> Jon Mitchell [mailto:jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> I believe the expression "cold enough to freeze the balls off
> a brass monkey" came from some very old nautical piece of
> equipment.
Sometimes, when Google is giving you the cold shoulder and
not playing ball, World Wide Words is your fallback friend:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bra1.htm
Cheers
Marc (cold as a teacher's wit) Lawrence
Sydney, Oz
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