Murph Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 To get their pound sign? How many dollars make a pound? What's a quid? How many pounds make a Euro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I keep a link to keep track.........and I've got some British friends............ Now quid, isn't that calamari ????? Euro quid goes for six dollars a pound........... Since 1698, the British pub pint has been 568 milliliters, and this was the law...This will soon change to allow pubs to serve 400 millileter pints; This is not cool..........What are they thinking ??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyw Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 The £ is on the 3 and the $ is on the 4 on a standard British layout keyboard. As far as exchange rates, no idea. The last time I checked it was something like 60p to the dollar (with there being 100p in a pound of course). Currently, not a clue. A quid is a pound. It's slang, but I have no idea how it came to be. I've never been able to keep track of how many pounds/quid equal how many euros. To be honest I've never needed to know. I only usually have to convert between pounds and dollars. Why do you ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 At 09.22 this morning Greenwich Mean Time (10 Jan 2011) one Pound Sterling (£1) was at $1.55 and would buy (Euros) 1.20. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 How much does a Greek earn? About six quid a week.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Why do you ask? I'm inquisitive..... And lazy. It's far easier to ask a question here, and wait, than to actually do any real research. And it's infinitely more entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Well then, this thread should get very interesting indeed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 One US dollar; .77 euros, .64 British pounds, 1.01 Oz bucks.........Pork bellies remain strong.........guitar practicing is up sharply..........flooding continues in Oz........Nathan continues his tone search......... Dem00n continues his jazz studies........more Gibson counterfits found on-line.........Quality of Lounge posts continues to rise..........Midwest snow continues to put pressure on beer prices............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Dem00n continues his jazz studies........ I thought he was into "DEATH POLKA" No wonder he wants my Tele...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Since 1698, the British pub pint has been 568 milliliters, and this was the law...This will soon change to allow pubs to serve 400 millileter pints; This is not cool..........What are they thinking ??????? It must be kinda' the way Breyers Ice Cream made their half gallon ice cream less than a true half gallon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 To get their pound sign? How many dollars make a pound? What's a quid? How many pounds make a Euro? You can get a pound sign using the ascii code, hold ALT and type 156. ALT 155 = ¢ cents ALT 157 = ¥ Japanese yen ALT 171 = ½ ALT 172 = ¼ ALT 246 = ÷ There are a lot of other symbols you can get this way like the German § (ALT 277) or the Spanish ñ (ALT 164) Other questions have been answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabba2203 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 What does "and Bob's your uncle" mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 What does "and Bob's your uncle" mean? Job done. Finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Job done. Finished. I see the connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 There should be a thread for funny sayings. Ie, ''it's gone dark over bill's mums'. Meaning, It looks like it's going to rain. Clouds in the distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabba2203 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 There should be a thread for funny sayings. Ie, ''it's gone dark over bill's mums'. Meaning, It looks like it's going to rain. Clouds in the distance. So, Bob and Bill are the origins for all these sayings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 You can get a pound sign using the ascii code, hold ALT and type 156. ALT 155 = ¢ cents ALT 157 = ¥ Japanese yen ALT 171 = ½ ALT 172 = ¼ ALT 246 = ÷ There are a lot of other symbols you can get this way like the German § (ALT 277) or the Spanish ñ (ALT 164) Other questions have been answered. ¢ ¥ ½ ¼ ÷ § ñ Just wanted to try it out. Thanks Stiffhand. So where can I find table that has all of these symbols? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 In the USA do you have the saying 'See you next Tuesday' ? Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesguitar65 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Is it true a F A G is another name for Cigarettes in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Is it true a F A G is another name for Cigarettes in the UK? yup. before I knew what it means in the states, I used it in a slip up because I read british literature at home... oh was I in trouble with that teacher, luckily I was able to use the excuse that I didn't know what it meant in the wrong context Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 In the USA do you have the saying 'See you next Tuesday' ? Matt Should have written it better C U Next Tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Cock on= Right Bang on= Right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 So where can I find table that has all of these symbols? Google ASCII code, it is a limited list of icons and includes all the letters and numbers in you standard English keyboard as well. You can get useful stuff like the degree symbol with ALT 248 = ° or the +/- symbol ± ALT 241 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 RE: A three-letter term for cigarette that starts with the letter "F". In my age group that also was a common term. Where I was raised the term "weed" also was used for a tobacco cigarette. The "snuff" used by many, many "cowboys" and such is referred to as "snoose," as "You can tell a level-headed cowboy 'cuz the snoose runs out of both sides of his mouth." There are too many rodeo-oriented regional terms for me to mention 'cuz I end up using some of them most every day. But most folks around here know what you're talking about if you say somebody's a good heeler and steer trippin' is a rodeo event not held at most urban pro rodeos. A barrelman usually nowadays wears a radio microphone for jokes, but assists in protecting bull riders. A chute fighter is a horse or bull that gets rambunctious in the chute... Cutting cattle is not done to make a bull into a steer, but rather to separate a critter from a herd. Out here "AI" doesn't stand for "artificial intellegence" as in computers. <grin> m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 yup. before I knew what it means in the states, I used it in a slip up because I read british literature at home... oh was I in trouble with that teacher, luckily I was able to use the excuse that I didn't know what it meant in the wrong context LOL It is very odd for us hearing the term 'fanny bag' when in the USA. Fanny in the UK is common slang for a vagina! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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