Ego is the monkey mind.

[Mystress]

   A snippet of a mercy note to someone I know who is stuck in Hell.

  Do you know what a monkey trap is? Works on racoons too. Kind of merciless, it takes advantage of their stupidity and greedy nature.

  Put some kind of treasure (racoons like shiny things) in a barbed hole, small enough for an open hand (paw) to reach in but too small for a fist to come out. The creature can escape any time by letting go of the treat, but they do not let go and the grasping dooms them.

  Are you smarter than a monkey?

  Big Bang Theory TV sitcom: I watched the whole series a few months back as part of my path to re-acension. Laughter heals because only Truth is funny, and it is the funniest thing on TV.  Always had a soft spot for big brain geeks. 

   Howard's mom is never seen only heard. We hear her yell for Howard to come help her, her hand is stuck in the garbage disposal. He yells "Let go of what you are holding, ma!"
  She yells back "No, its a perfectly good chicken leg!"

  A human caught in a monkey trap, is funny.
  Are you smarter than Howard's mom?