RE: [Harp-L] Huge achievement! Who's buying me drinks?

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

> From: Chris Michalek:
> Ah yes,  a peso, dong, bhat, 2 pence, reichspfennig (sp?, lire...
> hey don't the brits use pennies?  So what are you complaining about?
> The penny is omni-national recognized in Mexico and Canada

I suppose.  The penny is worth so little that a pocket full of sufficient of 
them to buy a cup of tea is heavy enough to pull your trousers down.  The 
only remaining use for UK pennies is to pay harp-players at the end of the 
gig....

Steve

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