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Loving the look of the new score ... although her Maj dont look to have changed since 1970.

Glad to hear the bank of england putting plenty of word out advising people of the change.

Would have saved me 20 minutes in Tesco's when i got given one when i asked for cash back and thinking the till girl was trying to palm me off with Mickey Mouse monopoly money!! :D

It looks like Monopoly money.

yeah, english bank note. with a german on one side and a scot on the other


hoho

Boring odds and probabilities factoid #354:
Tossing a coin is not 5050 heads/tails. It is more likely to land tails due to overweighting on the head side. In recent years, more weight was added to her Maj's face, making tails even more likely. Next time someone asks, say tails.

I now have one new £20 note less than I did when i posted this thread .... NO.1 son comes in ....

Me "have you seen the new £20 notes yet mate " ?

Him "No, lets have a look"

Me "crispy and brand new from the cashpoint" I say as i hand one over for him to look at.

Him "Now I have got it, can i keep it til payday"

Me  "FFS thats £60 you owe me on payday now !!"

Him "thanks Dad, you are the greatest"


Man that was an effing schoolboy error from me !!!   

rotflmfao

It's not just at the table where you give money away then?

It looks similar to Euro's I think

Didn't seem that long ago when the old new £20 was brought in. Anyone remember how long ago that was?

22nd June 1999.

At a guess...

Anyone remember 10 bob notes? £1 notes?

White fivers, great big things?

still get £1 here

I only see a dozen or so £1 notes a year now.

Much more abundant in Glasgow than Aberdeen. (maybe coz we don't want to part with them up there, convinced they will be worth £1.50 one day)

Ive got 10 jack nicklaus fivers......

might be worth some more in the future...

No, I am talking teal money, like, English.

Bank teller to my dad "Do you want white fivers or blue ones?"

Dad "Give me white ones, I'll soon blew em"

I've got some of that U2 money that they fired out into the front of the crowd during gigs

They fired it every night. With or without you.

Bad.

What is? A day without me?

It's street talk 'bad' means 'good'.

Shamone?

you know it.

.
I don't think so Claire, wake up!

And there was me thinking you were cool.

Where did it all go wrong?

U2 money is great, even better than the real thing.

can anyone tell me why we cant have a £100 note in England

The £100 note comes from Dundee.

They use them there instead of title deeds.

Mysterious ways.

100 pound note featuring Lord Kelvin on the front and a vignette of the University of Glasgow on the back

Gggrrrooooaaaannnn...........i see we have found the level again.

so does anyone know why england doesnt have the £100 note???

cant find anyone rich enough to own one

we do, i've got loads.

send me 2 £50 notes and i'll send you one.

During the Second World War, German counterfeits posed a
major threat, the German Government’s intention being to
destabilise sterling. By 1943 the German Government were
producing some 500,000 counterfeit “British” notes a month.
Most were not released, but were captured by the advancing allied
forces. However, significant numbers found their way into
circulation and were a constant headache for the Bank and other
financial institutions for years to come. To counter the problem
the Bank introduced a metal thread for the first time, and in 1943
it stopped issuing all denominations above £5 and withdrew
notes of these denominations (including £100, £500 and £1,000
notes) from circulation. The £10, £20 and £50 denominations
were reintroduced in 1964, 1970 and 1981 respectively.

Edit-few intersting money facts on here

www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/factnote.pdf

... and Farthings, Threepenny Bits... and 4 Blackjacks for an old penny!!

Ah, those were the days  :tikay:

So there's your answer, because they haven't been arsed yet.  :dontask:

Would £100 notes not help the economy, encourage folk to spend more? Is there any downside?

I wouldnt be saying to NO1 Son .."have you seen these new £100 notes yet mate" Thats for sure !!! ;)

What would we do with £100 notes? They look at you like you're Ronnie Biggs if you try to change a £50.

you should try spending these.... 

In Ilkeston, where I live, many shops will not accept £50 notes, & those that do give me seriously dodgy looks!

