Help needed with competition
Dean Brown
Use the 12 clues below to identify persons, objects etc. Contained in the
answer is a word or words which relate to coins/notes used in old money
(lsd)
Use these answers to get a total of 32 pounds, 17 shillings and 8 1/2
pennies
A Stone ?
A Bycycle - Penny Farthing ?
A Singer - Bob Dylan
A Kind Of Pig ?
A Leather Worker ?
Part Of A Monkeys Leg ?
Sun,Moon And Pluto ?
Royal Head Dress - Crown ?
50% Of Panties ?
Hit Repeatedly ?
Unwell Sea Creature - Sick Squid ( six quid )?
A Mans Name - Bob ?
I,m not old enough to remember the old currency, so a little bit of help
from the older members out there would be appreciated.
Just an afterthought, how many pennies were there in a pound (244?), how
many pennies in a shilling (12?) and how many shillings were there in a
pound ?
Thanks in anticipation
DAB
Rachel bell
> I need help with a competition in an "In House" magazine.
>
> Use the 12 clues below to identify persons, objects etc. Contained in
> the
> answer is a word or words which relate to coins/notes used in old
> money
> (lsd)
>
> Use these answers to get a total of 32 pounds, 17 shillings and 8 1/2
> pennies
>
> A Stone ?
14 pounds
> A Bycycle - Penny Farthing ?
Yup
> A Singer - Bob Dylan
> A Kind Of Pig ?
Guinea <groan > Thats a pound and a shilling (I think)
> A Leather Worker ?
> Part Of A Monkeys Leg ?
> Sun,Moon And Pluto ?
> Royal Head Dress - Crown ?
> 50% Of Panties ?
> Hit Repeatedly ?
> Unwell Sea Creature - Sick Squid ( six quid )?
Groan again
> A Mans Name - Bob ?
Yup-
>
>
> I,m not old enough to remember the old currency, so a little bit of
> help
> from the older members out there would be appreciated.
>
Hey! Who you callin' *old*???? :P
Well so long as you give us over 30s the answers to the teenybopper
boyband questions I guess it's OK <grin>
Rachel
Rachel bell
> I need help with a competition in an "In House" magazine.
>
> 50% Of Panties ?
Oh yes! Half a knicker (50p)
Ummm-just what kind of inhouse mag *is* this? ;)
Rachel
Rob Say
> Use these answers to get a total of 32 pounds, 17 shillings and 8 1/2
> pennies
>
> A Stone ?
Weight in lbs perhaps? don't know what it is.
> A Bycycle - Penny Farthing ?
> A Singer - Bob Dylan
> A Kind Of Pig ?
Guinnea! (sp?)
> A Leather Worker ?
A Tanner (tenner or some older term which I don't know?)
> Part Of A Monkeys Leg ?
Isn't 'Monkey' a term for a sum of money? (don't know how much)
> Sun,Moon And Pluto ?
> Royal Head Dress - Crown ?
> 50% Of Panties ?
> Hit Repeatedly ?
> Unwell Sea Creature - Sick Squid ( six quid )?
> A Mans Name - Bob ?
x
Rob
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> A Stone ?
fourteen pounds
> A Leather Worker ?
tanner (sixpence)
> 50% Of Panties ?
knicker (1 pound)
Tim
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Alan Winnard
Dean Brown wrote in message <6r0mpg$7d8$1...@apple.news.easynet.net>...
>I need help with a competition in an "In House" magazine.
>
>answer is a word or words which relate to coins/notes used in old money
>(lsd)
>
>pennies
>
>
>A Stone ?
>A Singer - Bob Dylan
>A Kind Of Pig ?
>Part Of A Monkeys Leg ?
>Royal Head Dress - Crown ?
>50% Of Panties ?
>Hit Repeatedly ?
>Unwell Sea Creature - Sick Squid ( six quid )?
>A Mans Name - Bob ?
>
>from the older members out there would be appreciated.
>
>many pennies in a shilling (12?) and how many shillings were there in a
>pound ?
>
>Thanks in anticipation
>
>DAB
>
>
Hope these ideas are helpful.
A Stone - 14 pounds
A kind of pig - Guinea (21 shillings)
A leather worker - Tanner (sixpence)
50% of panties - half of knickerbockers = knicker - £1
Hit repeatedly - ?hammer means to pound
Sorry, can't think what the other answers are at the moment but I'll get my
thinking cap on!
