--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Speak English, please. > > > > > > What the hell is "tuppeny shit"? > > > > Prior to decimalisation in 1972, the pound was > > thoughtfully divided into twenty shillings, each > > shilling being divided into 12 pennies. Tuppence > > is two such pennies. > > > > To test your comprehension, if you have three > > pounds fiveteen shillings and fivepence in > > your pocket, and you need to divide this between > > seven friends, how much will each person receive, > > and how much will be left over? > > Uns. > > > Each person will receive 129 pence with 2 pence left over. > > Put in more currency-correct English, that is 10 shillings, 9 pence > each with 2 pence left over. > > Or...enough for each person to buy an order of bashers and > mangers...or is it mashers and bangers?
Ten and nine; absolutely correct. It would have got us into the cinema with an ice cream at the interval and kept us out of the way for the rest of ther day with, as you suggest, bangers and mash (or more likely fish and chips). Your reward for this excellent homework is this: http://www.padrak.com/ine/FABFACTS.html Uns. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
