MaccyD's advert.....HOW much is "a bob"?????
24 January 2010, 08:33 PM
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Yep. But hey, this is McDonalds after all.
See Understanding old British money - pounds, shillings and pence ... for how primary school kids get taught it ....
Dave - 'want fries with that? ' ....
See Understanding old British money - pounds, shillings and pence ... for how primary school kids get taught it ....
Dave - 'want fries with that? ' ....
24 January 2010, 10:25 PM
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A Floreing aka 2 shillings = 24 old pence = 10p new money
A joey = 3 old pence known as a threepenny bit
A Gunnie = £1 + 1 shilling
1 Shilling = 12 old pence
Halfpenny speaks for itself
Half a crown = 2 shillings and 6 old pence
Crown - 5 shillings
20 shillings = 1 pound
240 old penny to the pound
Oh showing my knoledge er age here stop now haha
A joey = 3 old pence known as a threepenny bit
A Gunnie = £1 + 1 shilling
1 Shilling = 12 old pence
Halfpenny speaks for itself
Half a crown = 2 shillings and 6 old pence
Crown - 5 shillings
20 shillings = 1 pound
240 old penny to the pound
Oh showing my knoledge er age here stop now haha
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24 January 2010, 10:50 PM
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McDonald's Criticised For Pound Saver Advert Which Describes One Pound As One Bob | Business | Sky News
Americans now trying to tell us the meaning has changed and moved on
Americans now trying to tell us the meaning has changed and moved on
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24 January 2010, 11:16 PM
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A Floreing aka 2 shillings = 24 old pence = 10p new money
A joey = 3 old pence known as a threepenny bit
A Gunnie = £1 + 1 shilling
1 Shilling = 12 old pence
Halfpenny speaks for itself
Half a crown = 2 shillings and 6 old pence
Crown - 5 shillings
20 shillings = 1 pound
240 old penny to the pound
A joey = 3 old pence known as a threepenny bit
A Gunnie = £1 + 1 shilling
1 Shilling = 12 old pence
Halfpenny speaks for itself
Half a crown = 2 shillings and 6 old pence
Crown - 5 shillings
20 shillings = 1 pound
240 old penny to the pound
Simples....
25 January 2010, 09:54 AM
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You forgot these:
6d, six old pence, called a "tanner"
2/-, two shillings, aka a "two bob bit".
2/6, or half a crown, aka "two and a kick, two and a tanner, half a dollar".
A half penny was pronounced "haypenny", where "hay" rhymed with "day".
And a threepenny bit was prounced "thrupenny bit".
IIRC, when the first 50p pieces replaced the old ten bob note, they were called "Wilsons" after the then PM, Harold Wilson.
6d, six old pence, called a "tanner"
2/-, two shillings, aka a "two bob bit".
2/6, or half a crown, aka "two and a kick, two and a tanner, half a dollar".
A half penny was pronounced "haypenny", where "hay" rhymed with "day".
And a threepenny bit was prounced "thrupenny bit".
IIRC, when the first 50p pieces replaced the old ten bob note, they were called "Wilsons" after the then PM, Harold Wilson.
25 January 2010, 10:03 AM
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Two farthings = one ha’penny
Two ha’pennies = one penny
Three pennies = a thrupenny bit
Two thrupences = A Sixpence
Two Sixpences = One Shilling, or Bob
Two Bob = A Florin
One Florin and One Sixpence = Half a Crown
Four Half Crowns = Ten Bob Note
Two Ten Bob Notes = One Pound (240 pennies)
One Pound and One Shilling = One Guinea
The British resisted decimalized currency for a long time because they thought it was too complicated.
Two ha’pennies = one penny
Three pennies = a thrupenny bit
Two thrupences = A Sixpence
Two Sixpences = One Shilling, or Bob
Two Bob = A Florin
One Florin and One Sixpence = Half a Crown
Four Half Crowns = Ten Bob Note
Two Ten Bob Notes = One Pound (240 pennies)
One Pound and One Shilling = One Guinea
The British resisted decimalized currency for a long time because they thought it was too complicated.
25 January 2010, 10:10 AM
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You forgot these:
6d, six old pence, called a "tanner"
2/-, two shillings, aka a "two bob bit".
2/6, or half a crown, aka "two and a kick, two and a tanner, half a dollar".
A half penny was pronounced "haypenny", where "hay" rhymed with "day".
And a threepenny bit was prounced "thrupenny bit".
IIRC, when the first 50p pieces replaced the old ten bob note, they were called "Wilsons" after the then PM, Harold Wilson.
6d, six old pence, called a "tanner"
2/-, two shillings, aka a "two bob bit".
2/6, or half a crown, aka "two and a kick, two and a tanner, half a dollar".
A half penny was pronounced "haypenny", where "hay" rhymed with "day".
And a threepenny bit was prounced "thrupenny bit".
IIRC, when the first 50p pieces replaced the old ten bob note, they were called "Wilsons" after the then PM, Harold Wilson.
The old currency was not complicated-we were all used to 240 pence in the £1 and the only people who found it tricky were all those used to decimalised money.
Wilson was also known as a creepy piece of slime once the electorate got to know him for what he was!
The change to decimal currency was also the big chance for the rip off merchants to make a killing by rounding up all the prices!
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25 January 2010, 10:11 AM
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Don't forget the silver thruppenny bit, known as a "Joey". Looked very much like the new 5p but slightly smaller.
Base 12 was a good numerical system for money, because it divides easily by both three and four.
Base 12 was a good numerical system for money, because it divides easily by both three and four.
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Way I remembered it was being a nipper and getting a '10 bob flyer' aka one of those footballs that were so light you couldn't kick them very far because of the wind... alright on the beach though. 50p in other words.
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Seriously, I really can't see the problem. It is a modern company, advertising to a modern audience.
If someone said, 'I bet that cost you a few bob.', would you honestly think he meant £0.15?
Yes, 'a bob', had a different meaning 30 years ago, but meanings change.
Anyone who officially complained about that advert can only be described as a royal retard!
If someone said, 'I bet that cost you a few bob.', would you honestly think he meant £0.15?
Yes, 'a bob', had a different meaning 30 years ago, but meanings change.
Anyone who officially complained about that advert can only be described as a royal retard!
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