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Brass Monkey Employee Of The Month 300 Piece Apartment Puzzle
£18.00
Brass Monkey You Complete Me 100 Piece Mini Shaped Puzzle
£7.00
Brass Monkey How Are We Not Famous 100 Piece Mini Shaped Puzzle
£7.05
Galison Distill My Heart Lowball Glass
Fall in love with drinking, all over again. This elegant and refined smoke-tinted glass from Brass Monkey is perfect for turning 'drinking on a weeknight' into a distinguished affair. Distinctive ombre smoke-colored glass. Features metallic gold and black 'Distill My Heart' artwork. Holds 12 oz. of liquid, you know, for drinking. Measures 3.34 in diameter & 3.5 tall. We'd hand wash these...but it's your life.
£12.60
Galison I Could Really Use A Drink Planter w Drip Tray
Give your houseplant a bit of attitude with this heavyweight ceramic planter by Brass Monkey, which features white glaze and...well...some care instructions. Includes a drain plug & drip tray (that also functions as a lid) for even the most discerning of plant people.• Vintage apothecary-inspired design, crafted in ceramic.• Features bold one-color I Could Really Use A Drink lettering.• Includes a drain plug & drip tray for those high maintenance plants.• Measures 4.42 in diameter and 3.9 tall.• Use it as a lidded container if your plant dies, and you just give up.
£17.10
Galison Emergency Affirmations for Exceptionally Stupid Days Card Deck
We all need a little reassurance sometimes. Big presentation coming up, but feeling the jitters? Well, just reach into this box of emergency affirmations by Brass Monkey and grab one to help. Trust us, after you read ‘You're going kick today in the nuts' in the mirror a few times, you'll be ready to take on the world. • Includes 100 unique (to say the least) affirmation cards. • They all come in a displayable two-piece box–perfect for keeping on your desk until the next ‘emergency' strikes. • Each card is made of a heavy-weight stock–suitable to withstand at least a few salty tears. • The outer box measures 4" by 5.3" by 1.7" (101mm x 134.6mm x 43mm). • Cards measure 3.5" x 5" (89mm x 127mm).
£14.40
Galison Scrumble Magnetic Fridge Game
Can’t seem to find the time to sit down for a board game? Neither can we. We’re too busy opening the fridge 400 times a day–that’s why we at Brass Monkey made this magnetic version of the game. Now you can compete, building words in a crossword-style manner, passively throughout the day–or week–or month. • Features a magnet board that sticks to your fridge, a metal cabinet, or something else that’s metal–you know, things you would put magnets on. • Includes 96 magnetic game pieces. • Not to mention an instruction book that explains the game in detail. • Suitable for 2 players. • The outer box measures 6” square by 1.25” deep (152mm x 152mm x 31.75mm).
£16.20
Galison To Be Read Upon My Death Journal
Our lives are filled with amazing stories–the juicy ones just might better be told when we're dead. That's what this prompted journal by Brass Monkey is for. Use the 250+ prompts inside to spill the beans on all the fun and/or slightly illegal things you've done in your life–and share them with the world. Later. You know, well after the statute of limitations. • Features 286 unique life-story prompts like: ‘Who I plan to haunt (and why)' and ‘I'm not a burglar, but I did once break into a. . .' • Spot-varnished hardcover. • Book measures 4.5" wide by 8.5" tall (114mm x 216mm). • Includes 200 pages of content. • There's even space for additional confessions in the back–you know, the ones that are too weird for even us to come up with.
£12.60
Galison Raise The Stakes Poker Game Set
This poker set by Brass Monkey has everything you need to get uncomfortably competitive with your friends and family. Well, besides a pair of Ray-Bans and a cool nickname like ‘thunder.’ It’s the perfect size (aka, not a bulky suitcase full of chips) for gifting (and casual playing). • Includes 100 poker chips (25 blue, 25 red, 50 white) & a dealer marker. • Features an instruction book that explains the game of poker with just the right amount of detail–you’ll learn the game without being bored to tears. • There’s also a beautifully designed deck of cards inside–if we do say so ourselves. • Suitable for 2+ players. • The outer box measures 6.8” wide by 2.5” tall by 3.4” deep (172mm x 63.5mm x 86mm).
