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Obviously you have never seen the movie about the REALLY cheap hooker -- Centavo Woman. It was at the pyx just recently, along with that movie about Barney Ruble. It's a shame that the euro has come along, as I won't be able to punt on these any longer.
Of course this reminds me of the story from England years ago about Sam, who made a small living counterfeiting smaller coins. He called it the badminton racket. Finally, though Scotland Yard got him, and Sam asked how they had figured out who he was. The detective merely whistled the tune, "Sam you Made the Pence Too Long."
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[seeking literary ref. to "John Dos Pesos" -e]
Wasn't that the sign on the pay toilet?
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It's a shame that the euro has come along, as I won't be able to punt on these any longer.
Arf, arf, Ted. To be Franc, I'll have to Mark you down for that one. Drachma your name in shame and lire at that!! Then you can Escudo yourself!!
Actually, now that we don't have the pound anymore, we can't call the Euro 'quids'. What's a viable alternative, do you think?? 'Es'??
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Rubrick, given where you come from "shite" might be the best word for the Euro ...  You'll rue having given away your lovely punts ere long, I believe. I wouldn't have Britain give up the pound for quids!
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Rubrick, given where you come from "shite" might be the best word for the Euro ... You'll rue having given away your lovely punts ere long, I believe. I wouldn't have Britain give up the pound for quids!
Ah, CapK. They're not that bad. Actually quite nice once you get used to them. Nice shiny monopoly money feel to them. Only problem with them is trying to work exactly how much you just paid for a round!!!
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Only problem with them is trying to work exactly how much you just paid for a round!!!
I sympathise. I'm still having that trouble with sterling ...
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Apologies to those that've heard it - but I believe that, since the Euro came into play recently, it is now unacceptable to use the expression "spend a penny". From here on one should use the phrase "euronating".
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.....was a the main line of a parody Abba tribute song by one of our great comedians of the past - Norman Gunston.
(Wish I could find the words - google has failed me...
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