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TRUE or FALSE?.......Part 4

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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2012 edited
    MONKEY HANGERS

    Monkey Hangers is an "affectionate" term for the inhabitants of Hartlepool, a Northern English coastal town, the name derives from an incident two centuries ago during the Napoleonic wars when a French vessel was shipwrecked on the towns coast, the only survivor was a monkey dressed in a mini uniform, not knowing what a Frenchman looked like the monkey was interrogated, the unfortunate beast was found guilty of being a spy and sentenced to death by hanging, hence the term Monkey Hangers.

    TRUE or FALSE ?


    smile
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  2. the only survivor was a monkey dressed in a mini uniform biggrin

    it's so crazy, it's got to be TRUE
    waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! Where's my nut? arrrghhhhhhh
  3. Same here.

    TRUE
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2012
    Nice one guys beer

    TRUE - 2

    FALSE - 0
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2012
    I'm sure there's a story behind that nickname, but I doubt that's the one. Sounds like an urban legend at best.

    FALSE.
    I am extremely serious.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2012
    Fascinating!?

    TRUE - 2

    FALSE - 1
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2012
    False
    listen to more classical music!
  8. I'll go for false, because I'm hoping the Brits weren't that stupid two centuries ago...

    If not, shame on you, Timmer, for sharing that story...
    Recognizing somebody else's strength doesn't diminish your own (Joss Whedon)
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2012
    We Brits, or more accurately The English invented roads, TV, music, eating, laughter, Dinosaurs, talking, colour, the moon, day & night ... in fact we invented EVERYTHING so yes, stupid is one of them. biggrin

    Anyyyyways...

    TRUE - 2

    FALSE - 3
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  10. Timmer wrote
    in fact we invented EVERYTHING

    Not entirely correct statement. A Belgian invented the saxophone...
    Recognizing somebody else's strength doesn't diminish your own (Joss Whedon)
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2012
    We invented Belgians tongue biggrin
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2012 edited
    Timmer wrote
    MONKEY HANGERS

    Monkey Hangers is an "affectionate" term for the inhabitants of Hartlepool


    Not a bit of it.
    In fact, it's well known that the phrase "to carry a monkey on your back" dates back as far as the 17th century, when traders from the east started bringing back different species of small monkeys as pets.

    They quickly became in vogue with the jet set, and for a few short years, when you had the money to afford it, you could quite literally "carry a monkey on your back" when on the town.

    Obviously this was better suited to the gentlemen than the ladies, what with bijouxed bossoms being of unending fascination to the primates, leading to certain awkward incidents including one particularly embarassing event with the duchess of Essex, Cecille (or "Cee" to her intimate friends), whose ample bossom was abused by especially unhousebroken monkey for a toilet (hence the phrase "monkey Cee, monkey do-do", later misunderstood and abbreviated to "monkey see, monkey do".)

    Anyway, as the status monkeys were now exclusively part of a gentleman's attire, special thick jackets were created to be able to carry the creatures without too many mishaps. So when the gentlemen retired for the night, their coats were hung by the manservant on special, sturdy and easy to clean monkey-coat hangers, or "monkey hangers" for short. And that's where the phrase stems from.

    The fad was short-lived, but has left a lasting impression on the English language.

    So, basically, yeah. It's TRUE.
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
  13. Martijn,

    I just read your signature (for the first time, oops how long has it been there shame ?)

    Anyways, I completly love it...

    Super...

    E.
    Recognizing somebody else's strength doesn't diminish your own (Joss Whedon)
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2012
    There was a bit of a discussion a few weeks back on controversial signatures, and I though to quietly change mine into something that might conceivably ruffle some feathers.

    It's to the credit of this community that it didn't, I think.
    I'll probably change it again soon as, even though I think it's deliciously witty, it's really neither here nor there as far as film music or this community is concerned. smile
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2012
    Timmer wrote
    We invented Belgians tongue biggrin


    TRUE, but that's a story for another day...
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
  16. Martijn wrote
    There was a bit of a discussion a few weeks back on controversial signatures, and I though to quietly change mine into something that might conceivably ruffle some feathers.

    It's to the credit of this community that it didn't, I think.

    Ruffle feathers? How could this ruffle feathers?

    I catch your drift, but I wouldn't like hanging around on a forum where it WOULD cause ruffling of feathers.

