what's a monkey???
Apr 29, 2003 | 11:20 AM
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in regards to cockney rhyming slang - amount of money???
come on you southern shandy drinkers....help us northerners out!!!
Apr 29, 2003 | 11:20 AM
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Apr 29, 2003 | 11:22 AM
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Stick a pony in me pocket,
Apr 29, 2003 | 11:26 AM
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Well I'm off up the apples and pears for a tom tit.....
Apr 29, 2003 | 11:28 AM
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You're 'avin' a bubble aint ya?!
Apr 29, 2003 | 11:29 AM
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a tom tit and a dig in the grave...
LMAO
Apr 29, 2003 | 11:30 AM
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Jacks - £5
Bullseye - £50
Ton - £100
Grand - £1000 (yes - everyone knows that)
Cockle - £10
Might have cockle & jacks the wrong way round
Apr 29, 2003 | 11:30 AM
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From: London
Apr 29, 2003 | 11:34 AM
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Off down the battlecruiser for a lunchtime drink?
Apr 29, 2003 | 11:41 AM
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I in't gonna put a pony in my pocket
Apr 29, 2003 | 11:57 AM
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I thought modern rhyming slang was:
Apr 29, 2003 | 12:06 PM
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I thought a pony was £50?
Apr 29, 2003 | 12:11 PM
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Gary - I used to regard a pony as meaning £50, but after much argument I've had to accept that the majority of people infer £25 from pony. However, I'm sure there are a significant number of pony = £50 punters out there. After all, what good is £25 to anyone? There's no £25 note either...
Apr 29, 2003 | 12:25 PM
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From: Talk to the hand....
Apparently it's £25 according to this place..
cockneyrhymingslang
It's got some quite funny one's...
Printer = Alan Minter.
Example: "Looks like the paper has got jammed in the Alan again !"
Apr 29, 2003 | 12:27 PM
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no no no, Alans are knickers (e.g. alan whickers)
