HeHasRisen Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Thankfully it was abolished as it was bonkers and made no sense whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockers rule Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 5 hours ago, Padders said: Back in the day, If I remember correctly, everyone was against decimalization.. And the introduction of inserting Z'ds into words that were previously spelt with an S 4 hours ago, HeHasRisen said: Thankfully it was abolished as it was bonkers and made no sense whatsoever. ????????????? Because things that cost 3d pre Decimalisation cost 3 new pennies on change over day did ??????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 People choosing to whack prices up on changeover day is a totally different issue, you can't argue that 100p = £1 is a harder system than what existed before ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookesey Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, HeHasRisen said: Thankfully it was abolished as it was bonkers and made no sense whatsoever. I was looking through a tin of old U.K. coinage that amounted to eleven pence three farthings and immediately thought of you. 😉 Edited August 11, 2021 by crookesey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockers rule Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 36 minutes ago, crookesey said: I was looking through a tin of old U.K. coinage that amounted to eleven pence three farthings and immediately thought of you. 😉 Just 1/2 of beer & a bag o Chips on't way home it is then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookesey Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 14 minutes ago, Rockers rule said: Just 1/2 of beer & a bag o Chips on't way home it is then 14 minutes ago, Rockers rule said: Just 1/2 of beer & a bag o Chips on't way home it is then More than that, it leads you to a very old expression, over to you.🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 59 minutes ago, crookesey said: I was looking through a tin of old U.K. coinage that amounted to eleven pence three farthings and immediately thought of you. 😉 Hmmm... Now you come to mention it... ... Mr Risen does remind me a bit of Queen Victoria! (we are not amused!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockers rule Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, crookesey said: More than that, it leads you to a very old expression, over to you.🙂 I had to look it up, 1961 the demise of the farthing. Like many i have a good collection of pre decimal coins but there's something about the old Brown 10 Bob notes that take you back to when you'd enough for a night out Happy Daze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookesey Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 14 minutes ago, Mr Bloke said: Hmmm... Now you come to mention it... ... Mr Risen does remind me a bit of Queen Victoria! (we are not amused!) What does it very closely amount to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, crookesey said: What does it very closely amount to? Doh! - The penny's just dropped! Not the full shilling - that's a good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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