Talk:Monkey hanger

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VfD results

This article was nominated for deletion. The result was keep. For details, please see Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Monkey hanger. -- BD2412 ^talk 17:04, July 17, 2005 (UTC)

While the article is probably worth keeping the current version is basically just a list of unnattributed hearsay, tradition and internet rumour. I added a qualification about the area I'm confident on - the law of salvage - but the whole article needs rewritten by someone with some sources to cite, probably cutting out a huge chunk of what is here. Endie (talk) 10:54, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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"this has remained a source of embarrassment for people from Hartlepool."

It's not really that embarrising, in fact we are proud of it, thats why a Hartlepool Rugby team has it as its logo.

You have to keep in mind that in the past, some animals were put to trial just as humans were. This would not seem so unlikely. Must have been funny to see a judge or a barrister try to question a french monkey... Youkai no unmei 14:30, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why the hell would you be proud of mistaking an innocent monkey for a human and murdering it?71.113.211.146 18:03, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Because it's funny. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.62.67.100 (talk) 11:57, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Only Hartlepudlians are capable of taking pride in the fact that other people are basically calling them idiots, I guess; though how they could ever see "monkey hanger" as a term of affection is beyond me. Idontcareanymore (talk) 14:52, 29 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The point being that Hartlepool spread the rumour, and you people are stupid enough to think that makes it insulting to them. You really are the dregs of society. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.193.68.7 (talk) 02:40, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Quality

This is a terrible article. It doesn't look like the author bothered looking into the actual story at all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.193.68.7 (talk) 23:22, 6 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]