Was this on the bus? - SV650.org

Seeker · 18-09-21, 01:03 PM

https://www.businessinsider.com/brit...21-9?r=US&IR=T

When I see headlines like this I suspect a distraction (from food and driver shortages perhaps?). I wonder if pounds/shillings/and pence are next, I want my pension paid in guineas.

I am aware that, despite the headlines, it's an optional thing. On the other hand, I'm sure a lot of pensioners will be happy (until they see the triple-lock fudge) and they may be the target audience.

Finally, a quote from our Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

"Dominic Cummings isn't as clever as he doesn't think he is." Nadine Dorries 27 May 2021

My head hurts.

DJ123 · 18-09-21, 01:29 PM

I don't see the point in it. Everything is now set up as it is to work in metric.

I thought Brexit was meant to be about growth & progression - showing the EU was holding us back. Not going back to what Britain was 60+ years ago. Or was that the underlying plan? Blue passports, imperial measurements, food shortages & tax rises?

Seeing as Guy Fawkes night is coming, can someone re-enact his plan . . . .

Seeker · 18-09-21, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ123

Seeing as Guy Fawkes night is coming, can someone re-enact his plan . . . .

you need to go further back. Henry VIII - he wanted to get rid of the Pope's influence (and thus get a divorce whilst simultaneously robbing the monasteries), so broke from the Catholic church.

Boris is a Catholic (as is Rees-Mogg).

(this is intended to be funny, not offensive to Catholics)

Craig380 · 18-09-21, 03:47 PM

LSD for everyone? I'm all for it

garynortheast · 18-09-21, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig380

LSD for everyone? I'm all for it

Looking at the state of things leads me to believe I may have already, and unknowingly ingested a large quantity of psychedelic drugs. It feels like a bit of a bad trip to me.

johnnyrod · 18-09-21, 08:57 PM

Usual smoke screen nonsense to divert attention from whatever else is going on

Bibio · 19-09-21, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnyrod

Usual smoke screen nonsense to divert attention from whatever else is going on

this

IIR there was a sweet shop in Newtonmore, Scotland that won a court case to sell sweets in the old imperial weights.

SV650rules · 19-09-21, 03:25 PM

Nobody under 50 will remember lbs and ounces or £ s d anyway... most shop assistants cannot even work out change in decimal currency if the till not working or you offer extra to save getting a pocket full of shrapnel. When we go proper cashless it will be relief for youngsters.

18-09-21, 01:03 PM	#1
Seeker Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: NE Lincs Posts: 1,069	Was this on the bus? https://www.businessinsider.com/brit...21-9?r=US&IR=T When I see headlines like this I suspect a distraction (from food and driver shortages perhaps?). I wonder if pounds/shillings/and pence are next, I want my pension paid in guineas. I am aware that, despite the headlines, it's an optional thing. On the other hand, I'm sure a lot of pensioners will be happy (until they see the triple-lock fudge) and they may be the target audience. Finally, a quote from our Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: "Dominic Cummings isn't as clever as he doesn't think he is." Nadine Dorries 27 May 2021 My head hurts. __________________ 2016 SV650AL7 2023 GSX-8S

18-09-21, 01:29 PM	#2
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: Was this on the bus? I don't see the point in it. Everything is now set up as it is to work in metric. I thought Brexit was meant to be about growth & progression - showing the EU was holding us back. Not going back to what Britain was 60+ years ago. Or was that the underlying plan? Blue passports, imperial measurements, food shortages & tax rises? Seeing as Guy Fawkes night is coming, can someone re-enact his plan . . . . __________________ BMW F800ST

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Craig380 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,237	Re: Was this on the bus? LSD for everyone? I'm all for it

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johnnyrod Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Doncaster, oop norf Posts: 2,122	Re: Was this on the bus? Usual smoke screen nonsense to divert attention from whatever else is going on

19-09-21, 03:25 PM	#8
SV650rules Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Shropshire UK Posts: 1,363	Re: Was this on the bus? Nobody under 50 will remember lbs and ounces or £ s d anyway... most shop assistants cannot even work out change in decimal currency if the till not working or you offer extra to save getting a pocket full of shrapnel. When we go proper cashless it will be relief for youngsters. __________________ 2016 SV650 AL7 Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear - Mark Twain Last edited by SV650rules; 19-09-21 at 06:24 PM.