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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Coins
Date: 9 Jul 2008 12:43:36
Message: <3kq9745317l54jerje1v23oigsmaj4j8s6@4ax.com>
On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:16:10 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>> 
>> Is it getting any easier?
>Managed to have a shower this a.m. 

Very good :)

>without (much) assistance and I'm
>allowed to sit at an angle so I don't have to type upside down.
>All in all better but I doubt I'll be allowed to go gallivanting around
>town for at least a week or so :-(
>Don't worry. Think of all the money I can save to be spent on a serious
>session :-)

Yaki da, boyo :)
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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Coins
Date: 9 Jul 2008 12:44:41
Message: <1nq9745jchj9h3ct95km8j7h6o1d44d9o7@4ax.com>
On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 18:02:22 +0200, "Gail Shaw" <initialsurname@sentech sa dot
com> wrote:

>
>What they do down here is to leave the prices at .99 and then round the
>total bill down to the nearest 5c. So at best, you save 4c on your entire
>purchase, not per item.
>
They are not daft, whatever you say :)
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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Coins
Date: 9 Jul 2008 12:46:51
Message: <iqq974hje85ob68o1l2r5scahdugd16umn@4ax.com>
On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:17:23 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:

>Invisible wrote:
>> Mike the Elder wrote:
>> 
>>> I agree heartily.  I've long felt that the people responsible for our
>>> currency
>>> systems are a few ningis short of triganic pu.
>> 
>> Are you seriously suggesting the use of Flainian Pobble Beads?
>> 
>Can't be worse than our present system ;-)
>
>John

How about - Librae, Solidi and Denarii :)
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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: Coins
Date: 9 Jul 2008 14:00:17
Message: <4874fcb1$1@news.povray.org>
Stephen wrote:

> How about - Librae, Solidi and Denarii :)

Have you been taking lysergic acid diethylamide again? :-P

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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Coins
Date: 10 Jul 2008 03:21:07
Message: <i2eb74lbe0q6n6lvs1kdvusjla832afthd@4ax.com>
On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:00:19 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>
>> How about - Librae, Solidi and Denarii :)
>
>Have you been taking lysergic acid diethylamide again? :-P

Not for yonks :)
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     Stephen


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Coins
Date: 10 Jul 2008 04:10:57
Message: <4875c411$1@news.povray.org>
Invisible wrote:

> Are you seriously suggesting the use of Flainian Pobble Beads?

Google: Perfect for making yourself appear more knowledgable than you 
actually are.(tm)

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From: Bill Pragnell
Subject: Re: Coins
Date: 10 Jul 2008 06:20:39
Message: <4875e277$1@news.povray.org>
Invisible wrote:
> Mike the Elder wrote:
> 
>> I agree heartily.  I've long felt that the people responsible for our 
>> currency
>> systems are a few ningis short of triganic pu.
> 
> Are you seriously suggesting the use of Flainian Pobble Beads?

No good; only exchangeable for other Flainian Pobble Beads.


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Coins
Date: 10 Jul 2008 06:23:45
Message: <4875e331@news.povray.org>
>> Are you seriously suggesting the use of Flainian Pobble Beads?
> 
> No good; only exchangeable for other Flainian Pobble Beads.

That's not *such* a big problem, is it?

Also... http://www.ningi.com/

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From: Bill Pragnell
Subject: Re: Coins
Date: 10 Jul 2008 06:29:09
Message: <4875e475$1@news.povray.org>
Invisible wrote:
>>> Are you seriously suggesting the use of Flainian Pobble Beads?
>>
>> No good; only exchangeable for other Flainian Pobble Beads.
> 
> That's not *such* a big problem, is it?
> 
> Also... http://www.ningi.com/

Ah, you had my hopes up then. I was expecting Hubble Telescope images. :)


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Coins
Date: 10 Jul 2008 06:58:38
Message: <4875eb5e@news.povray.org>
Bill Pragnell wrote:

>> Also... http://www.ningi.com/
> 
> Ah, you had my hopes up then. I was expecting Hubble Telescope images. :)

LOL! No, just demonstrating that companies pick really stupid names for 
themselves. (E.g., apparently there's one called "Smeg". Nice...)

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