"Honkey!" Michael repeated. "I LOVE it!" She had a nickname for him already! It didn't get more diverse than that! "Wha-CHOO doin', monkey?"

Michael was entirely unaware that "monkey" could possibly be considered (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article678225.ece) a racial slur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offensive_terms_per_nationality#African_descent). It rhymed with honkey!