£22.50
Galison Beyond Bored
An activity book–with a bit of an attitude. Think of it as Highlights for children-at-heart. Hidden-picture puzzles, mazes, coloring pages, connect-the-dots, you name it. . .all designed for adults (with the maturity level of fourth graders). This activity book by Brass Monkey is the perfect way to avoid (and make fun of) all of those pesky ‘adult' responsibilities like paying bills, cleaning the gutters, and actually working for a living. • Includes 200 pages of puzzles, games, and other ways to waste your valuable time. • Features spiral binding with a rigid heavy-weight cover. • Uses uncoated paper, perfect for pens (or pencils if you're a cheater). • Bonus: there's an answer key in the back of the book–because it would be kind of mean not to. • Book measures 6.5" by 7" by .875" (165mm x 178mm x 22mm).
£12.60
Galison Sudoku With Some Balls Sudoku Game Set
Numbers are boring (sorry, accountants). So this reinterpretation of Sudoku by Brass Monkey uses colored wooden balls instead. Includes 81 balls and a gamebook with hundreds of setups to solve with friends (or by yourself if you''re into that). Bonus: everything stores away into the box (that is also the game board), so it''s perfect for traveling.• Features 81 painted ball pieces that nest into the holes of the included game board.• Perfect for traveling (or playing during mild earthquakes).• Includes a gamebook with hundreds of puzzles to set up and solve...alone or with friends.• Everything (including the game board) packs away into the display-worthy box.• Box measures 7.8 square (by 2.8 deep if you''re curious).
£20.70
Galison Eco Maniac Reusable Tote
A reusable bag, inspired by the vintage plastic bags that it's replacing...that speaks to the cause of eliminating plastic bags. Wow, that's really deep, man. This ripstop nylon bag by Brass Monkey will invoke all the nostalgic feelings (real or imagined) of visiting a video store in the 80s, paired with the added convenience of never actually having to go to a video store again. Durable, ripstop nylon construction. Features two-color 'Eco Maniac' artwork on both sides. Measures (unfolded) 11.25 wide by 18 tall with a 4 gusset. Folds into a pouch for easy storage. It's a bag. You can put stuff in it and carry it around.
£9.00
Galison Delightfully Useless Trivia
Trivia should be fun–not feel like a homework assignment. That's why this Delightfully Useless Trivia set by Brass Monkey is filled with some of the most pointless knowledge we could find…and even better, you'll choose your questions from a bunch of misleading categories. For example: 'Who's the Boss?' Those are questions about either Tony Danza or the Mafia, by the way.• Includes 200 unique trivia questions to test your random knowledge (to say the least).• Each question is grouped in an entertainingly-misleading category to keep everyone guessing–literally. • Comes with an instruction sheet that explains 3 different ways to play (depending on how smart you think you are).• Each of our trivia collections contains entirely different questions (and categories). Collect them all to build the world's most useless trivia library.• The outer box measures 3.5' square by 3' deep–that&
£11.70
Galison Fa La La La La 1000 Piece Puzzle
What could be better than hundreds* of detailed vintage ornaments? A non-breakable illustration of them. Harken back to a time when Christmas meant yule logs, chestnuts roasting over an open fire, and hundreds of other traditions that make absolutely no sense anymore. You can put together this 1000 piece puzzle by Brass Monkey while you try to figure what exactly a ''figgy pudding'' is.*Full disclosure: we didn''t count them. There''s a lot.• 1000 piece rectangular puzzle.• Features a vintage illustration of ornaments done by someone way more talented than us.• Completed puzzle measures 27 wide by 20 tall.• Box measures 10.6 wide by 8.5 tall (and 2 thick btw).• Minimal puzzle dust. Your human dust is your problem, though.
