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is it only me who cant read
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♫ D☺ver Sue | Report | 31 Oct 2006 23:13 |
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For those that are old enough try thinking of it as old money. 17 pence was 1s 5p....so 5pm. Works for me. |
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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ | Report | 31 Oct 2006 23:17 |
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Oh gawd now I am confused Sue! lol I'm not too bad but 1700 and 1900 never seem to register for some reason. I also have trouble with my 7 and 9 times tables too, so maybe it's just those numbers I don't understand! lol |
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Bobtanian | Report | 31 Oct 2006 23:17 |
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Now, Thats a very interesting version.........dunno if Julie-Anne remembers old money.......?Bob |
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KeithInFujairah | Report | 31 Oct 2006 23:23 |
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What time is £1 3s 11d 3 farthings then? lol |
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Bobtanian | Report | 31 Oct 2006 23:24 |
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Talking of German,Anne, we were on a trip to one of the Dams, and I heard the tour guide say,(roughly) what time we got to be back? Halb Fumpf was the reply.............Ah! methinks 5 30! NOT SO!! it was Half TO five = 4:30...........guess who was late? |
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Cyril | Report | 31 Oct 2006 23:34 |
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Brilliant that keith, what time is half a crown, 8 oclock. It should be, two and six is eight |
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KeithInFujairah | Report | 31 Oct 2006 23:38 |
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Jeff, I would have though 2/6 was 30d, so from that 30 - 24 hrs = 1 day and six hours from now lol. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 31 Oct 2006 23:55 |
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LOL...... You CANNOT be serious..............2/6 = 1/8 of £1 so 1/8 of a day is 3am.......... Bob |
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Cyril | Report | 1 Nov 2006 00:15 |
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I'm getting a bit confused here, according to Keith's calculations 1d = 1 hour but according to Bob £1 = 1day so does that mean that there are 240 hours in a day. No wonder I'm too early for my appointments LOL |
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McAlp | Report | 1 Nov 2006 00:15 |
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Bob When i first came here i was late for everything Because of them saying Halb Neun ( 8:30 ) And i thought it was ( 9:30 ) And don't get me started on numbers My birthday is the 23rd not in German it's not it's Drei und zwanzig which translated is 3 and 20 Sorry Julie did'nt mean to go off theme Ann :-) |
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Bobtanian | Report | 1 Nov 2006 00:28 |
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only Joe king about the £1 == 1 day,....... Ann, we soon learned how to order zwanzig Bier Bitte, there was always a crowd of us. und Kartelet und kartofeln or Brockvurst und kartofeln ( Lamb chop and potato salad? ) long time ago and me spellin is not so great Bob |
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