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Is it " brass monkies " where u live?
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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago
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"Don't know about where I live, but I'm in Oslo just now and it was -12 an hour ago 
Thought he died?
Oh dopey that was Onslow 
Who the fook is onslow?? lol"
Hyacinth Bucket's brother in law from Keeping Up Appearances (Geoffrey Hughes)
Or Eddie Yates from Corrie |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Feels so cold here, the sheep came down from the top of the mountain, now frozen solid out front, and im sure I just seen the march of the penguins go past the kitchen window  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Did you know the phrase comes from the way cannon balls where transported on a ship"
Was thinking of explaining the same thing. Lol. anyone want a full explanation just ask  |
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"Did you know the phrase comes from the way cannon balls where transported on a ship
Was thinking of explaining the same thing. Lol. anyone want a full explanation just ask "
I will let you explain cause i will probley get it wrong. Lots of sayings come from the sea ie POSH, SHIT and a few more |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We have no central heating or hot water, haven't had for two and a half yrs, due to no bloody money for oil and now I guess the boiler would probably be broken?
Two duvets on thw beds and lots of hot water bottles, and a coal fire in the lounge.
BRRRR!  |
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
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"Did you know the phrase comes from the way cannon balls where transported on a ship
Was thinking of explaining the same thing. Lol. anyone want a full explanation just ask
I will let you explain cause i will probley get it wrong. Lots of sayings come from the sea ie POSH, SHIT and a few more"
I know Port Out Starboard Home but what's the explanation of SHIT Diamonds? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Cannonballs used to be stacked in a pyramid shape with a triangle shaped brass support around the bottom (like the ferrerro rocher tray!)
In cold conditions metal contracts, and expands in heat (as does everything to a degree I believe)
When it got very very cold, the brass support, called a monkey, shrinks to the point where the balls were squeezed up and popped out spilling over the deck.
Hope that explains well enough  |
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"Did you know the phrase comes from the way cannon balls where transported on a ship
Was thinking of explaining the same thing. Lol. anyone want a full explanation just ask
I will let you explain cause i will probley get it wrong. Lots of sayings come from the sea ie POSH, SHIT and a few more
I know Port Out Starboard Home but what's the explanation of SHIT Diamonds?"
When they used to transport grain ect on the ship they had to store it high so that the water didnt get into it and written on the bags was S H I T which stands for Store High In Transit.
The cargo would of gone of and rotten so thats where shit comes from |
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"Cannonballs used to be stacked in a pyramid shape with a triangle shaped brass support around the bottom (like the ferrerro rocher tray!)
In cold conditions metal contracts, and expands in heat (as does everything to a degree I believe)
When it got very very cold, the brass support, called a monkey, shrinks to the point where the balls were squeezed up and popped out spilling over the deck.
Hope that explains well enough "
It's actually where the sea water spray used to collect between the cannon balls and when it was cold enough to freeze the water the ice expands and pushed the balls off the pyramid.  |
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Tuesday night was bad -2 also had to drive to luton airport to pick family up. Thick fog foglights packed up also a main bulb. Got family to their home at 1 in the morning helped take their luggage in the rd and path was like a skating rink never again lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Cannonballs used to be stacked in a pyramid shape with a triangle shaped brass support around the bottom (like the ferrerro rocher tray!)
In cold conditions metal contracts, and expands in heat (as does everything to a degree I believe)
When it got very very cold, the brass support, called a monkey, shrinks to the point where the balls were squeezed up and popped out spilling over the deck.
Hope that explains well enough
It's actually where the sea water spray used to collect between the cannon balls and when it was cold enough to freeze the water the ice expands and pushed the balls off the pyramid. "
Thanks, I enjoy learning new stuff!
Is it minus eight that seawater freezes at?
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Cannonballs used to be stacked in a pyramid shape with a triangle shaped brass support around the bottom (like the ferrerro rocher tray!)
In cold conditions metal contracts, and expands in heat (as does everything to a degree I believe)
When it got very very cold, the brass support, called a monkey, shrinks to the point where the balls were squeezed up and popped out spilling over the deck.
Hope that explains well enough
It's actually where the sea water spray used to collect between the cannon balls and when it was cold enough to freeze the water the ice expands and pushed the balls off the pyramid.
Thanks, I enjoy learning new stuff!
Is it minus eight that seawater freezes at?
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Could have a thread all of its own this one.
Sea water typically will freeze at -2degC which may be a shock to you but the water in the artic has never dropped below -2.6degC
The phrase has never really been verified as being anything to do with ships. Cannon balls in a pyramid would fall over just due to the rolling of a ship. and the difference in expansion between brass and iron is almost identical. Cannon balls were normally stored on wooden planks with holes in them, so freezing water would only make them stick.
Bottom line is there is no satisfactory explanation and it is probable that the expression was initially "freeze the tail of a brass monkey" but like many expressions they get adapted and then just get taken as true after a number of years
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