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The metric system believes in things like cannibalism, slavery and men with hairy ear-lobes!
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Eryk Davis Ester
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Don't forget the origins of the metric system lay in something called "The Terror"! How many heads were chopped off to further the ends of this nefarious means of measurement?
From: Liberty City | Registered: Jul 2003
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to be even more un-metric, we should lobby immediately for the dollar to be divided up into 112 cents - 100 is just too metric!
From: Vancouver, BC, Canada | Registered: Dec 2003
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Faraway Lad
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Now if you want un-metric currency just use these
Money was divided into pounds (£ or l in some documents) shillings (s. or /-) and pennies (d.). Thus, 4 pounds, eight shillings and fourpence would be written as £4/8/4d. or £4-8-4d.
There were 20 shillings in £1 - a shilling was often called 'bob', so 'ten bob' was 10/- 12 pennies in 1 shilling 240 pennies in £1
Pennies were broken down into other coins: a farthing (a fourth-thing) was ¼ of a penny
a halfpenny (pronounced 'hay-p'ny') was ½ of a penny
three farthings was ¾ of a penny (i.e. three fourth-things). There was no coin of this denomination, however
Other coins of a value less than 1/- were
a half-groat (2d) 6 x 2d = 1/-
a threepenny bit (3d) made of silver 4 x 3d. = 1/-
a groat (4d) 3 x 4d = 1/-
sixpence (silver) - often called a 'tanner' 2 x 6d = 1/-
Coins of more than 1/- but less than £1 in value were
a two shilling piece (called a florin) 10 x 2/- = £1
a half-crown ( 2/6d) 8 x 2/6d = £1
a crown (5/-) 4 x 5/- = £1
ten shillings (a half-sovereign) 2 x 10/- = £1
a half-guinea (10/6d) 2 x 10/6d = £1/1/-
A £1 coin was called a Sovereign and was made of gold. A paper pound often was called a 'quid'.
Coins of more than £1 were a guinea (£1/1/-) a £5 coin
Is that no metric enough?
Mind you i used to hate maths lessons when we were doing this system.
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From: Newcastle upon Tyne England | Registered: Jul 2003
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It seems like we now have an international most controversial thread.
I do love how the BBC reporters say "Controversy"
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From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
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Money was divided into pounds (£ or l in some documents) shillings (s. or /-) and pennies (d.). Thus, 4 pounds, eight shillings and fourpence would be written as £4/8/4d. or £4-8-4d.
There were 20 shillings in £1 - a shilling was often called 'bob', so 'ten bob' was 10/- 12 pennies in 1 shilling 240 pennies in £1
Pennies were broken down into other coins: a farthing (a fourth-thing) was ¼ of a penny
a halfpenny (pronounced 'hay-p'ny') was ½ of a penny
three farthings was ¾ of a penny (i.e. three fourth-things). There was no coin of this denomination, however
Other coins of a value less than 1/- were
a half-groat (2d) 6 x 2d = 1/-
a threepenny bit (3d) made of silver 4 x 3d. = 1/-
a groat (4d) 3 x 4d = 1/-
sixpence (silver) - often called a 'tanner' 2 x 6d = 1/-
Coins of more than 1/- but less than £1 in value were
a two shilling piece (called a florin) 10 x 2/- = £1
a half-crown ( 2/6d) 8 x 2/6d = £1
a crown (5/-) 4 x 5/- = £1
ten shillings (a half-sovereign) 2 x 10/- = £1
a half-guinea (10/6d) 2 x 10/6d = £1/1/-
A £1 coin was called a Sovereign and was made of gold. A paper pound often was called a 'quid'.
Coins of more than £1 were a guinea (£1/1/-) a £5 coin
Is that no metric enough?
Mind you i used to hate maths lessons when we were doing this system.
These are the people that were going to civilize India?
On another tract of thought, thanks, you just gave me another math lesson plan.
From: East Toledo | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: well, they did teach India to drive on the wrong side of the road.
you've got to give them that.
Do you really have to give them that?
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From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
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no, but let's face it - what else do they have to show for their "empire" besides the image of Liz on one side of a Bermuda penny, and a pig on the other?
From: Vancouver, BC, Canada | Registered: Dec 2003
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This thread should be banned and deleted!
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Faraway Lad
Senator of the UP. Permanent Ambassador to the Court of Saint James
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quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: no, but let's face it - what else do they have to show for their "empire" besides the image of Liz on one side of a Bermuda penny, and a pig on the other?
How can you tell which is which?
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From: Newcastle upon Tyne England | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: no, but let's face it - what else do they have to show for their "empire" besides the image of Liz on one side of a Bermuda penny, and a pig on the other?
How can you tell which is which?
Hmmm. Faraway Lad's new Address: Tower of London.
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From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
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Two young princes locked in the Tower of London. What is Faraway Lad's alibi? Do not even attempt playing the 'wasn't born until centuries later' card.
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