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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 ;) > > Pounts shillings and pence methinks... -- 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