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StJohn  ·  4210 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pirate Money

The lingo takes a bit of getting used to. They also used to say "ha'pny" for half-penny and "thruppence" for three pence. Almost makes me want to visit pre-decimal Britain just to see how badly I'd do with the coins.