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Jolly Good Jul 20th 2023 5:27 pm
Re: New adventures
 
Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 13204691)
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 13204714)
I doubt you can buy a pony for a pony these days.
Oh look! Real money:lol:

BristolUK Jul 20th 2023 5:47 pm
Re: New adventures
 
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 13204714)
I doubt you can buy a pony for a pony these days.
That made me wonder if that's where first use came from originally - buying a Pony for 25 quid - but I see it may be something to do with Indian bank notes.
Whilst this is not cemented in fact, the widely held belief is that the terms came from soldiers returning to Britain from India.

Old Indian rupee banknotes had animals on them and it is said that the 500 rupee note had a monkey on it and the 25 rupee featured a pony.
Originally Posted by Jolly Good (Post 13204734)
Oh look! Real money:lol:
Regardless of which currency I haven't used cash for anything since pre-lockdown :nod:

Oh, I tell a lie. I gave a big tip to the newspaper delivery woman because I realised I hadn't been appreciative enough with her monthly tip. :o

Jolly Good Jul 20th 2023 6:23 pm
Re: New adventures
 
Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 13204738)
That made me wonder if that's where first use came from originally - buying a Pony for 25 quid - but I see it may be something to do with Indian bank notes.

Regardless of which currency I haven't used cash for anything since pre-lockdown :nod:

Oh, I tell a lie. I gave a big tip to the newspaper delivery woman because I realised I hadn't been appreciative enough with her monthly tip. :o
My daughter and family spent a long weekend near Philadelphia in an area that is mostly Amish. Apparently they needed cash for just about everything they did so son in law had to hunt out ATM's . The Amish like to deal withcash only.

BristolUK Jul 20th 2023 6:43 pm
Re: New adventures
 
Originally Posted by Jolly Good (Post 13204748)
My daughter and family spent a long weekend near Philadelphia in an area that is mostly Amish. Apparently they needed cash for just about everything they did so son in law had to hunt out ATM's . The Amish like to deal withcash only.
Yes I can believe that.

We have a kind of sect here that likes to use cheques rather than electronic transfers. They are called the Government of New Brunswick. :lol:

Jolly Good Jul 20th 2023 8:07 pm
Re: New adventures
 
Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 13204754)
Yes I can believe that.

We have a kind of sect here that likes to use cheques rather than electronic transfers. They are called the Government of New Brunswick. :lol:
I believe that sect is wide spread but sneaky enough to use different monikers to hide their greed!:sneaky:


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