Oct 6 - Hard pressed to find good helping hands these days? Not bothered that these helping hands may not be human? Then you may want to try hiring the same workers as used by the owners of the Japanese tavern Kayabukiya.  The local hangout just north of Tokyo employs a pair of Japanese monkeys called Yat-chan and Fuku-chan to serve their customers. The younger of the two, Fuku-chan, usually begins the first shift and is quick to hand out customers a hot towel to help them clean their hands before they order their first drinks.  Fuku-chan, who is four, has only two years experience under his furry belt and his work load is limited to hot towels.  Both monkeys are well appreciated by customers who tip them with boiled soya-beans to enjoy during their down time.

First of all I love these videos with no narration – if only TBS got the memo.  I’m still shaking my head over Chip Caray telling me Vladimir Guerrero “ran through the stop sign” when he was gunned down going from 1st to 3rd on the Youkilis play in Game 2.  Get a fucking clue Chip, you’re embarrassing the entire family.  Anyway back to the tape.  Frankly these 2 monkeys seem to be giving better service than 90% of actual human waiters, so kudos to Yat-Chan and Fuku-chan for their hard work.  Yes I waitered for 6 years and am including myself in that group.  Unfortunately within a week they’ll start complaining about the customers and spitting in the food.   And I guarantee you they already had sex in the back.