£16.20
Galison Quite Fetching 300 Piece Apartment Puzzle
We would have painted your dog, but it wouldn't stay still long enough. This 300 piece Apartment Puzzle by Brass Monkey features a vintage painting of an English Foxhound being, well, the bestest ever. So why is it called an Apartment Puzzle? Good question. While you don't technically have to live in an apartment to complete it, it just happens to be the perfect size for a small table. It's kind of like the Tinder of the puzzling world...non-committal, but still pretty challenging. 300 (small) piece rectangular puzzle. Features a vintage English Foxhound painting by someone way more talented than us. Completed puzzle measures 12 wide by 15 tall. Box measures 7.1 wide by 8.5 tall (and 1.5 thick btw). Minimal puzzle dust. Your human dust is your problem, though.
£16.20
Galison Grade A Notes Milk Carton Note Set
Sure it looks like a milk carton, but lift off the top, and you’ll find a block of 500+ tear-off sheets of paper – making this note set by Brass Monkey perfect for reminders, doodles, or that to-do list that’s bordering on expired. Bonus: when you run out of paper, it’s made to fit pads from a company that rhymes with ‘free phlegm.’ • Includes a block of 500+ tear-off sheets of paper hidden inside. • Don’t forget the included 3.5” pencil hiding in plain sight (that discreetly stores away in the straw hole when not in use). • Outer package measures 5” by 3.5” by 5.25” tall. • Milk carton measures 3.25” by 3.25” by 4.75”. • Each piece of notepaper measures 2.75” square.
£12.60
Galison You Domino It Domino Game Set
It's a little-known trivia fact, but you can actually play games with dominos instead of just lining them up and knocking them over. In fact, this double-six set of acrylic dominos by Brass Monkey includes everything you need* to play 15 different games (while getting uncomfortably competitive with your friends and family). *Smugness not included. Includes 28 double-sided acrylic dominos. In other words, each side features a unique design so that you can play using either numbers or shapes. Psst: look at the pictures. Features an instruction book that explains how to play 15 different games in detail (from Bergen to Matador and everything in between). Don't worry; even though they are double-sided, each face has a randomly different value, so you can't cheat (We're looking at you, grandma). The outer box measures 9 by 4.25 by 2.5 deep. Each domino measures 1 by 2 by .22 deep.
£31.50
Galison A Tiny Fart Diary
FART DIARY - And by tiny…we mean really tiny. These 2.75” by 3.75” journals will help you remember the important moments of your life–you know, like those notable farts. That’s right. Finally. The Tiny Fart Diary is here. Every page will include space to date, rate, and evaluate your latest fart. Think of all of the memories your grandchild will share as they flip through this window to your gastrointestinal history. VINTAGE INSPIRED - Features a perfect bound foil stamped felt cover with gold edged paper cover and 112 pages, each one designed to note your best or worst gastrointestinal experience. With space for the date, location, summary of the experience, this fart diary will ensure your gassy stories will live on, possibly at the Smithsonian one day, depends on how gassy. GIFT IT UP - The Tiny Fart Diary by Brass Monkey makes a great gift because it provides a fun and memorable way for people to record their most interesting or bo
£7.00
Galison Pleased to Eat You Food Journal
JOURNAL - Some of our most treasured memories include foodif not, you're not eating the right stuff. Either way, our food journal has been specifically designed with that in mind. Finally, a spot to memorialize that one place with wood paneling that had those amazing fried picklesand help you find it again. Each section features fun trivia about food, unique journaling prompts, and recommendations for off-the-beaten-path restaurants around the world. VINTAGE INSPIRED - Features a perfect bound paper cover and 360 pages, divided into useful categories like: Food Trucks, Holes-in-the-wall, Casual-Fancy, & Places You'd take Your Mom. Includes fun trivia about food, unique journaling prompts, and quirky restaurant recommendations around the world. GIFT IT UP - The Pleased To Eat You Journal by Brass Monkey makes a great gift because it provides a fun and useful way for people to record their most interesting or boring(we don''t judge!) meals. Since the book also in
£9.90
Galison Take a Compliment Card Set
Wow, you look really great today....way better than yesterday. Anyway, this card set by Brass Monkey includes 200 unique compliment cards to hand out...100 compliments and 100 backhanded compliments. Each card features a unique phrase on the front, with a place to write a personal note on the back (unless you want to stay anonymous). Give them out one at a time, or display them on your coffee table. You're smart, you'll figure out something. • Includes 100 compliment cards & 100 backhanded compliment cards. • Example compliment: You are like a 20 dollar bill found in a winter coat. • Example compliment: I'm glad that you aren't a bodybuilder. Your veins are the perfect size already. • Example backhanded compliment: Your attractiveness more than makes up for your personality. • Example backhanded compliment: Wow, you look really good in this light.
