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  1. patton
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    #1 18-Dec-2004, 18:06

    blue monkey

    What does "blue monkey" mean?
    e.g. origin: fable or just an idiom ?
    Thanks
    Last edited by patton; 18-Dec-2004 at 18:09. Reason: activate quick reply
  2. blacknomi
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    #2 19-Dec-2004, 07:28

    Re: blue monkey

    Try Google it! Good luck!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Monkey
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    #3 20-Dec-2004, 07:18

    Re: blue monkey

    I've never heard it as an idiom. We use 'brass monkey'for extreme cold (cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey).
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