ive been asked to go monkey hunting in town this friday night and i don't know what it is....the lads at work say its a traditional yorkshire weekend event..:confused: :confused: :confused:

ive been asked to go monkey hunting in town this friday night and i don't know what it is....the lads at work say its a traditional yorkshire weekend event..:confused: :confused: :confused:

Never heard it
:rolleyes:

Never heard it
:rolleyes:

me neither

Lived in sheffield all me life and i've never heard of it. Are you from out of town and they're having you on?

"On the pull"

"On the pull"

As in "monkeys forehead".

As in "monkeys forehead".

As in "monkey see, Monkey Do" :)

they're having a giraffe :hihi:

they're having a giraffe :hihi:

No there having a giraffe (http://www.showcook.com/images/Etosha_Giraffe_bulls_150_5020.JPG)

When I was little, the older people used to talk about the "monkey run" or the "monkey rack" which was the place where all the single young boys and girls used to stroll about and make eyes at one another, hoping to "click" with someone ....

I'm typing 'monkey' but I never actually saw it written down, might have been 'munkee', 'monkee' or even 'manky' as in "mankin"? :huh:

As in "monkeys forehead".

That's what I thought initially, but I never saw the analogy, personally.

Clifford,

I think it's a slang term for skirt chasing / cruising.

I always preferred 'sharking' myself. :)

I'm typing 'monkey' but I never actually saw it written down, might have been 'munkee', 'monkee' or even 'manky' as in "mankin"? :huh:

Haven't seen or heard "mankin" in ages..............do people still "mank about" these days?

Yeah, it's just going on the pull. And you were right to put it here, it's certainly a sport.

Theres a boozer in town here called The Monkey Walk. I wonder if its for pulling in.
I never got pulled in there though, and believe me, Ive tried.

I always preferred 'sharking' myself. :)

Did you hum the theme from Jaws and put your hand on your head pointing straight up, pretending to be a dorsal fin?

Moosing was similar, you put both hands on your head like antlers and then lower your head so that you were pointing at the dirtiest looking girl in the room, going "Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose", then try and chat her up, returning shortly afterwards with her drink down your shirt.

Aah, happy days. :)

Did you hum the theme from Jaws and put your hand on your head pointing straight up, pretending to be a dorsal fin?

Moosing was similar, you put both hands on your head like antlers and then lower your head so that you were pointing at the dirtiest looking girl in the room, going "Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose", then try and chat her up, returning shortly afterwards with her drink down your shirt.

Aah, happy days. :)

Not quite that creative - I often wondered where the 'sharking' phrase came from, actually. I always assumed it was the way that sharks circled their prey in the water before attacking.....

As in "monkeys forehead".

..........spot on

It means something very different in Hartlepool.

It means something very different in Hartlepool.

"Hang me!"

I can only think of 'northern monkey' for a northerner..so i have no idea what it means

The history lesson: http://www.dur.ac.uk/s.a.collins/monkeyhang.html

The history lesson:

I believe it was Brian Clough who made the comment;
"You'd have to be mad, to go to Hartlepool anyway."