A piano with a monkey in it. It was invented by Needle Murphy. Some say it's not really an invention -- that he just can't get his monkey out of his piano. He re-iterated that there's been no breakdown in his relationship with his monkey, and even if there had been a rift, it wouldn't be over something as trivial as the monkey's socks.

The Ballydeelin Research and Development Group have been working on clotheslines, rollerskates and daffodils recently. Many local inventors have said that the BRDG will work on anything that provides an excuse to dress up like The A-Team and drive around in a black van. The BRDG responded by saying, "It's better than dressing up like Dracula and pretending you bit off your own leg to scare kids."

They've also announced details of a play they'll be staging to celebrate the life of Billy 'Jumping' Foggreen, who was Ballydeelin's first notable inventor in the nineteenth century. In accordance with Billy's outlook on life, the actors can do things to you, and there's little you can do in response. They've advised people to ignore Sinker Daly's ratio of action to reaction, which is that if someone touches you with a feather, you can break a chair off them. Something three times as provocative as touching someone with a feather would result in a reaction that's three times as powerful as breaking a chair. The play will also include an appearance by The A-Team. Their actions are expected to be many times more provocative than anything you could do with a feather.