On 28 Jun 2003 at 5:15, Paul Makepeace wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 11:53:13AM +0100, David Hodgkinson wrote:
> > Bah, duodecimal is the way to go.
>
> http://base12.org/
Interesting.
Cheers,
Philip
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On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 11:53:13AM +0100, David Hodgkinson wrote:
> Bah, duodecimal is the way to go.
http://base12.org/
P
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On Friday, June 27, 2003, at 05:39 AM, David H. Adler wrote:
On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 02:33:52PM +0100, Andrew Wilson wrote:
It was a UK system, not exclusively english. We (the UK) abandoned
this
madness sometime in the 1970's I'm 37 and I barely remember it.
I'm 38 and I don't remember it at all
On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 03:01 pm, Dave Cross wrote:
From: Andy Mendelsohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 6/26/03 1:26:15 PM
On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 02:04 pm, Dave Cross wrote:
A quid is made up of 20 shillings, each of which contains
12 pennies.
Sorry to correct you Dave, but i think
On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 03:01 pm, Dave Cross wrote:
From: Andy Mendelsohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 6/26/03 1:26:15 PM
On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 02:04 pm, Dave Cross wrote:
A quid is made up of 20 shillings, each of which contains
12 pennies.
Sorry to correct you Dave, but i think
On 26 Jun 2003 at 7:01, Dave Cross wrote:
> Half a crown = 2 and a half shillings = 30 pence
Also known as "two and six".
Cheers,
Philip
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On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 02:33:52PM +0100, Andrew Wilson wrote:
>
> It was a UK system, not exclusively english. We (the UK) abandoned this
> madness sometime in the 1970's I'm 37 and I barely remember it.
I'm 38 and I don't remember it at all. Of course, I don't actually live
in the uk. I only
From: Andrew Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 22:23:31 +0100
Dirk Koopman wrote:
Which weighs more, an ounce of lead or a fluid ounce of mercury?
Mercury (at a guess), it is anyway (now) certainly more valuable.
You are right, but I won't let you away with a guess.
Why is it he
On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 10:23:31PM +0100, Andrew Beattie wrote:
> Dirk Koopman wrote:
> >>Which weighs more, an ounce of lead or a fluid ounce of mercury?
> > Mercury (at a guess), it is anyway (now) certainly more valuable.
>
> You are right, but I won't let you away with a guess.
>
> Why is it
Dirk Koopman wrote:
Which weighs more, an ounce of lead or a fluid ounce of mercury?
Mercury (at a guess), it is anyway (now) certainly more valuable.
You are right, but I won't let you away with a guess.
Why is it heavier?
Andrew
On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 20:37, Andrew Beattie wrote:
> > Elaine just used the term 'quid' a few emails ago, and now Jonathan.
> > Could someone please explain what is a 'quid'?
>
> My contributions to this thread:
>
> A quid is to pound as a buck is to dollar.
>
> An ounce of feathers is heavie
Elaine just used the term 'quid' a few emails ago, and now Jonathan.
Could someone please explain what is a 'quid'?
My contributions to this thread:
A quid is to pound as a buck is to dollar.
An ounce of feathers is heavier than an ounce of gold.
My favorite measurement for windspeed is attop
On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Joel Bernstein wrote:
> There must be others...
Guinea, 21 shillings, or 1 pound, 1 shilling.
Still used in horse racing or perhaps pony racing?
T.
On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 15:33, David Cantrell wrote:
> On Thursday, June 26, 2003 14:26 +0100 Andy Mendelsohn
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 02:04 pm, Dave Cross wrote:
> >> A quid is made up of 20 shillings, each of which contains 12
> >> pennies.
> > Sorry to corr
On Thursday, June 26, 2003 14:26 +0100 Andy Mendelsohn
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 02:04 pm, Dave Cross wrote:
A quid is made up of 20 shillings, each of which contains 12
pennies.
Sorry to correct you Dave, but i think you'll find a quid is made of of
20 bob.
So is
Nigel Hamilton wrote:
Does £1000 == a 'Gorilla'?
No, but £2000 is an "Archer". :-)
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> >
> > (\d+) monkey == (\d+) pony == 1 quid == 20 shillings == 240
> pennies
>
> A pony is 25 quid and a monkey is 500 quid.
>
Does £1000 == a 'Gorilla'?
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On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 03:09:19PM +0100, Joel Bernstein wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 07:01:29AM -0700, Dave Cross wrote:
> >
> > From: Andy Mendelsohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: 6/26/03 1:26:15 PM
> >
> > >On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 02:04 pm, Dave Cross wrote:
> > >
> > >> A quid is
On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 07:01:29AM -0700, Dave Cross wrote:
>
> From: Andy Mendelsohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 6/26/03 1:26:15 PM
>
> >On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 02:04 pm, Dave Cross wrote:
> >
> >> A quid is made up of 20 shillings, each of which contains
>
> >> 12 pennies.
