The English Penny.

• Guest 672

  • Registered: 3 Jun 2008
  • Posts: 2,119
  16 November 2009     22:3933303
  #1      
  EU Directive No. 456179.
  
  In order to meet the conditions for joining the single european currency, all citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland must be made aware that the phrase ' Spending a penny ' is not to be used after 31st December 2009.
  
  After this date, the correct terminology will be; ' EURONATING '
  
  Thank you for your attention.
  
  You gota laugh aint ya.
  grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
• Guest 686

  • Registered: 5 May 2009
  • Posts: 556
  16 November 2009     23:4533308
  #2      
  
  Phil West
  If at first you don't succeed, use a BIGGER hammer!!
• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 4,321
  17 November 2009     07:3633310
  #3      
  I'm either getting too old or more tolerant. I didn't correct the young lady in WHS yesterday who gave me "one pence change".
  
  Terry
  Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  17 November 2009     08:0133312
  #4      
  Ian - you do cheer me up!
• Guest 653

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 10,540
  17 November 2009     08:4233319
  #5      
  Love it Ian - thanks for that.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 23 Sep 2008
  • Posts: 23,940
  17 November 2009     09:1233323
  #6      
  i supose the next directive would be pardon the pun, you cant call a pound shop a pound shop any more it will be a euro shop.
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  17 November 2009     09:2833326
  #7      
  Shoot me now...............................
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 23 Sep 2008
  • Posts: 23,940
  17 November 2009     09:3633329
  #8      
  now now bern thats a bit drastic init.have a double irish instead.
• Guest 686

  • Registered: 5 May 2009
  • Posts: 556
  17 November 2009     10:0733333
  #9      
  I've just realised that Ian's "directive" also represents some drastic inflation. At the moment a Euro is worth about 90 pence!! It just doesn't make cents to me.
  Phil West
  If at first you don't succeed, use a BIGGER hammer!!
• Guest 690

  • Registered: 10 Oct 2009
  • Posts: 4,150
  17 November 2009     12:4933341
  #10      
  Wish I`d thought of that!
  Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
• Guest 690

  • Registered: 10 Oct 2009
  • Posts: 4,150
  17 November 2009     13:0633342
  #11      
  No Franc and cents this Christmas.
  Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  17 November 2009     18:1233360
  #12      
  quite a subtle play on words there colin, i had to read that twice before it sank in.
• Guest 690

  • Registered: 10 Oct 2009
  • Posts: 4,150
  17 November 2009     18:2333361
  #13      
  Have to try and think of some myrrh Howard.
  Tell them that I came, and no one answered.