tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post7626027169456478963..comments2024-03-27T15:41:01.956-04:00Comments on rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague: Feed the birds. Tuppence a bag.rhymeswithplaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-83240597398761637052012-10-02T18:48:22.586-04:002012-10-02T18:48:22.586-04:00I also grew up with shillings, thruppenny bits and...I also grew up with shillings, thruppenny bits and guineas then we changed to decimal currency in 1966. Certainly makes calculations much easier.... but doesn't seem to go as far !!Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-72614815050386837882012-10-02T13:21:22.354-04:002012-10-02T13:21:22.354-04:00I read English novels and most of the time don'...I read English novels and most of the time don't know what they heck the various kinds of money represents. I also suspect that they use the different words for the same amount of money. Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-47414834254839200622012-10-02T09:39:13.435-04:002012-10-02T09:39:13.435-04:00We went decimal in 1971 but when I was a boy I che...We went decimal in 1971 but when I was a boy I cherished my weekly half a crown pocket money and the brown ten shilling notes that I would sometimes receive in birthday cards. The coolest coin of all was the chunky threepenny bit. Those were the days my friend...Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com