£12.60
Galison Hidden Agenda Undated Mini Planner
You could say that this cloth-bound mini daily planner by Brass Monkey is undated...but you'd really be selling it short. It's more like...'un-yeared.' See, we did all of the hard work for you. We've already put in all of the dates, the fixed holidays, and tons of extra stuff like daily random holidays (it was Work Like A Dog Day when we wrote this, ironically), celebrity birthdays, and other bits of trivia. With knowledge like this, you'll be the life of the party that you probably didn't want to go to in the first place. All you have to do is fill in the year, and what day of the week each day is on. Simple. So if you want, you can buy this planner today and still procrastinate actually using it until 2054...live your life. • Inspired by vintage library books. You remember what those are, right? • Features a cloth bound cover with embossed 'Hidden Agenda' artwork. • Filled with 366 days (208 pages) of random holidays, trivia, and humor. • Measures 4.75" wide by 7.5" tall (and .6" thick, if you're curious) • Includes an attached bookmark to help you pick up where you left off. • The smaller counterpart of our full-sized planner.
£12.60
Galison Salty Birds Sticker Book
£6.44
Galison Of All The People Social Game
SOCIAL GAME – Would you rather compete in a three-legged race with JFK, Madonna, or Serena Williams? Well, that probably depends on what you’d have to do with the other two. Consider this ‘Kiss*, Marry, Kill’ for people who are tired of the same old options. HOW TO PLAY - Players draw 3 random ‘celebrity’ cards and 3 equally random ‘activity’ cards–then full-on debate about which would make the ideal pairings. There’s a catch though–you’re not deciding which ones you would pick, but what you think that round’s ‘judge’ would choose. Aka, you win points for knowing just how weird your friends are. PERFECT PARTY GAME - Bring Of ‘All The People’ to your next party and watch it be a guaranteed hit! You really think your friends would rather sit next to JFK on a 14 hour flight over Madonna? Play the game and find out! It's a game that will give you a night of hila
£16.20
Galison Definitely Not My Passwords Password Diary
TINY PASSWORD DIARY - And by tiny…we mean really tiny. These 2.75” by 3.75” journals will help you remember the important passwords of your life–you know, like that old AOL email you only use for sale notifications. That’s right. Finally. The Definitely Not My Passwords – A Tiny Password Diary is here. Every page will include space to write down passwords and what they're used for. Think of all the passwords your grandchild will read as they flip through this window trying to figure out what inheritance you left them. VINTAGE INSPIRED - Features a perfect bound foil stamped felt cover with gold edged paper cover and 112 pages, each one designed to note your weirdest yet mind boggling password character rules. With space for the login, password, or security question, this password diary will ensure your online accounts will live on, making sure you get that 40% off coupon even in the year 3000. GIFT IT UP - The Tiny Passwords
£7.00
Galison After School Special Ceramic Serving Tray
The more you know: This white porcelain tray, inspired by vintage school cafeteria trays, is small in size...but big in personality. Don't miss the recessed spot for your glass (or enough salsa for approximately two chips). Vintage cafeteria-inspired tray design, crafted in porcelain. Features a recessed area for drinkware (psst...ours fit great btw). Hand-designed 'After School Special' lettering on the surface. Measures 11.5 wide by 8.5 deep. (and 3/4 thick if you're curious) Machine washable...if you're into that.
