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Re: £5 - Bank of England
« Reply #15 on: 28 September 2016, 17:08:10 »
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I'm that old I remember the crown never mind the half crown.

Anyone remember the Guinea? apart from his Lordship obviously ;D ;D

I believe its still used in livestock auctions,used to be 21 shillings I think ???
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Re: £5 - Bank of England
« Reply #16 on: 28 September 2016, 17:11:17 »
Solicitors and the like used to charge in guineas

21 bob in a guinea indeed
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Re: £5 - Bank of England
« Reply #17 on: 28 September 2016, 17:13:03 »
I look forward to the day when somebody asks "does anyone remember the inch, foot, yard, mile, ounce, pound, gallon, pint

I'll probably be gone by then of course, but I fail to see why we cling on to such absurd measurements

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Re: £5 - Bank of England
« Reply #18 on: 28 September 2016, 17:15:13 »
Flogging a scoundrel to within a millimetre of his wretched life just doesn't have the same ring to it. An inch sounds better and is ease to measure ;D
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Re: £5 - Bank of England
« Reply #19 on: 28 September 2016, 17:17:13 »
I gave her the full 20cm...... ;D
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Re: £5 - Bank of England
« Reply #20 on: 28 September 2016, 17:18:27 »
Quote from: Ever Ready on 28 September 2016, 17:15:13
Flogging a scoundrel to within a millimetre of his wretched life just doesn't have the same ring to it. An inch sounds better and is ease to measure ;D

Ok, OK, we can keep Imperial Measurements, but only for the purpose of administering corporal punishment  :y
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« Reply #21 on: 28 September 2016, 17:18:44 »
Give him a cm and he'll take a metre. ;D
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Re: £5 - Bank of England
« Reply #22 on: 28 September 2016, 17:19:09 »
Quote from: STEMO on 28 September 2016, 17:17:13
I gave her the full 20cm...... ;D

Surely you mean the full 20mm ;D ;D
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Re: £5 - Bank of England
« Reply #23 on: 28 September 2016, 17:19:35 »
Quote from: STEMO on 28 September 2016, 17:17:13
I gave her the full 20cm...... ;D

Sorry, don't believe you.
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Re: £5 - Bank of England
« Reply #24 on: 28 September 2016, 17:20:00 »
Quote from: Mister Rog on 28 September 2016, 17:18:27
Quote from: Ever Ready on 28 September 2016, 17:15:13
Flogging a scoundrel to within a millimetre of his wretched life just doesn't have the same ring to it. An inch sounds better and is ease to measure ;D

Ok, OK, we can keep Imperial Measurements, but only for the purpose of administering corporal punishment  :y

Phew!!  that's a relief :y :y
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Re: £5 - Bank of England
« Reply #25 on: 28 September 2016, 17:21:57 »
I keep my bicycle in our back 91.44cm.
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« Reply #26 on: 28 September 2016, 17:22:44 »
Quote from: Ever Ready on 28 September 2016, 17:19:09
Quote from: STEMO on 28 September 2016, 17:17:13
I gave her the full 20cm...... ;D

Surely you mean the full 20mm ;D ;D
Could be....haven't checked for a while.  ;D
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Re: £5 - Bank of England
« Reply #27 on: 28 September 2016, 18:09:37 »
Five shillings used to be known colloquially as a dollar, from the times when there were four US dollars to the GB pound.
Also, I remember being fearful of "breaking into" a ten bob note, because once I had, it disappeared rapidly - anyone concur?

Ron.
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Re: £5 - Bank of England
« Reply #28 on: 28 September 2016, 18:23:21 »
Quote from: Bigron on 28 September 2016, 18:09:37
Five shillings used to be known colloquially as a dollar, from the times when there were four US dollars to the GB pound.
Also, I remember being fearful of "breaking into" a ten bob note, because once I had, it disappeared rapidly - anyone concur?

Ron.

A salmon pinky colour if memory serves.
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Re: £5 - Bank of England
« Reply #29 on: 28 September 2016, 18:24:19 »
Quote from: Bigron on 28 September 2016, 18:09:37
Five shillings used to be known colloquially as a dollar, from the times when there were four US dollars to the GB pound.
Also, I remember being fearful of "breaking into" a ten bob note, because once I had, it disappeared rapidly - anyone concur?

Ron.

I concur with my learned colleague :y
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