Today I'm angry about.....

[Montreal Wanderer]

I can't claim to remember groats, Tango (a 4d piece), but certainly the guinea (21/-) was in common use in any tailor's shop (I used to go to Aults on Newport Street but I imagine it is long gone). However, guinea was a concept and there had not been an actual coin for many years. Farthings though were common. The young who cannot remember the old coinage should thank their lucky stars. Multiplication with pounds, shilling and pence was difficult but long division was a real brain buster.

[Lofthouse Lower]

Sort of, but more like pink sugar.

You could snort it, too, off your thumb, and then taste it as it ran down your nose and to the back of your throat.

[clapton is god]

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[Gooner Girl]

Today i'm angry about the price of Chocolate bars. They're so much more expensive when i was a kid!

I was around when 'penny chews' were a penny ! How about that ! Indeed individual black-jacks, or fruit salads were 4 for a penny.

(By the way ... a penny was 1d, not 1p.)

Just wait till Tango get's onto this point.

I remember half penny sweets from when i was little! Don't remember old money though! How old are you Bobo?! When did it change to 'new' money?

Old. Very old ... as old as time itself. (but younger than Zulu, who is 'pre-time').

OK, 53.

... & it changes to 'new pence' in 1971. We actually used to say "new pence" as well, for years & years after.

Wow! That IS old!

[thebish]

... & it changes to 'new pence' in 1971. We actually used to say "new pence" as well, for years & years after.

I very occasionally catch myself STILL saying "new pence"

[Gooner Girl]

... & it changes to 'new pence' in 1971. We actually used to say "new pence" as well, for years & years after.

I very occasionally catch myself STILL saying "new pence"

Well you're just VERY old then. Wheres your ear trumpet gone?

[LiOC]

Yes! They're gettiong smaller too. Or am i just getting bigger? But creme eggs in particular are tiny!

Swap you my 7 month old twins for your 6 year old nephew LIOC? Am used to that age from work

Curly wurlys are so disappointing these days. Am sure they used to be massive. Am obviously much too young to remember most of these sweets (although i know what Spanish is) but freddos are now 17p and that is outrageous!!!

Every week my grandad used to get us a 20p mix from the corner shop and there'd be loads of stuff. Be surprised if you got more than 3 things in one of them now.

No thanks on the 7 month olds! 6 year olds are a bad age though, he was fed up today as he'd been stuck in with me all week, and he was stroppy but I took him down to the park to play on the swings and we had ice cream so now I'm his favourite uncle! Fickle child

[Gooner Girl]

Yes! They're gettiong smaller too. Or am i just getting bigger? But creme eggs in particular are tiny!

Swap you my 7 month old twins for your 6 year old nephew LIOC? Am used to that age from work

Curly wurlys are so disappointing these days. Am sure they used to be massive. Am obviously much too young to remember most of these sweets (although i know what Spanish is) but freddos are now 17p and that is outrageous!!!

Every week my grandad used to get us a 20p mix from the corner shop and there'd be loads of stuff. Be surprised if you got more than 3 things in one of them now.

No thanks on the 7 month olds! 6 year olds are a bad age though, he was fed up today as he'd been stuck in with me all week, and he was stroppy but I took him down to the park to play on the swings and we had ice cream so now I'm his favourite uncle! Fickle child

Freddos used to be 10p along with chomps and the fudge sticks!

Sounds to me like you';re a pretty cool uncle! (apart from probably encouraging him to support a dodgy football team )

[LiOC]

Freddos used to be 10p along with chomps and the fudge sticks!

Sounds to me like you';re a pretty cool uncle! (apart from probably encouraging him to support a dodgy football team )

I know ice cream and the park!

His dad is a bury fan. I'm doing him a favour encouraging him to be a wanderer

[thebish]

I remember half penny sweets from when i was little! Don't remember old money though! How old are you Bobo?! When did it change to 'new' money?

Old. Very old ... as old as time itself. (but younger than Zulu, who is 'pre-time').

OK, 53.

... & it changes to 'new pence' in 1971. We actually used to say "new pence" as well, for years & years after.

Hmmmmmm...... last week Bobo discovers that GG likes the older man...

this week he casually claims to be 53.....

[Hoboh]

I remember half penny sweets from when i was little! Don't remember old money though! How old are you Bobo?! When did it change to 'new' money?

Old. Very old ... as old as time itself. (but younger than Zulu, who is 'pre-time').

OK, 53.

... & it changes to 'new pence' in 1971. We actually used to say "new pence" as well, for years & years after.

Hmmmmmm...... last week Bobo discovers that GG likes the older man...

this week he casually claims to be 53.....

'Owd so n so

[bobo the clown]

Hmmmmmm...... last week Bobo discovers that GG likes the older man...

this week he casually claims to be 53.....

'Owd so n so

Ha, Reverend, you have spotted my dastardly plan !!

& Hobo, if you live long enough you'll be this age one day !!

[Hoboh]

Hmmmmmm...... last week Bobo discovers that GG likes the older man...

this week he casually claims to be 53.....

'Owd so n so

Ha, Reverend, you have spotted my dastardly plan !!

& Hobo, if you live long enough you'll be this age one day !!

Might survive 11 months lol

[Zulus Thousand of em]

Young Bobo is playing at it when it comes to age. Believe me, 56 is the new 27!

As for decimalisation, it was indeed 1971. 2.4 old pennies equalled 1 new penny. There was an old duffer of an Irish priest (I can't remember his name) who used to be in charge of the tuck shop at school (Thornleigh College). We managed to persuade him that 2.4 new pennies equalled 1 old penny. For one heady week we gorged ourselves on chocolate and chewy delights until the error was discovered and the rest of the Salesian fraternity descending upon us like avenging angels. It was a practical introduction to the world of finance!

[Raven]

Not sure if this should be in Politics thread but local cutbacks mean its near on impossible to get the depression counselling I used to get....thanks Dave, you cnut

[Bruce Rioja]

Not sure if this should be in Politics thread but local cutbacks mean its near on impossible to get the depression counselling I used to get....thanks Dave, you cnut

The 'Depressed' thread, surely!

[Raven]

Is there one?

[Randy Watson]

Site labourers leaving work early (3.30pm) without letting anyone know. I have a big list of shit for them to do yet they bugger off. They will get abused and made to work like slaves over the weekend and come Monday they will be down the road and won’t be coming back. The beauty of agency workers can bin em off with the click of the fingers.

Think they can take the piss outta me? Think again ya mackem scum!

[Gooner Girl]

Hmmmmmm...... last week Bobo discovers that GG likes the older man...

this week he casually claims to be 53.....

'Owd so n so

Ha, Reverend, you have spotted my dastardly plan !!

Not to sure about your big, red nose and your taste in hats leaves a little to be desired. Do love a man that brings me flowers though

[Bruce Rioja]

Today I'm angry that it started hailstoning on me when I walked to the post box. It's June the fecking 12th!