“I’m telling you, they’re getting close. Just give them a little more time, and they’ll figure it out.”

“I highly doubt that. Have you seen the planet they live on? Seems more like a garbage can than a habitable environment, doesn’t it?”

“They show immense potential. They came up with a very interesting theory; they call it the Infinite Monkey Theorem.”

“Why doesn’t it come as a surprise that they named it after monkeys? Aren’t they technically still monkeys?”

"I believe they like to think they are a more evolutionary version of monkeys. They are pretty smug about themselves sometimes.”

“And why would their theory about monkeys be of any interest to us?”

“Their theory states that if you have an infinite number of monkeys and an infinite amount of time, the monkeys will eventually produce the entire works of Shakespeare! They even made formulas about it!”

“And do we know this Shakespeare fellow?”

“He was a writer and actor from an early period of theirs. But that isn’t important, doesn’t their theory sound interesting?”

“Did he write that Bible thingy?”

“No, he didn’t. Can you focus for just a minute?”

“Okay, so they came up with a theory about other monkeys writing some books.”

“Wouldn’t you call that a coincidence?”

“I would call it a dumb way to waste an infinite amount of time and monkeys.”

“I’m telling you: they are on to something. If they continue to explore that path, I’m sure they will discover the real deal behind their theory. They may even discover why the monkeys need to copy those books.”

“You’re always telling us that. And I have to say I’m not that impressed by them. This whole experiment seems like a total waste of resources and time.”

“You’re just envious of their progress.”

“No, I’m not.”

“Take a look at these charts. They made those! It corresponds with their evolution projection almost perfectly.”

“Hmm, it seems they forgot to compensate for the parallel reality dilation. I would like to see the look on their faces when they discover the parallel dimensions.”

“Okay, they still have a long way to go, but this discovery will -”

“Oh, look! They believe their universe is infinite. Like we have the place to store an infinite universe.”

“Now you’re either being jealous or just a jerk.”

“I’m not jealous!”

“So you’re just being a jerk then?”

“Fine, let me be a jerk in that case. But can you answer me this: does their theory say anything about what happens to the monkeys after they’ve finally managed to copy the work of that Shakespeare fellow?”

“No, I don’t think so.”

“Wouldn’t you agree that the monkeys are better off trying to copy those books rather than finishing them?”