Once upon a time…long before ‘piped music’ shattered the silence of our shops. Long before phones and ear pieces providing endless music (if that is your style)…… there was the Organ Grinder.
A regular attraction on Victorian streets, a mini hand driven organ playing, what to us was, a rather tinny tune.
Invariably we are told The Organ Grinder also had a Monkey sat on the Organ as an added draw. A novelty for adults as well as children
Apart from the so called entertainment value, it also spawned a phrase. A Phrase that is still used at times today, when frustration kicks in, and one needs to speak to someone in authority….
” I want to speak to the Organ Grinder NOT the Monkey”
I think we have all experienced such moments…. though I have often thought it is rather disrespectful to many monkeys.
Just a thought for a Flippant Friday.
Whatever challenges you face today…..
Please Remember ….
Stay Safe …. Be Kind…. Look After Each Other
17th September
(C) David Oakes 2021
The monkey is at no fault here! 🙂
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I saw an organ grinder and a monkey in Madrid, I think….
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