£20.70
Galison Misunderstood Songs Game
A party game all about identifying songs–from the most wildly incorrect lyrics possible. As it turns out, sweet dreams aren’t actually made of cheese. Sometimes misheard song lyrics actually make more sense than the real ones–and that’s the inspiration for this game. Compete with your friends to identify popular songs from the most entertainingly incorrect lyrics possible. For example: ‘I’ve got two chickens to paralyze.’ Psst, it’s ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ by Eddie Money. • Includes 300 game cards–each featuring uniquely-incorrect lyrics to a song. • Includes instructions for two distinct ways to play (competitive & casual). • Suitable for 2 to 8 players. • The outer box measures 5” x 2.8” tall x 3” deep (127mm x 71mm x 76mm). • Game cards measure 2.472' x 2.8' (63 mm x 71mm).
£14.40
Galison Tic Tac No Magnetic Fridge Game
Can’t seem to find the time to sit down for a board game? Neither can we. We’re too busy opening the fridge 400 times a day–that’s why we made this magnetic (and advanced) tic-tac-toe game. Now you can simultaneously play nine games of it at once, but passively throughout the day–or week–or month. • Features a magnet board that sticks to your fridge, a metal cabinet, or something else that’s metal–you know, things you would put magnets on. • Includes 74 magnetic game pieces. • Not to mention an instruction book that explains the game in detail. • Suitable for 2 players. • The outer box measures 6” square by 1.25” deep (152mm x 152mm x 31.75mm).
£16.20
Galison The Imitation Game
Finally, an impersonation game that’s even better if you’re terrible at doing impressions. Inside you’ll find 500+ prompts, each featuring a well-known character, animal or object to mimic—and players compete by trying their best to imitate them. Psst: we’ve even included a pad of paper so you can add your own. Each round is judged on a randomly selected (and secret) criteria—everything from ‘most accurate’ to ‘unintentionally hilarious.’ It doesn’t matter if you’re talented or not—anyone can win when it comes to imitating a dog that’s about to throw up. Includes 300 game cards–each with a different prompt to mimic like ‘Kermit the Frog’ or ‘A Gumball Machine’. Includes pad of paper with 86 pages. Box measures 5” x 2.8” tall x 3” deep (127mm x 71mm x 76mm). Suitable for 2 to 8 players
£19.80
Galison Bored In The USA Travel Guide Book
GUIDE BOOK - Any old travel guide can tell you about the Grand Canyon in Arizona, but what about Joann’s Gum Wrapper Museum that’s in a pink shed behind her house? This handy guide will point out the best (and strangest) attractions in all 50 states–with plenty of space to map and journal your adventures to everything from National Parks to small town tourist traps. VINTAGE INSPIRED - Features a spot varnished hardcover and 417 unique pages of attractions. The book features wonderful illustrations and detailed descriptions of all the must see sights and hidden gems in each state, from national parks to local landmarks. GIFT IT UP - Whether you're planning a road trip or just looking for inspiration for your next adventure, the Bored In The USA is the ultimate resource for exploring all the attractions that America has to offer. The book makes a great gift for seasoned travelers or for those who are looking for a unique and unforgettable adventu
£14.00
Galison A Tiny Diary for Tiny Thoughts
This luxurious felt-covered hardbound book features 112 gilded-edge pages–each one lined, perfect for jotting down notes, to-do lists, or profound realizations like–why is everyone so fascinated that every snowflake is unique? So are potatoes, and people couldn't care less about that. Features 112 pages Hard-bound, foil stamped felt cover with gold-edged pages. Book measures 2.56" wide by 3.69" tall (65mm x 93.7mm)
£7.74
Galison Part-Time Adult Undated Daily Planner
