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To: abuelita who wrote (21248)	1/17/2003 6:33:25 AM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 104155

someone said "spank the monkey". what does that mean? Funny you should ask. I just finished looking at a nifty writers' website that S2 had posted to me on the porch that has the answer to that question and thousands of others. Here's your answer: phrases.shu.ac.uk Which is part of this site: phrases.shu.ac.uk But then I already knew that one. My monkey is often bad and needs to be straightened out every once in a while... -BobDeBoloney P.S. I'm not quite sure how those sailors have time for that sort of thing in the middle of a race and everything...

To: abuelita who wrote (21248)	1/17/2003 9:03:52 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 104155

r1: that was just a phrase used by some of the crew members from 'down under'...its got multiple meanings BUT in this case I think it was specific to the boat and the crew -- you had to be there...;-) -s2@Alinghiseemstobeclosetovictory.com

To: abuelita who wrote (21248)	1/17/2003 11:58:16 AM
From: elpolvo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 104155

joser- i watched that race last knight too. great race. i heard them talking about spanking the monkey too. it was explained a few minutes later that they were talking about a device they have on these boats that runs a razor down the leading edge of the keel and the rudder to cut and remove any sea weed they may have picked up after sailing through an area of seaweed. using that device is referred to as "spanking the monkey". the similarity to clappy's definition is obvious. <g> -spanky