Latest posts for the topic "#139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses)" http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/3.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#57 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#57 GMT #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) Spoiler: (highlight to read)

said total

back in 1938...anyway, unfortuneately:

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Someone missed a trick by not making you add up and carry over the £SD values.

. Enjoy this and

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Think London, 1960

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1010L, 2s, 69d

Anyone know where I went wrong? (Edited to fix spoiler tag.)]]> http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#626 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#626 GMT #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#646 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#646 GMT Re: #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#1625 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#1625 GMT #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#1631 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#1631 GMT #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#1817 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#1817 GMT #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) stoomoo wrote:

(why a 'd' for pence BTW?)
It's Latin for something, I think. Check Wikipedia!]]> http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#1818 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#1818 GMT #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) stoomoo wrote:

(why a 'd' for pence BTW?) then add your columns!
From Wikipedia: The old abbreviation for the penny, d, was derived from the Roman denarius.]]> http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#2114 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#2114 GMT Re: #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#2404 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#2404 GMT Re: #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#2922 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#2922 GMT Re: #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) Spoiler: (highlight to read)

A Grand is 1000. In GB slang it is usualy £1000

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_pound_sterling Also, search for cockney slang coins to find some of the slang terms.

]]> http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#2961 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#2961 GMT Re: #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#3644 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#3644 GMT Re: #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) lcormier wrote:

ok, I'm american and this card is killing me. I've never heard of any of these until now, and with the multiple answers? forget it! I think i've narrowed it down but someone please help me with "Pavarotti"!
The term you require relates to

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his voice

]]> http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#3649 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#3649 GMT Re: #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#3710 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#3710 GMT Re: #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) lcormier wrote:

I know the "answer" I just can't figure out what it's worth for the life of me.
a lot more than it would be in dollars]]> http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#3712 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#3712 GMT #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) Spoiler: (highlight to read)

listening to pavarotti sing made me realise he always gets his 'er's and 'or's mixed up Spoilered by Rotek.

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Pavarotti is a Tenor as in £10 when called a Tenner!

Back to the rest of the annoying cards :evil:]]> http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#4346 http://www.welovepuzzles.com/jforum/posts/list/57.page#4346 GMT Re: #139 - Invoice (blue noughts and crosses) Spoiler: (highlight to read)

Tenor as in the old currency of the Americas and the "Old Tenor" notes! (9 sterling) h**p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_pound

But with THIS, my sums may actually add up correctly this time! Thanks, gang. Quick Edit:

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h**p://www.businessballs.com/moneyslanghistory.htm#slang%20money%20meanings%20and%20origins has great information... but it seems somethings still wrong with my calculations because I still didn't get the correct numbers. I did 1010,5,29/ /1010,7,5/ / and 1010,5,25 (taking the later guinea of 16d). None of the three worked.

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http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/money.htm#money

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