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The British Penny

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BrendafromWales

BrendafromWales Report 20 Jan 2014 18:12


EU Directive No. 456179

In order to bring about further integration with 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 2013 ....

From this date onwards, the correct terminology will be:
'Euronating'.

Thank you for your attention :-S :-S

Lyndi

Lyndi Report 20 Jan 2014 18:50

:-D :-D :-D

KittytheLearnerCook

KittytheLearnerCook Report 20 Jan 2014 20:26

My husband had a right old moan when I read this to him...


I missed out the From this date onwards bit just to wind him up :-D :-D

Just read that bit to him and he's smiling sulkily, a bit like this :-) :-|

Researching:
Brockhurst Newman Pelham Parsons West Sussex Birth information for Thomas Parsons born in Cork 1818 mother Mary father ?Charles

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 20 Jan 2014 20:36

:-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 21 Jan 2014 07:05

Not many places left where you can spend a penny :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 21 Jan 2014 07:16

Lol

Merlin

Merlin Report 21 Jan 2014 13:39

What a "Relief" :-D :-D :-D Perhaps the Europrat concernred is a bit of a "Peewit" ;-)

Researching:
Vlad the Impaler and Dracula. Wend,Prickly,Island,GG.+CC.+DIZZY & Mersey.