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| philf:
--- Quote ---Saying that, I tried a test just now and only got 11/15, and I have got a degree in English and History! :lol: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7773974.stm Andy --- End quote --- Andy, I got 13/15 and I haven't got a degree in English, History or anything else for that matter - an HND for me. We were out on a ride with our cycling club a few weeks ago and I bought a bag of Uncle Joe's Mintballs. I handed them round to the others but soon ran out - they were 99p and I think there were 14 in the bag - making each Mintball 7.07p each! One of our members was a sweet wholesaler and he said that, in the 50's, Uncle Joe's were sold at 3 for 1d - that's 7.2 for a new penny or nearly 713 for my 99p! I remember buying Blackjacks and Fruit Salads at 4 for an old penny on my way home from school. No wonder I've not got many teeth left! How much would £1 worth of farthings weigh in for now? :beer: Phil. |
| millwright:
Suprised the Firkin not been mentioned yet, A nine gallon barrel a quarter of a standard 36 gallon beer barrel. The unit of measurement still in use in our workshops. We have all made something too Firkin short, too Firkin long, bored or turned something too firkin big or small. cant just be me i hope. John |
| 75Plus:
We can't even agree on the capacity of a beer barrel. They are 31 gallons on this side of the pond. Joe |
| dsquire:
--- Quote from: 75Plus on November 19, 2012, 08:33:54 PM ---We can't even agree on the capacity of a beer barrel. They are 31 gallons on this side of the pond. Joe --- End quote --- That may well be the case but the British give 32 more ounces per gallon. :Doh: Cheers :beer: Don |
| bp:
When I was a draughtsman, one place I was at used to have a very officious chief inspector, who once told me in a fit of pique ''.....you can dimension it however you bl...y like as long as there's a scale to inches". So just to cheer him up I dimensioned a drawing in cubits, with conversion factors/scales to millimeters and inches. Give him his due he saw the funny side of it. He told me to "Go away" (if you catch my drift) when I suggested we use fathoms for the big bits though. But that was in the dark ages, you know waaaaaay before they invented CAD. cheers bp |
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