As for old money (oh dear, I can remember it!) :-
4 farthings = 1 penny
2 halfpennies = 1 penny
12 pennies = 1 shilling - also known as a bob
20 shillings = £1
21 shillings = 1 guinea
2 shillings and sixpence = half a crown
5 shillings = a crown
there were also threepenny bits and halfpennies
240 pennies = £1
Jane
Gary Wilson-Garner
> A Stone ?
14 pounds
> A Bycycle - Penny Farthing ?
Yep A penny and a farthing (a farthing is/was a quarter of a penny)
Takes us up to 14 pounds and a panny farthing
> A Singer - Bob Dylan
Could be... a Bob is a shilling, but I would say they're looking for a
complete name that represents money.
> A Kind Of Pig ?
Guinea? (1 pound and one shilling)
15 pounds 1 shilling and a penny farthing
> A Leather Worker ?
A Tanner (sixpence)
15 pounds 1 shilling 7 and a farthing
> Part Of A Monkeys Leg ?
Well a monkey is 500 quid... so that doesn't help
> Sun,Moon And Pluto ?
Star, satellite and planet? Doesn;t get us anywhere does it.
> Royal Head Dress - Crown ?
Aye, a Crown is 5 shillings
15 pounds, 6 shillings 7 pennies and a farthing
> 50% Of Panties ?
Half a knicker? or Ten Bob.. ten shillings
15 pounds, 16 shillings 7 pennies and a farthing
> Hit Repeatedly ?
Pound?
16 pounds, 16 shillings 7 pennies and a farthing
> Unwell Sea Creature - Sick Squid ( six quid )?
Yep six quid, six pounds
22 pounds, 16 shillings 7 pennies and a farthing
> A Mans Name - Bob ?
Another shilling
22 pounds 17 shillings 7 pennies and a farthing
So if we're looking for 32 pounds 17 shillings 8 and a half p.
we are now 10 pounds 1 penny and a farthing short and needs to come from
A singer,
Part of a Monkeys Leg, and
Sun, Moon and Pluto
[There are 12 pennies in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound, so 240
pennies in a pound.]
Any more for this one?
G
m...@circletech.demon.co.uk
"Dean Brown" <dean....@easynet.co.uk> wrote:
> I need help with a competition in an "In House" magazine.
>
> Use the 12 clues below to identify persons, objects etc. Contained in the
> answer is a word or words which relate to coins/notes used in old money
> (lsd)
>
> A Leather Worker ?
A Tanner (6d old money)
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>
> I need help with a competition in an "In House" magazine.
>
> Use the 12 clues below to identify persons, objects etc. Contained in the
> answer is a word or words which relate to coins/notes used in old money
> (lsd)
>
> pennies
>
>From request below:
2 Farthings = 1 HalfPenny
2 HalfPennies = 1 Penny
12 Pennies = 1 Shilling
5 Shillings = Crown
20 Shillings = 1 Pond
...
> A Stone ?
Ł14
> A Bycycle - Penny Farthing ?
Yes 1+1/4d
> A Singer - Bob Dylan
> A Kind Of Pig ?
Guinea - Ł1 1s 0p
> A Leather Worker ?
Tanner - 6d
> Part Of A Monkeys Leg ?
> Sun,Moon And Pluto ?
3 far things ! - 3/4d
> Royal Head Dress - Crown ?
Yes - 5s
> 50% Of Panties ?
Half a Knicker - 10s (?)
> Hit Repeatedly ?
> Unwell Sea Creature - Sick Squid ( six quid )?
Yes - Ł6
> A Mans Name - Bob ?
Yes - 1s
so we have
14 0 0
0 0 1.25
1 1 0
0 0 6
0 0 0.75
0 5 0
0 10 0
6 0 0
0 1 0
--------------------
21 17 8
Which to make 32 pounds, 17 shillings and 8 1/2 means you
need Ł11 0 0.5d from:
> A Singer - Bob Dylan
> Part Of A Monkeys Leg ?
> Hit Repeatedly ?
Last one could be pound - Ł1
Monkey was slang for ??? (given above Ł10?)
Was there a singer called Arthur (pronounced Arfer) Penny
Gary Wilson-Garner
> > A Stone
14lbs £14
£14
> > A Bycycle - Penny Farthing ?
1 1/4d
£14 0s 1 1/4d
> > A Singer - Bob Dylan
A Tenor... £10
£24 0s 1 1/4d
> > A Kind Of Pig ?
