Wgtn rider in only undies this arvo (26 May)

[MyGSXF:Me]

...i've never heard it called that before! As for me...the words shrinking violet come to mind

I'm sure that's the theory behind the naming of the Brass Monkey..

"cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey"

[James Deuce]

"cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey"

A brass monkey is the rack that cannon balls were stored on on sailing ships. In cold weather the different contraction rates of iron and brass became apparent when the brass monkey shrunk so much relative to the iron cannon balls that the cannon balls fell off the rack.

[MyGSXF:Me]

A brass monkey is the rack that cannon balls were stored on on sailing ships. In cold weather the different contraction rates of iron and brass became apparent when the brass monkey shrunk so much relative to the iron cannon balls that the cannon balls fell off the rack.

damn.. you must be REALLY ooooolld to know stuff like that

[ceebie13]

damn.. you must be REALLY ooooolld to know stuff like that

No he's not, Jen...it's just that Jim was Mastermind Champion 1986.
And among his specialist subjects was The History of Naval Fighting Weapons: 1739 -1862.

[MyGSXF:Me]

No he's not, Jen...it's just that Jim was Mastermind Champion 1986.
And among his specialist subjects was The History of Naval Fighting Weapons: 1739 -1862.

uummm... are you taking the piss.. or is this for real???

[bistard]

You need to know Jim,before you judge him!!
hahaha