| Re: euphemisms & sayings
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the frame to hold canon balls was called a "brass monkey" and when it got really cold it would shrink causing the canon balls to come off ...this i think doesn't need explaining!!!.
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I think this is not true - how come the cannon balls would stay on the frame when the ship was pitching and rolling? The amount of contraction of a brass frame would be pretty small! Makes a nice tale though!
henrya
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