Knappo, this might be an interesting thread. Yes, I first heard, read actually, your version of brass monkey probably 25 years ago. Another interesting one is "POSH ACOMMEDATIONS." As I understand it, it came from the days of the first great steamships that sailed between America and Europe. "Posh", meant, Port out, Starboard home. Port out meant that your stateroom would be on the left (Northern) side of the ship heading to Europe. Starboard meant that your stateroom would be on the right side of the ship on it's return to America. In both cases, you could sleep later in the morning as the sun would not be shining through your porthole as early as on the other side of the side. CHEERS, Bob