…..
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(April 16, 2019)
|
Guestbook
|
It always is
nice to receive photos and information from friends of the Three
Wise Monkeys to be published in the Guestbook or
as Picture
of the Month. Thank you.
|
(April 08, 2019)
|
Picture of
the Month – April 2019
|
From our
fellow-collectors Joke and Hans Holleman
we received a photo the Monkey Beach Club in Tenerife, Canary
Islands Spain. More…..
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(April 01, 2019)
|
12 Years
Three-Monkeys.info website
|
Tomorrow, March 31, 2019 our
website will be 12 years old. Many thanks to all of our website
visitors and especially those who have sent us interesting
contributions and other informations.
|
(March 30, 2019)
|
More No Evil
Musicians
|
We received
a link to the website of two German singers, who also make use of
the No Evil symbol. More…..
|
(March 24, 2019)
|
No Evil
Hip-Hop and Rap
|
Also
Hip-Hoppers and Rappers enjoy hear see and speak no evil. Here are
two examples: “Dame” and “ANM47 & IDATIC”
|
(March 17, 2019)
|
No Evil
Private Investigators
|
In YouTube,
a promotional video of a Detective Agency in Germany based on hear,
see and speak no evil. More…..
|
(March 11, 2019)
|
Rosenmontag
(carnival – Mardi Gras)
|
Today is
Rosenmontag in Germany and other countries. The day of the great
carnival parades. Nice to see that hear, see and speak no evil
usually is one of the themes. We are curious what it will be this
year. Here are photos of the past years. More…..
|
(March 04, 2019)
|
Picture of
the Month – March 2019
|
We received
a photo of a three-monkey figurine purchased in Rwanda, the African
country where mountain gorillas live. More…..
|
(March 01, 2019)
|
Three
Monkeys Collectors Conference 2019 in USA
|
Being without
news and February almost over, we must assume that the 2019 Three
Monkey Collectors Conference, announced for February 2019 in
Savannah Georgia, has been canceled.
|
(February 21, 2019)
|
Compton
Pottery
|
We received a
question about No Evil items made by the former Compton Pottery in
the UK. A good reason to prepare a special page with items created
by this company. More…..
|
(February 12, 2019)
|
Year of the
Pig 2019
|
Today Feb. 5
starts the Chinese Year of the Pig. Pig is not thought to be a
smart animal in China. It likes sleeping and eating and becomes
fat. It usually features laziness and clumsiness. However, there
are a lot of wise and smart no evil pigs around. Just click here…..
|
(February 05, 2019)
|
Picture of
the Month – February 2019
|
A padlock
with the three wise monkeys made in India. Probably newly made, but
still interesting. More…..
|
(February 01, 2019)
|
No Evil
Donald Trump
|
Donald Trump
seems to inspire cartoonists to create a variety of funny No Evil
cartoons. Here is a selection. More…..
|
(January 27, 2019)
|
Church Door
with No Evils
|
Discovered
on a Church Door of the Stadtkirche in Göppingen, Germany sculptures of hear see and
speak no evil people. More…..
|
(January 21, 2019)
|
No Evil
Snowmen
|
With the
heavy snowfall in several parts of the world you may wish to create
your own no evil snowman? More….. By the way, did you know that
January 18 is the World day of the Snowman? More…..
|
(January 14, 2019)
|
New Year’s
Intentions
|
In case you
have decided to start the New Year with a diet, it may be a good
idea to tighten your belt with a No Evil Belt Buckle. Here are some
interesting examples. More….
|
(January 07, 2019)
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For earlier
issues of this News Bulletin see the archive in the left column, click here.
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