Guinea £1 1s
£25 1s 1 1/4d
> > A Leather Worker ?
A Tanner (sixpence) 6d
£25 1s 7 1/4d
> > Part Of A Monkeys Leg ?
An Ape Knee (groan) 1/2d
£25 1s 7 3/4d
> > Sun,Moon And Pluto ?
Three Far things (groan) 3/4d
£25 1s 8 1/2d
> > Royal Head Dress - Crown ?
Crown 5s
£25 6s 8 1/2d
> > 50% Of Panties ?>
Half a knicker.. or Ten Bob.. 10s
£25 16s 8 1/2d
> > Hit Repeatedly ?
Pound £1
£26 16s 8 1/2d
> > Unwell Sea Creature - Sick Squid ( six quid )?
Yep six quid, £6
£32 16s 8 1/2d
> > A Mans Name
Bob 1s
£32 17s 8 1/2d
And there we have it!
Cheers
G
andy....@digital.com
Gary Wilson-Garner <ad...@kerneltweaks.co.uk> wrote:
> To make 32 pounds 17 shillings 8 and a half p.
> <snip>
> So if we're looking for 32 pounds 17 shillings 8 and a half p.
> we are now 10 pounds 1 penny and a farthing short and needs to come from
>
> A singer,
> Part of a Monkeys Leg, and
> Sun, Moon and Pluto
Well ... a singer is a Tenor, leaving 1 penny and 1 farthing to go
Sun, Moon & Pluto are all far-things so they are three-farthings, leaving two
farthings or a half-penny (often pronounced hape'ny).
So where does the Monkey's leg bit fit in to a half-penny??
Andy
Linda
Gary Wilson-Garner wrote:
> To make 32 pounds 17 shillings 8 and a half p.
>
> > A Stone ?
>
> 14 pounds
>
> > A Bycycle - Penny Farthing ?
>
> Yep A penny and a farthing (a farthing is/was a quarter of a penny)
> Takes us up to 14 pounds and a panny farthing
>
> > A Singer - Bob Dylan
>
> Could be... a Bob is a shilling, but I would say they're looking for a
> complete name that represents money.
>
> > A Kind Of Pig ?
>
> Guinea? (1 pound and one shilling)
> 15 pounds 1 shilling and a penny farthing
>
> > A Leather Worker ?
>
> A Tanner (sixpence)
> 15 pounds 1 shilling 7 and a farthing
>
> > Part Of A Monkeys Leg ?
>
> Well a monkey is 500 quid... so that doesn't help
>
> > Sun,Moon And Pluto ?
>
> Star, satellite and planet? Doesn;t get us anywhere does it.
>
> > Royal Head Dress - Crown ?
>
> Aye, a Crown is 5 shillings
> 15 pounds, 6 shillings 7 pennies and a farthing
>
> > 50% Of Panties ?
>
> Half a knicker? or Ten Bob.. ten shillings
> 15 pounds, 16 shillings 7 pennies and a farthing
>
> > Hit Repeatedly ?
>
> Pound?
> 16 pounds, 16 shillings 7 pennies and a farthing
>
> > Unwell Sea Creature - Sick Squid ( six quid )?
>
> Yep six quid, six pounds
> 22 pounds, 16 shillings 7 pennies and a farthing
>
> > A Mans Name - Bob ?
>
> Another shilling
> 22 pounds 17 shillings 7 pennies and a farthing
>
> So if we're looking for 32 pounds 17 shillings 8 and a half p.
> we are now 10 pounds 1 penny and a farthing short and needs to come from
>
> A singer,
> Part of a Monkeys Leg, and
> Sun, Moon and Pluto
>
> [There are 12 pennies in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound, so 240
> pennies in a pound.]
>
> Any more for this one?
>
> G
Hello :o)Singer = Tenor (Tenner)
Sun Moon & Pluto = Far things (farthing)
so the monkeys leg must be the penny.
Linda
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Iain Kendall
Dean Brown wrote:
> I need help with a competition in an "In House" magazine.
>
> Use the 12 clues below to identify persons, objects etc. Contained in the
> answer is a word or words which relate to coins/notes used in old money
> (lsd)
>
> Use these answers to get a total of 32 pounds, 17 shillings and 8 1/2
> pennies
>
> A Stone ? -
> A Bycycle - Penny Farthing ?
> A Singer - Bob Dylan
> A Kind Of Pig ?
