Thread: The U.K and the E.U - In or out?

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

Originally Posted by blue

240 pence in one pound

is that for currency ? or weight ?

Yes.

Here's a little exercise for you, Butters. Many here will remember having to do this kind of stuff at school



It's no mistake that after decimalisation the British turned into idiots, pre-decimalisation just working out if you had enough for a pint of Double Diamond and a packet of Woodbine after handing your weekly chit over to the bookie's runner required a Stephen Hawking level of brainpower.

Possibly a little too complex for les Continongtals. Just remember, 12d or 48 farthings to 2 tanners or a bob, 2 bob and a tanner to the half dollar, 5 shillings to the Crown and 84 thruppeny bits in a Guinea, or something like that, 10 bob notes were produced by Aunts on a yearly basis. Guineas of course were only for gentleman, quids were for traders, and sovs for chirpy cockneys. there was also half a sov but that was a currency unit confined solely to George Cole characters and was usually followed by the words Squire, Guvnor, or Guv.