OXO
From the Photoshop money challenge. See all 328 entries (closed)
( , Mon 26 May 2008, 23:03, archived)
From the Photoshop money challenge. See all 328 entries (closed)
( , Mon 26 May 2008, 23:03, archived)
I'm in a vety rare
club of b3tans who remembers having bits and tanners to buy sweeties with.
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:07,
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The over 40's.
Although there are quite a few of us mid-30's knocking about..
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:09,
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I hated it
When decimilisation hit and a Penny Carmel became One New Pence, thus doubling in price!
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:10,
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You could only buy
Mojo's and Fruit Salads for a 1/2d (Edit saw below and Mojo's used to be called Black Jacks)
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:13,
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fuck me if
I could not kill a man for some mojos right now.
edit:/ yes, they tasted better as black jacks.
And parma violets. who the fuck decided we don't ned parma violets any more?
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:14,
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edit:/ yes, they tasted better as black jacks.
And parma violets. who the fuck decided we don't ned parma violets any more?
I remember being told
That Parma Violets made girls farts smell nice!
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:17,
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haha, how rare!
I used to be able to take a tanner down to the local shop for a 'smith's mix' ( shopkeeper was Mr Smith).
It was like a poor man's lucky bag I suppose. Can't even remember what was in it entirely but there was fruit salad, black jacks, a refresher, lolly ( the big round sugar one), a bazooka Joe, 2 sherbet flying saucers, a white mouse and a liquorice stick. All for tuppence ha'penny.
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:20,
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It was like a poor man's lucky bag I suppose. Can't even remember what was in it entirely but there was fruit salad, black jacks, a refresher, lolly ( the big round sugar one), a bazooka Joe, 2 sherbet flying saucers, a white mouse and a liquorice stick. All for tuppence ha'penny.
We had that in Scotland as well
Saving up Bazooka Joe wrappers for a secret spy kit and a whistling ring became an obsession!
GTG, Time for work!
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:23,
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GTG, Time for work!
You can get big ones now.
About the size of Refreshers!!
All that soapy goodness!
yummy
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:18,
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All that soapy goodness!
yummy
I have no idea what those
imposters are, I'm talking about liquorice, aniseedy things that made your mouth go black like in a hammer house of horror zombie movie. Great for chasing girls round the playground.
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:23,
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How the hell should I know?
You may as well 'Bee talkinge lyk this, verily'.
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:25,
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haha.
fucking ankle biters.
I'm going to bore you to death at the bash.
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:34,
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I'm going to bore you to death at the bash.
Parma Violets are gopping.
We used to get 2 'little bears' for a ha'penny
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:22,
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tell me about it.
Decimalisation took quite some time and started in 69 but was still going on in 72 ( the transition I mean ) I remember ( or more I remember being told a lot about this ) having to count up the new money for my grandmother at the corner shop and tell her how much it was in real money for the goods. She used to go mental about it all doubling in price.
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:14,
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I still remember
using shillings as 5p pieces and florins as 10p.
And the 50p with the hands on it. Smart coins, all.
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:10,
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And the 50p with the hands on it. Smart coins, all.
At school we used to put pennies into silver nitrate
and pass them off as half-crowns to buy fags
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:22,
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Nah... never had them
but I do remember when the 'punt' & teh 'pound' were the same value
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Mon 26 May 2008, 23:13,
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