Admiral Draper's Really Really Boring and Totally Pointless Snippets of Information
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Newcastle/UK
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Morning peeps, spiffing start here,summer is finally among us.
Good work on yon Lock Mr 4mast.
Here's the proper pre digital proper coinage,I still have a florin and a half croon.
Good work on yon Lock Mr 4mast.
Here's the proper pre digital proper coinage,I still have a florin and a half croon.
Last edited by tony draper; 6th Jun 2016 at 07:38.
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Newcastle/UK
Posts: 1,476
This seems to be the consensus on the slang term Quid.
The slang money expression 'quid' seems first to have appeared in late 1600's England, derived from Latin (quid meaning 'what', as in 'quid pro quo' - 'something for something else').
The slang money expression 'quid' seems first to have appeared in late 1600's England, derived from Latin (quid meaning 'what', as in 'quid pro quo' - 'something for something else').
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Newcastle/UK
Posts: 1,476
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Aberdeen
Age: 74
Posts: 182
Originally Posted by tony draper
the silver thrupenny bit is missing.
OLD RED DAMASK
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Lancashire born. In Cebu now
Age: 68
Posts: 368
Good day all. Hot here. House handed over with praise from the agent as to how clean it was. So full deposit will be refunded.
Taxi at 7am to airport. LHR then onto SJC. Hopefully in hotel by 8pm local if not before.
Meeting at 9am Wednesday morning, now 4 big bosses with 2 vying for position as to who will oversee service. Just hope I get my ex boss's job.
Taxi at 7am to airport. LHR then onto SJC. Hopefully in hotel by 8pm local if not before.
Meeting at 9am Wednesday morning, now 4 big bosses with 2 vying for position as to who will oversee service. Just hope I get my ex boss's job.
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 5,222
In the early sixties Commonwealth countries, Australia. New Zealand, Rhodesia and South Africa decimalised their currencies. They used 10/- as the basis for their Dollar/Rand. This meant that the existing coinage could be used; 1/-=10c, 2/6=25c. The only coins that required minting were 1c coins as if the old penny was used that they would be hoarded for their 10% profit.
I was in Rhodesia just before the changeover and coins were stamped with both forms to ease the event. All the Commonwealth was in the Sterling Area at the time so the $Aus/$NZ/$Rhod and the Rand were all worth 10/-. The currencies have varied since then and the British pound has stood up well compared to them especially in regard to the Rhodesian/Zimbabwe dollar of which I have just bought a Z$10,000,000,000,000 (ten trillion) example.
Eat your heart out Bill Gates.
I was in Rhodesia just before the changeover and coins were stamped with both forms to ease the event. All the Commonwealth was in the Sterling Area at the time so the $Aus/$NZ/$Rhod and the Rand were all worth 10/-. The currencies have varied since then and the British pound has stood up well compared to them especially in regard to the Rhodesian/Zimbabwe dollar of which I have just bought a Z$10,000,000,000,000 (ten trillion) example.
Eat your heart out Bill Gates.
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 12
Australia changed to decimal currency on 14th February 1966. Prior to that date we had a slang term for most coins and some notes.
Now, after just over 50 years of decimal coins and notes I do not know of one slang term in use for any of our currency.
Strange really, we have adopted almost all our current slang from the US but not money.
Now, after just over 50 years of decimal coins and notes I do not know of one slang term in use for any of our currency.
Strange really, we have adopted almost all our current slang from the US but not money.
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: The South of France ... Not
Age: 73
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I thought Aussies had slang terms for everything. last week I was watching a YTube video of a rowing race, commented by an Aussie, as it got towards the finish, he talked about the crews 'coming up to the last two hundy' (two hundred metres to go).
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Mainland
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July 10, 1967, was NZ's decimal currency day.
I have some British coins, which were not uncommon here before that date, including some ha'pennies with the Golden Hind depicted; my mother mentioned that young ladies would use one of those as a pendant for a necklace from the late 1930s.
I have some British coins, which were not uncommon here before that date, including some ha'pennies with the Golden Hind depicted; my mother mentioned that young ladies would use one of those as a pendant for a necklace from the late 1930s.
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: EGNX country
Age: 66
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More sun. Marvellous.
This day in 1778
saw the birth of George Bryan Brummell, commonly known as 'Beau' Brummell. He was an iconic figure in Regency England and is credited with introducing, and establishing as fashion, the modern men's suit, worn with a tie. He claimed he took five hours to dress, and recommended that boots be polished with champagne.
Probably the best use for champagne I've ever seen.
This day in 1778
saw the birth of George Bryan Brummell, commonly known as 'Beau' Brummell. He was an iconic figure in Regency England and is credited with introducing, and establishing as fashion, the modern men's suit, worn with a tie. He claimed he took five hours to dress, and recommended that boots be polished with champagne.Probably the best use for champagne I've ever seen.
OLD RED DAMASK
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Lancashire born. In Cebu now
Age: 68
Posts: 368
Good morning all. In BA lounge at Manchester. The big offski today. Will miss the UK, but hope it will still be in one piece if I return. Should be in hotel 4am UK time tomorrow.
