On Thu, 20 Jan 2000 09:53:14 -0600, Ernesto Ikerd <IkerdEA@lmtas.lmco.com>
said:
quoted 15 lines May one of you English gentlemen or ladies tell me what in the world a quid>>> May one of you English gentlemen or ladies tell me what in the world a quid
>>> is. Is it another word for a pound, some lesser currency, or what? I have
>>> been perplexed by this for quite a while, and now I would just like an
>>> explanation.
>>
>>quid = 1 uk pound
>>
>>i've no idea where the word originates from...
>
>I think it comes from "Squid", where during the time of Queen Elizabeth
>and the invasion of the Spanish Armada, all the coinage was stripped from
>commoners to fund the defense of England, and entirely new system of
>currency had to be established using the next convenient thing: Sea
>Creatures
>
why do imagine some sort of global FX futures exchange masterminded and
controlled by operatives of the drexciyan wavejumpers?
np: bochum welt: live in london 96
peeeeeeeeece,
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