I suppose higher denomination notes makes it easier for dodgy gambling dens and drug traffikers to operate.

Indeed. Most people never even see £50 notes.

I'm still not sure how they get into circulation, given that you can't get them out of cashpoint machines. I think this is the reason why many people think there's something inherently dodgy about them.

is that how people get money ? from cash machines ? how quaint !

Laz has his own press.

(http://www.rushstamps.co.uk/banknotes/images/ninebob.jpg)

The €500 note which Laz showed us is, in my opinion, the best banknote in the world, as decent amounts of cash can be carried without big bulky wads, though it's a bit of a bummer if you lose them. I had to take €30,000 to Monte Carlo last year, to buy in 3 players, & it was only possible, in practical terms, to take €500's. (I asked my local Natwest bank if they had any €'s in stock, & they gave me all they had - €250 worth....)

The REAL reason we do not have a £100 note actually stems from what has been learned about the €500 note - it rapidly became the most counterfeited note in the world. It is, I imagine, for the same reason that the US don't permit bigger than a $100 bill.

Do they not check them under the Ultraviolet light?

;D

Hence the saying, "bent as a 9 bob note".....!

Apart from poker players, is there anyone with a legitimate need to carry around tens of thousands of readies?

The chemist counter at my local Asda told me "We don't accept £50s" So I asked to see the manager and he told me that this was store policy.

I asked him for the number for head office (which made him look uncomfortable) When I rang them they said "Thats Ridiculous, of course we accept £50s" I asked them to explain this to their store manager, and I handed him my phone.

I then proceeded to buy several cheap items from the chemist counter, paying for each one separately with a £50 note.

So satisfying.

On-Course Bookies, scrap dealers.

protection racketeers....

 ;yellowcard;  Tom that is a sign of getting  ;tk;

I noticed a sign at the car auctions saying they couldn't accept more than £9000 in cash, due to money-laundering rules.

Anyone involved in VAT fraud.

Ultraviolet light? In Ilkeston? You jest.

Seriously, in deepest Derbyshire, it's not done to try & spend £50 notes.

Even £20 notes get scrupolously examined, marked with a special pen, & the Supervisor is called across to give permission for the note to be accepted. I get a little miffed at this, & give any £10 or £5 notes they give me as change the same detailed, sniffy nose treatment, hold them up to the light, look suspiciously at the cashier, even asking one cashier if I could use her special pen to check the change she gave me. They then get all arsey, but if they can scrutinise MY notes, I have the right to scrutinise, equally, THEIRS. I hate to think how awkward I'll get when I get old.

Been a long time since Tony and Tom worked a minimum wage gig methinks.

might not be too far off...

 rotflmfao

I did a six week stint in Oxfam once, It's a miracle I didn't strangle someone.

It was another U2 reference.

(http://www.talklfc.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tumbleweed.gif)

on the subject of U2 and money, some of their fans obviously have too much of it to waste.

A few years ago I got myself tickets to see U2 in Vienna.  Due to a series of unfortunate events, I missed my flight, and didn't arrive in time to see the concert (still had a nice break though :)).  I happened upon the unused tickets a couple of months later and was about to stick them in the bin, but decided that a couple of unused (and presumably, therefore, rare) tickets might be worth a couple of quid to a die-hard fan, so I stuck them on ebay. 

These weren't 'souvenir' type tickets, just the bog standard text-printed ones like you'd get from tickemaster or similar.  No practical use to anyone.  Would you believe someone actually paid me £25+£3p+p to Canada for them?!

It was a beautiful day.

Were they the real thing?

wait for it, wait for it....no, they were even better than the real thing....boom boom :D

blimey - you took your time!!! ;)

i'll set em up.............

Did she pay by cheque?

Who do they make it out to?

For the likes of Tony and Red this might be handy.

The bank does issue 1000, 5000 and 1 million pound notes but tend to be used in house!

You whooshed me, damn.

Respect Sir, I am falling at your feet.

It was a Boy


In the name of Love

Noooo, it's love.

You make the cheque out in the name of love.

So you still haven't found what you're looking for?

that's what I said ;angel;

OK, busted.  Did I get the first one right though?

Erm...ok, didn't realise that even was one.

You really are the cryptic Queen.

We shall continue this another day.

On A Beautiful Day.

Right, who started the U2 pun War?

You know I've got the Edge in these things.

On the subject of counterfeiting money I'm sure that I read somewhere that crooks will need to do this in groups now, rather than as a solo operation as was possible previously.

Apparently this is because the new £20 note, with it's extra security, is more difficult to reproduce and so sometimes you can't make it on your own.

Just makes you numb doesn't it?

and we'll do it with or without you!

;applause;

But remember kinbo no pun is beneath me ;D - I have no Pride, but that's the Sweetest Thing about me.

met this girl called Gloria, took her to a room at the heartbreak hotel ... It was a Beautiful day and i was full of Desire.

I asked her if we could have a Dirty Day and she replied that she is cautious of my Mysterious ways ... I said that When love comes to town, you have to Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me. she said that she didnt like it when two hearts beat as one. she could be so Cruel at times, but Love is blindness and deep in the heart i realised that i still havent found what im looking for. so i made a decision, it was time to stop dreaming with tears in my eyes and find everlasting love ... with or without you. I left her Staring at the sun as I dreamt of another time, another place.

Beat that !!!

Another time, another place perhaps? You're out of control.

Thought this had died.  Oh My God.  Part II of the puns I guess...

All i can say is you've got yourselves stuck in a momet and cant get out of it so please try and move on. These puns are getting annoying now.
BTW just had to add its a beautiful day here in wales!

I wondered if this would still be going tomorrow - now it looks like it will be here in October !!

Might even last until new years day !

Boy this thread is going to reach 40 pages soon. 

Well before then I will follow whoever finds the exit, and I'll be gone.  I don't think I can deliver one more pun - I've got my pride to think about. 

(By the way, if anyone can get Trash, Trampoline And The Party Girl into a sentence without it looking contrived I'll buy you a beer at BB4)

I'm not sure it'll last that long, but some hardcore netters will be still be at it this evening.

Well tonight thank god it's them, instead of you.

;tightend;

I'm falling at your feet - that's a cracker - Hallelujah, we might have a winner!

nah, it'll have all blown over by Sunday bloody sunday

Has anyone seen Miss Sarajevo around? She was meant to meet me at a party but has stood me up. I heard she put her foot through the trampoline and hurt her leg, must be poor quality.

Don't you just hate that trash trampoline and the party girl, I knew it was trouble when she signed up to the circus.

Good effort.  Worth a pint I reckon.  :)up

But was it worth sacrificing common decency for a pint  >:?

I'll do my best to be at bb5  :cheers:

You can get a lot of elevation on those trampolines, pretty scary if you suffer from vertigo.

...not a shred left now .

In the name of the father do you have no pride at all?

:dontask:

I just read through this thread and there is more than one Lemon . You are all trying to throw your arms around the world, If you would only Exit this repettitive loop of puns, now I am no lyrical Acrobat and I feel you will go on until the end of the world .

its really Bad

I trhink i will go stick on The Unforgettable Fire and chill now.

Argh, I wrote another one. Please lock this thread  ;izimbra;

I think The Electric Co. has cut my power off, or maybe the Wire is down. Damn me for living in this remote Red Hill Mining Town Where The Streets Have No Name. If there was still any Silver And Gold I wouldn't be Running to Stand Still.

Is that in Van Diemen's Land - that's God's Country I tell ya? With those three sunrises, and the wind coming in off the ocean, the wild honey there is something else, great in that special cocktail called Desire, 3 teaspoons of wild honey and Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad.

It does sound like like you're stuck in a moment you can't get out of.

(and I still haven't seen one of these new £20 notes...)

I'll lock it if you wear that velvet dress.