Originally Posted by neilcumming (Post 11153711)

Sterling.

Originally Posted by magnumpi (Post 11153709)

We used to get work in the Glasgow area, and out of town estates. It's not a great place to be working as an insurance fraud PI. The Scott's can sniff out the English, usually the only guy in the street wi out a can of Tennants super T or white lightning in ya hand. !! ;)


The Euro

Originally Posted by FlirtyKnickers (Post 11153752)

You've had thought the Scott's would have been noticed your knotted handkerchief head gear and Union Jack shorts......;)

Originally Posted by magnumpi (Post 11153791)

It never stopped raining long enough

Originally Posted by Siouxie (Post 11152799)

It'll be a merk, like the old days.

http://www.thereformation.info/old_scottish_money.htm


Scottish sterling
1 penny or doyt 1/12th d
2 pennies 1 bodle 1/6thd
2 bodles 1 plack or groat 1/3rd d
3 placks 1 bawbee * 1/2 d
12 pennies 1 shilling 1 d
20 shillings 1 pound 20 d
13 shillings and 4 pennies 1 merk or mark 13 d
18 merks or marks, or 12 pounds Scots £1 st.

* the bawbee was originally a copper coin worth 1/2 pence; in Mary QoS time it was three pence Scots money, and later raised to six pennies.

:D

Originally Posted by or4ngecrush (Post 11156963)

Ah now I understand that Scottish kids nursery rhyme with "wee bawbee" in it, learn something new every day..

Originally Posted by Siouxie (Post 11156997)

There's a song called 'crookit bawbee' too, lol.

http://www.darachweb.net/SongLyrics/CrookitBawbee.html

and a poem: http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org...y-first-bawbee

:)

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11157006)

But, back on topic....

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...-revealed-poll

Storm in a teacup.

Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 11157049)

Shame after all the trouble we went to on the flag thread. :(