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4/8?
1/2 shirley?
/is far too young for this lark
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Quijibo Esq. BSc. May contain traces of nuts,
Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:08,
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one shilling and two pence
its 11 pounds, 4 shillings and 8 pence
£11.28p
a shilling is 5p in new money
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Duke Otterby you pre-verts,
Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:10,
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so a shilling is 5d (or pence as we metric folk like to call it)?
*Edit* so I see.
So why isn't it 11 pounds, 5 shillings and 3 pence?
*Edit edit* Oh, and were there still 100d to a pound (and therefore 20 shillings to a pound)?
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Quijibo Esq. BSc. May contain traces of nuts,
Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:11,
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ya
es ist groß, über diesen Tag zu hören, den Sie einen Hund aufleckten
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Duke Otterby you pre-verts,
Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:12,
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indeed, or a bob if you'd rather
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god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback,
Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:13,
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bob a job week
#We don't do cellars#
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Duke Otterby you pre-verts,
Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:14,
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indeed
now to really confuse things i always like to mention the sixpence, half a shilling, or 2 1/2p in new money
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god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback,
Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:17,
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I know all about the ha'penny, don't you worry.
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Quijibo Esq. BSc. May contain traces of nuts,
Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:18,
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Duke Otterby you pre-verts,
Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:21,
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that has been inserted into my knowledge bank
under "Thinks what others must know, and know it now"
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Duke Otterby you pre-verts,
Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:19,
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i always liked the old thre'pence coin, and of course the farthing.
i can still remember using old money for sweets
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god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback,
Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:24,
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Oh good gracious.
There was a 1/4 of a d coin too?
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Quijibo Esq. BSc. May contain traces of nuts,
Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:26,
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lovely little coin with a wren on it.
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god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback,
Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:28,
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