Re: How to freeze the balls off a brass monkey

Walter Harley wrote:
"martin griffith" <martingriffith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:fc7co19c6q1sgv3jpb80otlku1rnf0sanp@xxxxxxxxxx

Britain is facing a cold spell, and possible gas shortages so "freeze
the balls off a brass monkey" is a commonly used phrase.

Apparently this is where the phrase originated
http://www2.gol.com/users/coynerhm/cold_enough_to_freeze_the_balls_.htm




Nice story, but BS. http://www.snopes.com/language/stories/brass.htm points out some of the many flaws. One more flaw they don't mention: where did all those "brass monkeys" go? How come you can't find any pictures of 'em, and they don't turn up in antique stores?

Sorry!


Even the nay-sayers dont get the pretty obvious fact that at most the differential contraction would move the indentations in the monkey a few thou, certainly not enough to spill the balls from any practical holder.


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