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From: "Mikey" <>
Subject: Re: [O-W] Monkeys
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 00:31:33 +0100
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Hi Lynda,

That is strongly believed to be the origin of the saying, however
there is no evidence extant whatsoever to support it. Other ideas have been
posed? A 'Man O' War' kept the majority of its Shot below on the
Gun-decks? And, such pyramids of balls were possibly only created when in
port/dock so the ship then being, "All Shipshape & Bristol Fashion"; that
doesn't discount it though.

Make a Powder Monkey jump if he had one of those Balls on
his tootsie!:-))

Regards,

Mikey.
Spectemur Agendo.



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