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From:
Jeff Davis <pHlow>
To:
Ernesto Ikerd
Cc:
, wells , idm
Date:
Sun, 23 Jan 2000 21:05:47 GMT
Subject:
Re: (idm) Not completely off topic: A really ignorant American sort of question.
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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, -- Jeff Davis pHlow@earthlink.net fn:216.533.6303 fx:216.266.2310 text:2165336303@mobile.att.net pHlow.linx: home.earthlink.net/~phlow/ Bochum Welt: www.bochumwelt.com Rotator Locator: hyperreal.org/music/rotator/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org