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On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 11:28 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:58:16 +0100 > Julian Hall <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello Julian, > > > True I just prefer Imperial :) > > Same here. I still call it all real, rather than old, money. > > How many people under 30 can tell us what LSD (as in currency, NOT > recreational drug) is short for, I wonder? > I'm under 30, but I remember from getting old books and stuff at jumble sales as a youngster that D is pence, so maybe pounds, shillings and pence? lb is short for pound in weight - from Latin? Denari? Of course, I could google this in seconds but I didn't want to cheat ;) -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html