Posted By: cci
Quiz. History of the brass monkey. - 01/28/19 09:02 PM
Hint. Really was brass monkeys on ships. Where did the saying came from?
Quiz. History of the brass monkey.
Posted By: KeithC
Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. - 01/28/19 09:17 PM
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
The funky brass monkey the Beastie Boys sing about is a mixed drink, served over ice.
Keith
Posted By: Sprung & Rusty
Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. - 01/28/19 09:19 PM
"Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass money" is the saying.
Posted By: Redknot
Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. - 01/28/19 09:34 PM
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
The funky brass monkey the Beastie Boys sing about is a mixed drink, served over ice.
Keith
Yes this^^^^^
Posted By: grumpa
Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. - 01/28/19 09:39 PM
I agree with Sprung & Rusty. Never heard it any other way.
Posted By: Jeremiah Wood
Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. - 01/28/19 11:09 PM
Some ground I trapped in south central MT was referred to as the old 'brass monkey mine'. Always wondered where the name came from.
Posted By: Scuba1
Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. - 01/28/19 11:49 PM
Don't get me started 
Posted By: Mark K
Re: Quiz. History of the brass monkey. - 01/29/19 03:47 AM
Tomorrow, you will hope SOMETHING starts.