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You know me - footy jokes and hope I'm not repeating myself...
There was a bunch of flies kicking a ball about on a plate.
One player turned to another and said: "you'd better pick up your game Jamie, we're playing in the cup tomorrow"
You know me - footy jokes and hope I'm not repeating myself...
There was a bunch of flies kicking a ball about on a plate.
One player turned to another and said: "you'd better pick up your game Jamie, we're playing in the cup tomorrow"
Folk song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Kzje9nF4A
Another (earlier) version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFUj6LH4FSI
Thanks, Geoff. I wasn’t aware of the existence of a sung version of The Bricklayer’s Lament.
It’s easy to be wise after the event, or so they tell me!
It’s easy to be wise after the wrong choice of pasta, orzo they tell me!
It’s easy to be wise after the event, or so they tell me!
It’s easy to be wise after the wrong choice of pasta, orzo they tell me!
It’s easy tube wise after the wrong choice of penne or rigatoni, or so they tell me!
Alfred wrote:It’s easy to be wise after the event, or so they tell me!
It’s easy to be wise after the wrong choice of pasta, orzo they tell me!
It’s easy tube wise after the wrong choice of penne or rigatoni, or so they tell me!
It’s easy tutu be wise after the wrong choice of ballet dress, or so they tell me!
I’m not sure that this really belongs in ‘Your jokes’…
I’m not sure that this really belongs in ‘Your jokes’…
30 years ago? That was in the last century... 18 something? I still think of the 1990s as just yesterday!
I wasn't expecting this reply.
An old joke in its period setting.
A man goes into a greengrocer's shop and asks how much is a bag of tomatoes.
The greengocer says that a bag of tomatoes is half a crown.
The man says that at the greengrocer's up the road a bag of tomatoes is two shillings, but they haven't got any at the moment.
"Ah," replies the greengrocer, "when we haven't got any, ours are one and six."
An old joke in its period setting.
A man goes into a greengrocer's shop and asks how much is a bag of tomatoes.
The greengocer says that a bag of tomatoes is half a crown.
The man says that at the greengrocer's up the road a bag of tomatoes is two shillings, but they haven't got any at the moment.
"Ah," replies the greengrocer, "when we haven't got any, ours are one and six."
Very good, William!
For those who are unfamiliar with pre-decimal British currency, there were twenty shillings to a pound and twelve pence to a shilling. A crown was five shillings, so half a crown was two shillings and sixpence (usually abbreviated as “two and six”); “one and six” was one shilling less than that.
A crown was five shillings
Yes, but there was no crown coin in normal circulation, so a sum of 5 shillings was generally referred to as that, or as "two half crowns", not "one crown". Also two shillings was one florin, and often referred to as that. Prior to coins bearing the head of George VI, the two shilling value coin was marked "One Florin". It was also not uncommon for the sum of "one and six" to be referred to as "eighteen pence".
Crown coins were legal tender, but they were only issued to commemorate special events so were not in general circulation. Probably the most familiar one is the Churchill Crown, which is the only British coin ever to bear the head of anyone other than the reigning monarch.
To elucidate, or perhaps confuse, further, one shilling became five (new) pence.
Crown coins were legal tender, but they were only issued to commemorate special events so were not in general circulation. Probably the most familiar one is the Churchill Crown, which is the only British coin ever to bear the head of anyone other than the reigning monarch.
I believe the Royal Mint still issues commemorative crown coins. I have a feeling that the last occasion wasn’t terribly long ago.
I believe the Royal Mint still issues commemorative crown coins. I have a feeling that the last occasion wasn’t terribly long ago.
https://www.royalmint.com/shop/denominations/crown
Half crowns were also known as half a dollar. As kids we sometimes used that phrase, which probably stems from when £1 was worth $4
A crown was five shillings
Yes, but there was no crown coin in normal circulation, so a sum of 5 shillings was generally referred to as that, or as "two half crowns", not "one crown".
Or as "five bob".
While looking for the 22! strawberries humour for the following post in another thread,
https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=7324#p7324
I noticed the following post
https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=1155#p1155
I like the supporting art,
he carrying a bottle,
she having a shoulder bag,
the streetlight
the shrubbery in the background and the shading on it
the plant below the window
the brickwork of the house
the various direcions of the shading lines on the car
no letterbox, is that the back door?
and no keyhole on the door
and what they are walking on is not shown as a straight line
I have just been doing a lesson in the Duolingo Welsh course and the following sentence came up.
Noswaith dda, Draig, ble mae'r pannas?
I thought that that was funny.
Very funny actually.
I wonder what picture Copilot will produce.
Noswaith dda, Draig, ble mae'r pannas?
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