Date:    Fri, 13 Feb 1998 18:30:07 +0100
<br>From:    Jan Strunk  Strunk[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]T-ONLINE.DE 
<br>Subject: Re: Monkey is dead?
<br>
<br> From the New York Times, article on the going out of business of  Power
<br>  Computing Co:  "Kahn (the chairman) could not be reached. A security guard
<br>  said, "The show is over. The monkey is dead, and they've folded the tent."  I
<br>  love this phrase. If the show is merely over, they could have another show
<br>  tomorrow. But if the monkey is dead, it's really over. Question: Did this
<br>  security guard coin this phrase, or is this an old one I just never
<br>  happened to
<br>  hear before?
<br>
<br>In German, they say "Klappe zu, Affe tot" (flap/trap closed, monkey dead),
<br>if something is finally over. I don't know where this saying might come
<br>from, though.
<br>
<br>Jan Strunk
<br>strunk[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]t-online.de
<br>