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Oct. 31st, 2001 03:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jazzfishEnglish Coins Jokes:
The old 50p piece was known as a Wilson, because it was many sided and two-faced.
The £1 coin is known as a Thatcher, because it is thick, brassy and thinks it's a sovereign.
The 5p piece is known as a Major, because it is pointless, irritating, and you try to get rid of it as quickly as possible.
The new 50p piece is known as a Blair, because it is like the old one, but more lightweight.
The £2 coin is known as a Hague, because it is neither one thing nor the other and no-one will ever take it seriously.
(from Andrew Rilstone's Weak Jokes.)
Not that I expect anyone else to remember Harold Wilson... I only know who he was because of a book on MI5 I read awhile ago.
The old 50p piece was known as a Wilson, because it was many sided and two-faced.
The £1 coin is known as a Thatcher, because it is thick, brassy and thinks it's a sovereign.
The 5p piece is known as a Major, because it is pointless, irritating, and you try to get rid of it as quickly as possible.
The new 50p piece is known as a Blair, because it is like the old one, but more lightweight.
The £2 coin is known as a Hague, because it is neither one thing nor the other and no-one will ever take it seriously.
(from Andrew Rilstone's Weak Jokes.)
Not that I expect anyone else to remember Harold Wilson... I only know who he was because of a book on MI5 I read awhile ago.