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Quiz. History of the brass monkey. #6443284
01/28/19 05:02 PM
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Hint. Really was brass monkeys on ships. Where did the saying came from?

Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. [Re: cci] #6443295
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Brass monkeys were cannonball holding trays on ships. When it was very cold, the trays could contract and the cannonballs would fall of, thus the expression "cold as a brass monkey".

The funky brass monkey the Beastie Boys sing about is a mixed drink, served over ice.

Keith

Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. [Re: cci] #6443296
01/28/19 05:19 PM
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"Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass money" is the saying.


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Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. [Re: KeithC] #6443299
01/28/19 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by KeithC
Brass monkeys were cannonball holding trays on ships. When it was very cold, the trays could contract and the cannonballs would fall of, thus the expression "cold as a brass monkey".

The funky brass monkey the Beastie Boys sing about is a mixed drink, served over ice.

Keith

Yes this^^^^^


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Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. [Re: cci] #6443303
01/28/19 05:39 PM
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I agree with Sprung & Rusty. Never heard it any other way.

Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. [Re: cci] #6443372
01/28/19 07:09 PM
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Some ground I trapped in south central MT was referred to as the old 'brass monkey mine'. Always wondered where the name came from.

Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. [Re: cci] #6443409
01/28/19 07:49 PM
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Don't get me started grin


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Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. [Re: cci] #6443700
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