> A Leather Worker ?
> Part Of A Monkeys Leg ?
> Sun,Moon And Pluto ?
> Royal Head Dress - Crown ?
> 50% Of Panties ?
> Hit Repeatedly ?
> Unwell Sea Creature - Sick Squid ( six quid )?
> A Mans Name - Bob ?
>
> I,m not old enough to remember the old currency, so a little bit of help
> from the older members out there would be appreciated.
>
> Just an afterthought, how many pennies were there in a pound (244?), how
> many pennies in a shilling (12?) and how many shillings were there in a
> pound ?
>
> Thanks in anticipation
>
> DAB
1 stone = 14 pounds (weight)
A Bycycle - Penny Farthing ? - unlikely as the total has no farthings.
A Singer - Bob Dylan
A Kind Of Pig ?
A Leather Worker ? A Tanner (6d)
Part Of A Monkeys Leg ? Ape Knee (halfpenny)
Sun,Moon And Pluto ?
Royal Head Dress - Crown ? - Yes 5 shillings
50% Of Panties ? Yes Half a knicker (10 bob)
Hit Repeatedly ?
Unwell Sea Creature - Sick Squid ( six quid )? Yes
A Mans Name - Bob ? Yes - another shilling
12 d = 1 Shilling
20 Shilling = 1 Pound
240 d = 1 pound
If I think of any more I will post again.
Iain Kendall (feeling VERY old)
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Mike Jackson
Rob Say <R.J...@sheffield.ac.uk> wrote
>> Part Of A Monkeys Leg ?
>
>
news / some documentary where this was a code word for a large amount of
money, but we were talking thousands - some money making scandal, or was
it coded slang used in the car trade (Top Gear)...come to think of it,
that rings bells now - Quentin Wilson on car auctions
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Pat O'Halloran
> Ł32 17s 8 1/2d
>
> And there we have it!
Nice one, Gary. I take my hat off to you!
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Mike Jackson
Pat O'Halloran <kel...@bigfoot.com> wrote
>Gary Wilson-Garner <ad...@kerneltweaks.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> £32 17s 8 1/2d
>>
>> And there we have it!
>
>Nice one, Gary. I take my hat off to you!
>
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"Dean Brown" <dean....@easynet.co.uk> wrote:
> I need help with a competition in an "In House" magazine.
>
> Use the 12 clues below to identify persons, objects etc. Contained in the
> answer is a word or words which relate to coins/notes used in old money
> (lsd)
>
> Use these answers to get a total of 32 pounds, 17 shillings and 8 1/2
> pennies
>
> A Stone ?
> A Singer - Bob Dylan
> A Kind Of Pig ?
> A Leather Worker ?
> Royal Head Dress - Crown ?
> 50% Of Panties ?
> Hit Repeatedly ?
> Unwell Sea Creature - Sick Squid ( six quid )?
> A Mans Name - Bob ?
>
> I,m not old enough to remember the old currency, so a little bit of help
> from the older members out there would be appreciated.
>
> Just an afterthought, how many pennies were there in a pound (244?), how
> many pennies in a shilling (12?) and how many shillings were there in a
> pound ?
>
> Thanks in anticipation
>
> DAB
>
..............apart from the ability to whinge about 'the youth of today'!
If it's any use, here is a small lexicon of 'old money' words:-
sixpence = tanner shilling = bob two shillings = florin half a crown (2/6d) =
two and a kick (This may be regional) ten shillings = half a sheet (ditto
above line) Guinnea = 21 shillings There are various slangs used by the
betting/car selling fraternity., eg a monkey, (£50, I think), a score
(£20).........god, I'm starting to bore MYSELF!
Good luck
zzzzzzzzz
sean lynch
>
>Use the 12 clues below to identify persons, objects etc. Contained in the
>answer is a word or words which relate to coins/notes used in old money
>(lsd)
>
>Use these answers to get a total of 32 pounds, 17 shillings and 8 1/2
>pennies
>
>
>A Bycycle - Penny + Farthing
>A Singer - tenner
>A Kind Of Pig - guinea (unsure of conversion)
>A Leather Worker -tanner (unsure of conversion)
>Part Of A Monkeys Leg -a ha`penny
>Sun,Moon And Pluto -3 farthings
>Royal Head Dress - Crown
>Hit Repeatedly -pound
>Unwell Sea Creature - Sick Squid ( six quid )
this should be the lot
sean