    Martijn wrote
    I'll probably change it again soon as, even though I think it's deliciously witty, it's really neither here nor there as far as film music or this community is concerned. smile

    Well, mine isn't either, but I still love it.
    Recognizing somebody else's strength doesn't diminish your own (Joss Whedon)
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2012
    Skating_Lientje wrote
    Martijn wrote
    There was a bit of a discussion a few weeks back on controversial signatures, and I though to quietly change mine into something that might conceivably ruffle some feathers.

    It's to the credit of this community that it didn't, I think.

    Ruffle feathers? How could this ruffle feathers?

    I catch your drift, but I wouldn't like hanging around on a forum where it WOULD cause ruffling of feathers.


    smile
    Ipso facto, QED and I rest my case.
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
  18. Martijn wrote
    smile
    Ipso facto, QED and I rest my case.

    biggrin
    Recognizing somebody else's strength doesn't diminish your own (Joss Whedon)
  19. It's beautiful, Martijn. And saying that from a more spirtual side of things.
    http://www.filmmusic.pl - Polish Film Music Review Website
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      CommentAuthorSouthall
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2012
    Timmer wrote
    MONKEY HANGERS

    Monkey Hangers is an "affectionate" term for the inhabitants of Hartlepool, a Northern English coastal town, the name derives from an incident two centuries ago during the Napoleonic wars when a French vessel was shipwrecked on the towns coast, the only survivor was a monkey dressed in a mini uniform, not knowing what a Frenchman looked like the monkey was interrogated, the unfortunate beast was found guilty of being a spy and sentenced to death by hanging, hence the term Monkey Hangers.

    TRUE or FALSE ?


    smile


    TRUE!
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2012
    Martijn wrote
    Timmer wrote
    MONKEY HANGERS

    Monkey Hangers is an "affectionate" term for the inhabitants of Hartlepool


    Not a bit of it.
    In fact, it's well known that the phrase "to carry a monkey on your back" dates back as far as the 17th century, when traders from the east started bringing back different species of small monkeys as pets.

    They quickly became in vogue with the jet set, and for a few short years, when you had the money to afford it, you could quite literally "carry a monkey on your back" when on the town.

    Obviously this was better suited to the gentlemen than the ladies, what with bijouxed bossoms being of unending fascination to the primates, leading to certain awkward incidents including one particularly embarassing event with the duchess of Essex, Cecille (or "Cee" to her intimate friends), whose ample bossom was abused by especially unhousebroken monkey for a toilet (hence the phrase "monkey Cee, monkey do-do", later misunderstood and abbreviated to "monkey see, monkey do".)

    Anyway, as the status monkeys were now exclusively part of a gentleman's attire, special thick jackets were created to be able to carry the creatures without too many mishaps. So when the gentlemen retired for the night, their coats were hung by the manservant on special, sturdy and easy to clean monkey-coat hangers, or "monkey hangers" for short. And that's where the phrase stems from.

    The fad was short-lived, but has left a lasting impression on the English language.

    So, basically, yeah. It's TRUE.


    Brilliant! Why WHY WHY? have you not tried your hand at more TRUE/FALSE.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2012
    TRUE - 4

    FALSE - 3
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2012
    Timmer wrote
    MONKEY HANGERS

    Monkey Hangers is an "affectionate" term for the inhabitants of Hartlepool, a Northern English coastal town, the name derives from an incident two centuries ago during the Napoleonic wars when a French vessel was shipwrecked on the towns coast, the only survivor was a monkey dressed in a mini uniform, not knowing what a Frenchman looked like the monkey was interrogated, the unfortunate beast was found guilty of being a spy and sentenced to death by hanging, hence the term Monkey Hangers.

    TRUE or FALSE ?


    smile

    bump

    Answer tomorrow.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2012
    Somehow I think I won't be surprised.
    Tom
    listen to more classical music!
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 20th 2012
    Last chances...
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  26. Timmer wrote
    Last chance...


    they probably said the same to the monkey back then
    waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! Where's my nut? arrrghhhhhhh
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 20th 2012
    biggrin applause
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeMay 20th 2012
    Belgians were invented with Brits? Shit man.

    As for your odd story, it must be TRUE!
    Kazoo
  29. Bregt wrote
    Belgians were invented with Brits?

    Well, in a way that is true, because our country was create neutral ground between Germany and France, so that the peace would be kept in Europe. If one or the other would invade us the Brits were obliged to come to our defense...
    So yeah, in a way the Britts were partly responsible for creating us.

    E.
    Recognizing somebody else's strength doesn't diminish your own (Joss Whedon)
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 21st 2012
    As usual I lied, answer tomorrow...............perhaps? wink
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt

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