tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post5040676233875666300..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: I Just Spazzed A MonkeyM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-81871809044156643392010-07-25T17:42:51.860+01:002010-07-25T17:42:51.860+01:00The chap who'd lost his purse: the quids were ...The chap who'd lost his purse: the quids were tobacco not dosh, no?<br /><br />I remember playing Scrabble, aged 11, with a very smart lady in Surrey. I had the letters IQUD but didn't think I could play 'QUID' because it was slang.<br /><br />The very smart lady told me it was a measure of tobacco and therefore perfectly acceptable.<br /><br />BTW, today I purchased an 1888 book from my local Oxfam for £7. Archie Macnab by He Himself. It's an amusing read.Moptophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043271018134053860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-88486657513587840682010-07-23T17:52:46.402+01:002010-07-23T17:52:46.402+01:00Many thanks to your friend, and I meant appreciate...Many thanks to your friend, and I meant appreciate, of course.The Antipodean, just off to google Berkeley Sq and nightingales,noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-33399670021844016202010-07-23T17:46:03.719+01:002010-07-23T17:46:03.719+01:00Dogberry, I'm wondering how on earth monkey = ...Dogberry, I'm wondering how on earth monkey = ₤500. Also, appreciating that it might be politically incorrect, but spazzing = lost? <br /><br />More details, please, not that I don't appreaciate the details given already.The Antipodean, mildly depressed, listening to TMS, wondering if they're possibly related and while not in the land of gin, quite happy within the borders of Cointreau,noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-76534491717292453832010-07-23T17:33:51.797+01:002010-07-23T17:33:51.797+01:00In the interests of absolute truth, the chap in qu...In the interests of absolute truth, the chap in question just e-mailed me this:<br /><br /><i>A gentlemen's club in Berkeley Square - is that Pall Mall? Burns Night, hence Ladies were allowed.</i><br /> <br /><i>We guessed, but didn't know. Turns out the "monkey" was the symbol on a 500 rupee note, possibly issued by the East India Company when paper money was introduced to the Raj.</i><br /><br />Berkeley Square is just over 700 yards from Pall Mall, and rotten with nightingales.M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.com