Hello from Scotland!

[Rocky Racoon]

What's a quid?


~ Love from America by the way =D

Its British slang for pound (£) like buck for a dollar.

Welcome back Baz. Oh yeah I'm back too, the forums look fab! all nice and sparkly new.

[albabonzai]

Indeed good old British Slang. Also 'Nicker', 'squid', 'bob' and 'Scrooge Mcbucks' can be used

[GayBoiCharlotte]

ha ha, "Nicker" ?! Oh wow.

Bob... Why in the world would you call it bob? lol. "Dude, I need some bob" ? ha ha.


then again... I guess Americans call money stupid thangs to. "Dough" comes to mind."Buck" also is sort of odd.

Oh, anyway. Yeah. =D Beyond awesome that you're from Scotland! How exotic!

[andy]

You're forgiven! :p Welcome back!

Sorry about having to re-add your friends... everything is running on new code now and I couldn't easily convert the old friends lists!

First off may i appoligise for being away for so long and not speaking!!

I now live by myself and i was not willing to pay the £70 odd quid to have broadband reconnected and have to pay for a phone line i neither want nor need after flat mates left. And my dongel dont work anymore for some reason, maybe as its warranty ran out a few days before i retrieved it from the drawer to use it!!

Why have i got no friends and why did i have to re write my profile

I will try get on more often especially now that GS has had such a big change!!


Speak to you soon

Barry xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[colinmackay]

Bob... Why in the world would you call it bob? lol. "Dude, I need some bob" ? ha ha.

Bob is an old fashioned term for a shilling (from pre-decimlaisation. Before 1971 really). A pound was 20 shillings, a shilling was 12 pennies and a penny was 4 farthings. Post decimalisation a shilling was with 5 new pence. The old coins were still in circulation until the early 80s because the new 5p and 10p coins were the same size as the old 1 and 2 bob (shilling) coins.

You also wouldn't have used it with an indefinite article (such as "some") but with a definite quantity. "That's two bob".

Oh, anyway. Yeah. =D Beyond awesome that you're from Scotland! How exotic!

Exotic?! To me that means warm and beautiful. It is bloody cold here most of the time.

[albabonzai]

Bob is an old fashioned term for a shilling (from pre-decimlaisation. Before 1971 really). A pound was 20 shillings, a shilling was 12 pennies and a penny was 4 farthings. Post decimalisation a shilling was with 5 new pence. The old coins were still in circulation until the early 80s because the new 5p and 10p coins were the same size as the old 1 and 2 bob (shilling) coins.

You also wouldn't have used it with an indefinite article (such as "some") but with a definite quantity. "That's two bob".



Exotic?! To me that means warm and beautiful. It is bloody cold here most of the time.

LOL!!! Scotland is about as exotic as the top shelf of your freezer!!

You're forgiven! :p Welcome back!

Sorry about having to re-add your friends... everything is running on new code now and I couldn't easily convert the old friends lists!

Never say sorry when there is nothing to say sorry for!! I love the new site now Andy. Thanks for the welcome back!! xx

[fredv3b]

LOL!!! Scotland is about as exotic as the top shelf of your freezer!!

Brilliant! Love it! Still at least you have some insulation from World Cup hysteria.

[colinmackay]

Brilliant! Love it! Still at least you have some insulation from World Cup hysteria.

We do?! There are world cup images on Pepsi cans, the TV is full of it, as is the internet. You just can't get away from it. There are even sweepstakes running in our office. (I drew South Korea... I don't think I'm going to win any money)

[albabonzai]

Brilliant! Love it! Still at least you have some insulation from World Cup hysteria.

Dont get me started!! The advertising is ridiculous!! Evey where i go STV has adverts for it as they showing it. WHO ARE YOU BACKING?? ill freaking tell you who! the team that puts england out hee hee hee ( Jokes of course ( or am i ))

[colinmackay]

...! the team that puts england out

England are in the closet! Wow! :tongue: