For all you old farts (born before 1967)

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You are definitely older than me if you remember farthings ! I remember sixpences {these became 2 1/2p}, threepenny bits, shillings{these became 5p} and the monday Britain went decimal.
 
grimtraveller said:
You are definitely older than me if you remember farthings ! I remember sixpences {these became 2 1/2p}, threepenny bits, shillings{these became 5p} and the monday Britain went decimal.
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are quid and pounds the same thing?
On Top Gear they seem to use them interchangebly.
 
grimtraveller said:
You are definitely older than me if you remember farthings !
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Well, I was born in the reign of George VI (just) when Winston Churchill was Prime Minister (his last time as PM).

The King died about six months after I was born.
 
Lt. Bob said:
are quid and pounds the same thing?
On Top Gear they seem to use them interchangebly.
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Yeah, they are one and the same. I've very rarely used the term 'pounds'. When I used to work with kids, I'd dare them to do outlandish things {like drink a glass of milk with 10 spoons of salt and 8 sachets of pepper} and I said 'if you do it, I'll give you 10 pounds' {or whatever amount would engage their greed}. Then when they did the deed, I'd pound their hand or arm and when they'd react with incredulity, I'd say " I said I'd give X pounds. That's what I'm giving you. We never discussed money !". That usually brought the house down. But few learned and many suckers came and went. But when I'd do that with some of those that knew me better, they'd say "do you mean money pounds ?".
John Willett said:
Well, I was born in the reign of George VI (just) when Winston Churchill was Prime Minister (his last time as PM).

The King died about six months after I was born.
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Ten years before my time. I was born before the Profumo scandal {well, he was doing the doggy deeds but it hadn't reached the press} but at the end of the Beatles' first week at no.1.

arcadeko said:
And you expect us to believe that is just coincidence?
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Terramortim has already well documented the connection ! And now he's disappeared. Interesting, eh................
 
All us old farts should be up in the balcony like those two old guys on *The Muppet Show* harassing all the young punks and middle aged guys. :p
 
I aloways loved those old guys in the balcony on the muppets :p

just stopped in to say high to all the old farts
 
My Mom and Dad usta put salt in their beer ever heard of such a thing?

Mind you it wasn't a stout. Possibly Miller or Bud.
 
why? because they liked it?

i've never heard of that.

Having said that, i'm a 'purist'. I've been known to send Guinness back if they draw a shamrock in the head when they're pouring it.

Don't get me started on adding blackcurrant cordial. JUST LEAVE GUINNESS ALONE!


hmmm...rant over. I think i fit in here!!! :p
 
Steenamaroo said:
why? because they liked it?

i've never heard of that.

Having said that, i'm a 'purist'. I've been known to send Guinness back if they draw a shamrock in the head when they're pouring it.

Don't get me started on adding blackcurrant cordial. JUST LEAVE GUINNESS ALONE!


hmmm...rant over. I think i fit in here!!! :p
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HA!!!! want to know how bad my memory is Paul? I can't even remember what your old avatar was and you just changed it!

Get a little grey in that beard will ya.
 
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