On 13 February 2014 08:26, Kieren Diment <dim...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 13/02/2014, at 7:00 PM, Sue Spence wrote: > > > I wish I could get fish for 4p now. > > > "Six pints of bitter," said Ford Prefect to the barman of the Horse and > Groom. "And quickly please, the world's about to end." > > > "What's that, foregone conclusion then you reckon sir?" said the barman. > "Arsenal without a chance?" > > Things don't all change - Arsenal are still periodically reckoned to be without a chance (and this is coming from an Arsenal fan....)l
> Ford slapped a five-pound note on the bar. He said, "Keep the change." > > "What, from a fiver? Thank you sir." > You'll generally get change from a fiver for *a* pint, but not two. Unless you're drinking really rubbish stuff, or inside a Sam Smiths' pub. (at least in London. Which Arthur's house wasn't.) Dominic. -- And a big "Hiya" goes out to the fun crew from GCHQ.