Monkey Nut Nudger Reaches End of a Hard Road

[matcom]

now THAT'S a thread Title!

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LONDON (Reuters) - A British man who has been nudging a monkey nut along the streets of London with his nose for 11 days finally reached the seat of power on Friday.



After seven grueling miles, Mark McGowan pushed the nut up the steps to Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites)'s Downing Street residence and told waiting reporters: "I've got a sore nose."


Performance artist McGowan -- nose shielded by a grimy sticking plaster -- deftly flicked the nut onto Blair's front step, and was greeted by an official who handed him a mug of tea.


The 37-year old has gone through 13 nuts during his grueling quest to highlight rising student debt.


"I'm trying to show the Prime Minister that he needs to bring back grants to people who need them," he told Sky television.


"I've got 15,000 pounds worth of debts -- and now I've got a sore nose," he added.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=6&u=/nm/20030912/od_nm/odd_britain_nut_dc

[GOPisEvil]

1. I, uh, er, WTF is a monkey nut?

:shrug:

Oh, and he disses the PM's tea mug? Sheesh...

[dolo amber]

2. My Scottish pal John

informs me that a *monkey nut* is "no less than an unshelled peanut...
which would be silly to only be called a *peanut* as that is what is INSIDE the shell". :eyes:

[GOPisEvil]

3. Uhhh....ok....

I don't get it, but thanks for the information.

[underpants]

5. It's one of those peculiarities of the Brits

"car Trunk"="Boot"
"zero"= "nil"
"Blair"="W's a** monkey"

[underpants]

4. But hey he "went through" 13 nuts

That's pretty good for 11 days.

:bounce::evilgrin:

[OneBlueSky]

6. how did he get the monkey to go along? . . . n/t

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