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Capuchin, the Organ Grinder's Monkey
By Robbie Rhodes

This appeared in the newspaper today in the short feature "Footnotes",
by L. M. Boyd:

 "Franciscan monks in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin wear cloaks
  with hoods that fall in a V over their foreheads.  That's where the
  organ grinder monkey got its name Capuchin.  Its hair falls over its
  forehead in a V like that."

(Message sent Sat 4 Apr 1998, 19:04:04 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject: Capuchin, Grinder's, Monkey, Organ

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