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"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" wrote in
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"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
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Without the spike parts I'd be tempted to say they had something to

do
with some very cold weather and two different size metallic monkeys.

:-)


OK! You've done it now!

I know this trivia (being in the explosives industry), but most don't.

WHAT does it mean to "freeze the balls off a brass monkey"?



Means about the same as "freezing the nuts off a tractor" when you live
up north