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Originally Posted by right-track
Which is in the North East...Geordieland...which would explain all.
If my history proves me right, then I think it was the people of Hartlepool who hung a monkey many years ago, mistaking the monkey for a French spy.
Sad, but true.
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According to QI a few weeks ago it's a myth.
The whole monkey hanging thing apparently was a story made up by a neighboring town