Plain Talker Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Like I said in post 13, I gave one to my Japanese daughter in law when she married my son, and have sent a couple more on when he has had friends marry out there too......so I have done a little bit keeping the tradition going. I have a 1959 one and a 1964 left now, oh... and I have a watch with a 1949 sixpence as its dial. I had a sixpence in my shoe when I married, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janner Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 There was a song that went " I've got sixpence, jolly, jolly sixpence, to last me all my life. I've tupence to spend, tupence to lend and tupence to send home to my wife " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Sing along guys, 'Rule Britannia, two tanners make a bob.......' Haven't heard that in over 40 years.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I had a sixpence in my shoe when I married, too. I had a big boil on the back of my neck and a headache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 show us yer tuppence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okismoki Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 show us yer tuppence or your threepennies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDrib Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Anyone remember the following expression, usually used to describe someone who looked like they were down in the dumps; "looks like you've lost a bob and found a tanner". Or is it just Yorkshire thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I had a big boil on the back of my neck and a headache the wedding cake gave me a headache, greybeard! ( ) :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazel Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Sing along guys, 'Rule Britannia, two tanners make a bob.......' Three make 18 pence and 4 make 2 bob hazel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonkatoy Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I have a one armed bandit that runs on them. Fortunately when I stripped it down I found about £20 woth of them inside. My old favourite was the brass 12 sided threepenny bit. I used to always drop them into a huge Long John Whisky bottle when I got them. They jammed so tight (because of corners I pressume) I couldn't get them back out. Still got them. They went out of circulation when slot machines came along. Won't roll you see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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