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Post number 16857

brettski — Fri, 03 May 2002 01:40:00 -0800

H'Angus the Monkey becomes Mayor of Hartlepool! He's the mascot of the local football team and won one of the UK's first direct mayoral elections. The people of Hartlepool got the nickname Monkey Hangers after a monkey from a wrecked ship was hung as a French Spy. Who says democracy's dead?

By: MiguelCardoso

MiguelCardoso — Fri, 03 May 2002 02:03:28 -0800

He got a good review from John Humphrys on the Today programme this morning. A Tory spokesman made fun of his "free bananas for all" platform and Humphrys asked how was this different from the Conservative Party's idea of "free apples for all". Great stuff! Needless to say - you'll excuse the self-link - it was duly celebrated earlier this morning on the Monkeys' Paradise site!

By: i_am_joe's_spleen

i_am_joe's_spleen — Fri, 03 May 2002 02:55:40 -0800

Goddamn. I was just googling for "monkey hanger" to round out my own FPP. I thought this was a good 'un: http://www.wkyo.freeserve.co.uk/safc/rivalry.htm With its informative map here: http://www.wkyo.freeserve.co.uk/safc/rivalryb.htm Read all about Pit Yackers, Sand Dancers and Mackems. I must say the phrase "Where the monkey keeps his nuts" takes on a new resonance with this story.

By: i_am_joe's_spleen

i_am_joe's_spleen — Fri, 03 May 2002 03:02:25 -0800

o the humiliation.

By: brettski

brettski — Fri, 03 May 2002 03:09:20 -0800

At the risk of getting off topic, here's a good bit about Mackems. Having spent the last few years living in London being asked why I'm called a Mackem it was nice to find out!!

By: riviera

riviera — Fri, 03 May 2002 03:47:45 -0800

It almost makes up for the redundancy of the ITV Digital monkey at the start of the week. And heh, going from a call-centre job (plus monkey business at weekends) to £53k/year isn't bad, either.

By: nedrichards

nedrichards — Fri, 03 May 2002 04:41:08 -0800

Miguel, how can you listen to the Today programme and have time to do all of this stuff! It must be that cigar... This is a good thing for local democracy and interesting 'young people' in politics. He looks like he's got some good ideas and aminly just seems angry. My favourite quote of his: "it's a desperate situation when a monkey can get elected as mayor isn't it".

By: mediareport

mediareport — Fri, 03 May 2002 10:00:06 -0800

Best H'angus the monkey picture ever. Ok, let's see, first step in political career: public drunken monkey sex. Got it.