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Old 20-Nov-2005, 01:07
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After posting on the sussex meet thread i had a thought (yes one does enter my head occasionally )

where did the term 'Brass Monkey Weather' come from????
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Old 20-Nov-2005, 01:17
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when its cold
like realy cold its cold enough to 'freeze the balls off brass monkeys'
a naughtical term dont ya know
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Old 20-Nov-2005, 01:18
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a brass monkey being the triangel of brass used to hold cannon balls

which on cold weather the brass would contract more than the iron balls and they would then fall off
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Old 20-Nov-2005, 05:07
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Old 20-Nov-2005, 22:15
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Good on you Scotty...you are obviously not as thick as ye look!!!
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Old 21-Nov-2005, 00:58
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well it comes and goes with the whole yellow top coat is faster debate
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