Probably some crooked professor. I've heard many times we evolved from Monkeys (or ape-like mammals). It's been shoved down my throat 23 years (whether it's true or not). It was what I learned about in Biology in High School. That thing is like a cross between a cat & a monkey. I don't think I buy it, but you guys can have your beliefs & I will have mine.
Look, it all depends on where on the evolutionary line you're talking about obviously. Just because we evolved from ape-like ancestors doesn't mean we also didn't evolve from something else that came before that. Just not directly.