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No I think there's one in Stoke.Did they ever open and if so, where?
A Wren in Stoke? That's like some sort of far thing.No I think there's one in Stoke.
960 in a pound - you knew what money was back then.Do they still use farthings in stoke?
pffffttttt I thought there were 4 to a penny960 in a pound - you knew what money was back then.
240 x 4 = 960......pffffttttt I thought there were 4 to a penny
D'uh! I'm so post-decimalisation....240 x 4 = 960......
Decimalisation of the UK currency actually started in 1849 with the introduction of the 2/- coin, worth a tenth of a pound and commonly called a florin, becoming the 10p piece in 1967 as 1971 approached. - it took a while to make the next step after the initial leap forward in 1849, it might have gained more ground if the half crown had been discontinued at the same time - perhaps.......D'uh! I'm so post-decimalisation....
I suppose you used stones and suchlike before that?Decimalisation of the UK currency actually started in 1849 with the introduction of the 2/- coin, worth a tenth of a pound and commonly called a florin, becoming the 10p piece in 1967 as 1971 approached. - it took a while to make the next step after the initial leap forward in 1849, it might have gained more ground if the half crown had been discontinued at the same time - perhaps.......
I know people that still use stones now, but I prefer kilograms.I suppose you used stones and suchlike before that?
Quick..............I know people that still use stones now, but I prefer kilograms.
Bearing in mind his great age, quick enough to be impressiveQuick..............
Cadburys?I'm gonna start using buttons....
Good idea - definitely safer - caught in the zip again?I'm gonna start using buttons....
I know people that still use stones now, but I prefer kilograms.
Troy v. Avoirdupois.Or pounds. "Which weighs more, a pound of gold or a pound of feathers" - why is the correct answer 'a pound of feathers'.
Troy v. Avoirdupois.