As by way of clarification

Regarding the sardonic disbelief expressed at the existence of a red-haired child in the possession of 'chums' aka Ron Weasley, may I cast our minds back to William, Douglas, Henry and Ginger, of the Richmal Crompton 'William' stories.

But on a ponder-worthy note; do orangutans look so glum due to their red-haired, seemingly-no-mate existence?
(roysin, Sat 27 Feb 2010, 15:08, 5 replies)

Apparantly they are the 'brass monkeys' of cliche.
'Orangutang' is the sound they make swinging through the trees.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Sat 27 Feb 2010, 15:56, closed)

Eh??
Don't be silly, it's means "Old Man of the forest" in the local language.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Sat 27 Feb 2010, 18:32, closed)

Tell me you're messing.

( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Sat 27 Feb 2010, 18:55, closed)

Nope
The word "orangutan" comes from the Malay words "orang" (man) and "(h)utan" (forest); hence, "man of the forest".

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutan
(lolwhites, Sat 27 Feb 2010, 21:03, closed)

Well I'm better for knowing that.
But - what do you suppose a brass monkey swinging through the trees would sound like?
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Wed 3 Mar 2010, 17:23, closed)