> >
> > Sorr
Luis Campos de Carvalho said:
>This is the first time I meet a monetary system that is not based on
> [base ten numbers]
that's because the english system in question dates from a time when doing
things in a metric/decimal way hadn't been discovered to be a generally good
idea.
i believe the
From: Andy Mendelsohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 6/26/03 1:26:15 PM
>On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 02:04 pm, Dave Cross wrote:
>
>> A quid is made up of 20 shillings, each of which contains
>> 12 pennies.
>
> Sorry to correct you Dave, but i think you'll find a quid is
> made of of 20 bob.
"Bo
Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote:
Hmm, sounds like Acme::Quid to me.
Interesting.
And what such a module would do?
Interestingly enough, almost exactly the same as Math::Units?
I don't know.
Math::Units is able to use UK measures and convert UK money as it was
presented on the last emails? I
On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote:
> Jonathan Peterson wrote:
> >
> > P.S. If these are things that you all have to pay solicitors hundreds of
> > quid to draw up for you then just say, I'm not trying to get stuff on
> > the cheap.
> >
>
>I'm curious.
>Elaine just used th
On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote:
> Redvers Davies wrote:
> > On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 12:50, Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote:
> > Hmm, sounds like Acme::Quid to me.
>
>Interesting.
>And what such a module would do?
Interestingly enough, almost exactly the same as Math::Unit
On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 10:19:39AM -0300, Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote:
> Dave Cross wrote:
> >
> > "Quid" is the real name of the UK's monetary unit. You might
> > hear it called a "pound" by people who don't know what they are
> > talking about, but "quid" is the proper term.
> >
> > A quid is
Redvers Davies wrote:
On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 12:50, Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote:
Elaine just used the term 'quid' a few emails ago, and now Jonathan.
Could someone please explain what is a 'quid'?
A quid is another word for a pound (UKP).
One of the things that I found hardest to explain to
From: Luis Campos de Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 6/26/03 1:19:39 PM
>
> Thank you very much, Dave.
> Please allow me just one more question.
> I would like to know the relation stated below:
>
> (\d+) monkey == (\d+) pony == 1 quid == 20 shillings == 240
pennies
A pony is 25 quid a
On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 02:04 pm, Dave Cross wrote:
A quid is made up of 20 shillings, each of which contains 12
pennies.
Sorry to correct you Dave, but i think you'll find a quid is made of of
20 bob.
Sam Smith wrote:
>
> On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote:
> > Jonathan Peterson wrote:
> > > P.S. If these are things that you all have to pay solicitors hundreds of
> > > quid to draw up for you then just say, I'm not trying to get stuff on
> > > the cheap.
> >I'm curious.
> >
> "Quid" is the real name of the UK's monetary unit. You might
> hear it called a "pound" by people who don't know what they are
> talking about, but "quid" is the proper term.
>
> A quid is made up of 20 shillings, each of which contains 12
> pennies.
>
> There are also larger amounts called a "
Dave Cross wrote:
"Quid" is the real name of the UK's monetary unit. You might
hear it called a "pound" by people who don't know what they are
talking about, but "quid" is the proper term.
A quid is made up of 20 shillings, each of which contains 12
pennies.
Thank you very much, Dave.
Please al
On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 12:50, Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote:
>Elaine just used the term 'quid' a few emails ago, and now Jonathan.
> Could someone please explain what is a 'quid'?
A quid is another word for a pound (UKP).
One of the things that I found hardest to explain to Tracy was when you
From: Luis Campos de Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 6/26/03 12:50:46 PM
> I'm curious.
> Elaine just used the term 'quid' a few emails ago, and now
> Jonathan.
> Could someone please explain what is a 'quid'?
"Quid" is the real name of the UK's monetary unit. You might
hear it called a "pou
On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote:
> Jonathan Peterson wrote:
> > P.S. If these are things that you all have to pay solicitors hundreds of
> > quid to draw up for you then just say, I'm not trying to get stuff on
> > the cheap.
>I'm curious.
>Elaine just used the term 'quid
Jonathan Peterson wrote:
>
P.S. If these are things that you all have to pay solicitors hundreds of
quid to draw up for you then just say, I'm not trying to get stuff on
the cheap.
I'm curious.
Elaine just used the term 'quid' a few emails ago, and now Jonathan.
Could someone please explain
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