RE: brass core plugs

["Craig Smith" <csmith1@awcwire.com>]

Nolan your wrong.

In the days when gulf wars had more to do with sailing ships than TV
coverage, cannon balls were stacked on the decks in pyramids. The pyramids
were held in place by a brass frame around the base, called a "monkey". When
it got cold, the brass monkey contracted, and the cannon balls rolled off
around the ship's deck.

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