In this version of our daily planner series, each day gets a full page of real estate–it's the perfect combination of a planner, journal, and that weird friend that knows the most random facts imaginable. Sure, it's technically undated–but really, it's more like 'un-yeared.' See, we did all of the hard work for you. We've already put in all of the dates, the fixed holidays, and tons of extra stuff like daily random holidays, celebrity birthdays, and other bits of trivia. Just mark what day of the week it is, and you're ready to go. Features 436 pages filled with import information like celebrity birthdays and random holidays Features a cloth bound cover with embossed, black foil artwork–and an attached ribbon bookmark Planner measures 5.125" wide by 7.5" tall (130mm x 190.5mm)
£19.80
Galison A Life Sentence Journal
5 year journals? Those are for amateurs. This line-a-day journal prompts you to write a sentence a day. . .for the rest of your life–well, for 25 years, at least. What you put in it is up to you, though. What you ate for lunch? Who you literally wanted to strangle? Or, maybe it's time to finally write that novel–start today and it'll be ready for publication in 25 short year. Features 384 pages, each filled with spots to write a 'sentence' about each and every day for the next 25 years. Spot-varnished hardcover Book measures 4.75" wide by 7.5" tall (120mm x 190.5mm)
£16.20
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat: Naval slang and its everyday usage
As the crow flies'', ''chunder'', ''cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'', ''three sheets to the wind'' - many terms like these are used in everyday English language conversation and writing. But how many landlubbers know that they derive from naval slang or know what the phrase originally referred to? The navy has helped to shape modern society. The navy is famous for its traditions, quirks and nuances. It is disinctly different to wider society and nowhere is this more evident than in language. The naval community once had its own language, incomprehensible to anyone who was not a sailor, which described and explained his unique world. But on shore leave these men introduced their language to the populations of bustling ports and harbours and the usage slowly spread inland. Today through the mediums of film, television and music, naval slang has been brought to the wider public and has become fully integrated into the English language to point where many phrases are used by people who have no concept of their meaning. Presenting terminology thematically, this book provides a compilation of naval slang throughout the world, from terms relating to ship-handling and seamanship through to food and drink, discipline and insults. The text is further enhanced with original black line drawings that illustrate certain technical terms, such as ''splice the mainbrace''.
£9.99
Little, Brown Book Group Can I Have My Ball Back?: A memoir of masculinity, mortality and my right testicle
'Very funny, moving and heartwarming' BOB MORTIMER'A bollockbuster!' ADAM BUXTONIf we are cowardly, we are told to grow someIf we're brave, we're said to have huge onesIf it's cold, they are liable to fall off - even if you're a brass monkeyIf we're in trouble, someone will threaten to break themIf we have to work hard, we might very well bust themIf we're in somebody's thrall, then they've got us by themAbout fifteen years ago, Richard Herring first took part in a campaign to encourage men to have a little (non-sexual) feel of their balls every now and again. But it was embarrassing and weird, and if there was something wrong, he didn't want to know about it.Anyway, that kind of stuff only happens to other people, doesn't it?At the start of 2021 Richard Herring was diagnosed with testicular cancer. For a man whose output includes a stand-up tour titled Talking Cock and who regularly interrogates our attitudes towards masculinity, it was a diagnosis that came with additional layers of complexity.Telling Rich's personal story alongside an exploration of what defines masculinity and 'maleness' in society, Can I Have My Ball Back? is not your typical cancer memoir. Whether they're nuts, bollocks, gonads or family jewels; from the phrase 'grow some balls' to infamous WWII songs about Hitler; Rich unpicks the tangle of emotions around his own testing times.
£20.00