The organ grinder is happily taking requests from the patrons, but his monkey is in rare form on this particular evening. The monkey is dancing around on tables, stealing food, lifting cigarettes, and getting into various other shenanigans. At one point, the monkey hops up on the bar and starts picking on a couple of blokes who have just ordered a pint. One of the men suddenly calls out to the organ grinder:
βSir, do you know your monkeyβs balls are in my beer?β
The organ grinder stops playing for a moment and scratches his head before replying.
βHmmmm. It doesnβt ring any bells, but if you hum a couples lines I might be able to play it!β
Most sources I'm checking seem to agree that the monks were named as such for their hoods, as Italian for hood is cappuccio, and that the coffee and the monkeys were both named after the monks. But why?
I've read that cappuccinos were named because their colour resembles the monks' robes, but I've also heard that it's because a cappuccino with a white pillow of foam surrounded by a brown crema ring resembles the monks' hairstyles.
I then read that the monkeys were named after the monks because their colour also resembles the robes, but then I've read that the monkeys' heads resembles the monks' hoods (known as Capuches).
It could certainly be both for either case, and the similarities are cool anyway. But does anyone know with more certainty the history of the borrowed terms? Thanks!
They are in the middle of an empty street. The monkeys, who keep in mind are all on skateboards, are 55ft away from the machine gun.
