Research pays off

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oldmanonabike
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Research pays off

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After years of diligent searching I've at last found the answer to a question that has bothered my generation for years, The answer is
£5 12s 6d
I'm not getting older,just gaining more experience
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seems like a bit too late
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oldmanonabike wrote:After years of diligent searching I've at last found the answer to a question that has bothered my generation for years, The answer is
£5 12s 6d


How dare you ask what my first weeks wages was (in 1969). :wink:
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Is that what today's pound is worth compared with when we started work. :?:
You'll never know if you don't try it.
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Is that the pension post Brexit?
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661-Pete
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I was guessing this:
Image...but you've been had for 14/10d, my friend...
Suppose that this room is a lift. The support breaks and down we go with ever-increasing velocity.
Let us pass the time by performing physical experiments...
--- Arthur Eddington (creator of the Eddington Number).
oldmanonabike
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Thank you all for your input.
It looks like I was the only one who wanted to know
How much is that doggy in the window
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oldmanonabike wrote:How much is that doggy in the window
The one with the waggly tail?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AkLE4X ... gs=pl%2Cwn
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661-Pete
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Clearly too expensive for some....
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Suppose that this room is a lift. The support breaks and down we go with ever-increasing velocity.
Let us pass the time by performing physical experiments...
--- Arthur Eddington (creator of the Eddington Number).
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