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The Brass Monkey: Myth or Fact?
Oregon Magazine ^
| August 4, 2002
| Larry Leonard
Posted on 08/04/2002 5:13:20 AM PDT by WaterDragon
(Our pal, Camber, the old son-of-a-gun, found this one in his email box. It's been circulating on the net. Is it myth?)
In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons. Those cannon fired round iron balls. It was necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon. But how to keep them from rolling about the deck....?(snip)
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KEYWORDS: archaeology; brassmonkey; cannons; ggg; godsgravesglyphs; history; iron; storage
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To: Bowana
Well you myth busting Son of a Gun !
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posted on
03/14/2005 9:24:50 AM PST
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
To: Squantos
what about "freeze the fleas off a brass Muttly"...????
That's the way I always heard it.
Me need closure!
[reparations would be nice....]
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posted on
03/15/2005 8:35:23 AM PST
by
PoorMuttly
("I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom")
To: PoorMuttly
LOL........It was 80 here Saturday and I got about 7 inches of snow last night, more expected today and tonight and thursday and friday.....and yer scratchin ?
Reparations ?
OK I'll give ya a 40 second and a mile head start !.......:o)
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posted on
03/15/2005 9:42:44 AM PST
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
To: Squantos
I'll trade you for 40 fleas and a tick...
....and raise you a toad.
64
posted on
03/15/2005 11:01:04 AM PST
by
PoorMuttly
("I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom")
To: PoorMuttly
No fair...fleas and ticks are one thing ...warts are another......
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posted on
03/15/2005 11:27:00 AM PST
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
To: Squantos
Aw, you won't get warts. Just don't let them pee on you, before you eat them.
That's all....
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posted on
03/15/2005 12:27:14 PM PST
by
PoorMuttly
("I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom")
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