Monkey Legend in Question

Reefmonkey · **Joined:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:01 pm **Posts:** 755

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/7827332.stm :shock:

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:51 pm

No, I did hear stories earlier about Scottish origins - but the only thing I would say is that we hanged our monkey for different reasons. Only she knows about the Scottish link to its origins, but we're going to be the reason why the tale is famous.

threepintwonder · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:52 pm

as far as i can remember this came up a few years ago aswell,so it looks like she is doing the same research as someone else did

Obafemi Obsession · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:52 pm

Snakes with tits.

Frodraff · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:30 pm

I was going to get shirty about the emphasis on it being a Teeside legend but checked on Google earth as to where the borough boundary is and sure enough there is a small length of boundary which runs down the middle of the Tees estuary.

So I suppose strictly speaking it is Teeside but not as Teeside as they're making out in that article I wouldn't have thought

Kolley Kibber · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:51 pm

I could have told them that, it's been displayed as having Aberdonian origins from the outset at the Museum of Hartlepool.

POK - we didn't hang any monkey, sorry to disappoint you.

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:05 pm

Who hung the monkey ?

We did. My Dad was from West Hartlepool ! :laugh:

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:08 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

Who hung the monkey ?

We did. My Dad was from West Hartlepool ! :laugh:

Are you being deliberately contradictory?

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:11 pm

Don't you know about the whole "Who hung the monkey ?" taunt ?

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:13 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

Don't you know about the whole "Who hung the monkey ?" taunt ?

Don't you know the geography of Hartlepool!?

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:16 pm

How do you mean?

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:17 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

How do you mean?

Well someone from West Hartlepool wouldn't technically be a 'Monkey Hanger' as it apparently happened on the Headland.

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:19 pm

No, in that case I was trying to make a joke because the whole story about the Headlanders being taunted by the Wessies as to who hung the monkey.

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:21 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

No, in that case I was trying to make a joke because the whole story about the Headlanders being taunted by the Wessies as to who hung the monkey.

I can't even pretend to know what the fook you're on about confised

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

Poolie of Kent wrote:

No, in that case I was trying to make a joke because the whole story about the Headlanders being taunted by the Wessies as to who hung the monkey.

thats a made up name
anyone from "west" was a "westdocker"
do you know nowt

Loid Haw-Haw of Sussex · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:28 pm

PJ_Poolie wrote:

Poolie of Kent wrote:

How do you mean?

Well someone from West Hartlepool wouldn't technically be a 'Monkey Hanger' as it apparently happened on the Headland.

"Apparently" sums up your post's on rivals ... :roll:

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:29 pm

Sussex07 wrote:

PJ_Poolie wrote:

Poolie of Kent wrote:

How do you mean?

Well someone from West Hartlepool wouldn't technically be a 'Monkey Hanger' as it apparently happened on the Headland.

"Apparently" sums up your post's on rivals ... :roll:

Oh do fuck off you dullard.

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:31 pm

What's Sussex done to upset you, PJ ?

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:33 pm

no6bus wrote:

Poolie of Kent wrote:

No, in that case I was trying to make a joke because the whole story about the Headlanders being taunted by the Wessies as to who hung the monkey.

thats a made up name
anyone from "west" was a "westdocker"
do you know nowt

I know it was Wessies were what the East Germans or East Berliners called the West Germans or West Berliners when they didn't see eye to eyes as they hated each other.

Loid Haw-Haw of Sussex · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:35 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

What's Sussex done to upset you, PJ ?

What made you think that know it all , blagger and poof could upset me pok ?

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:38 pm

Sussex07 wrote:

Poolie of Kent wrote:

What's Sussex done to upset you, PJ ?

What made you think that know it all , blagger and poof could upset me pok ?

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:57 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

no6bus wrote:

Poolie of Kent wrote:

No, in that case I was trying to make a joke because the whole story about the Headlanders being taunted by the Wessies as to who hung the monkey.

thats a made up name
anyone from "west" was a "westdocker"
do you know nowt

I know it was Wessies were what the East Germans or East Berliners called the West Germans or West Berliners when they didn't see eye to eyes as they hated each other.

So why did they accept re-unification then.....

You and Sussex.....

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:02 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

I know it was Wessies were what the East Germans or East Berliners called the West Germans.

Presumably pronounced "vessies", which would mean what in French, Mr Frenchstudent?

poolsdonkey · **Joined:** Sun May 06, 2007 8:52 pm **Posts:** 512

Bladders

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:38 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

I know it was Wessies were what the East Germans or East Berliners called the West Germans or West Berliners when they didn't see eye to eyes as they hated each other.

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