From: Anthony Anson Sent: 03 February 2005 11:03
The message 20050203102356.GE52285@amnesiac.heapspace.net from Brett Parker iDunno@sommitrealweird.co.uk contains these words:
<nostalgia-alert>If you ask me the rot set in when we dispensed with good old shillings and pence.</nostalgia-alert>
I missed that bit, see, being a mere youngster... I remember half pence pieces though, they where fun :)
What I want to know is, what on earth happened to ells, bushels, pennyweights and cubits?
The inevitable downward spiral of progress, I'm afraid.
Yoofertoday! I remember when groats were legal tender...
Huh. I remember when goats were legal tender...
(actually I don't but it's a good line :o) )
Regards,
Keith ____________ ARMOR, n. - The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith. - Ambrose Bierce - The Devil's Dictionary