We used to make 2 bob bits* out of pennys* by putting them in Hydrochloric acid and

then mercuric chloride. If you done it right before break and got to the tuck shop right quick you could spend them afore they turned back to pennys.
* - this was pre 1969 so was "old" money

Posted By: CB41 on September 18th 2008 at 16:46:49

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6pm kick off for portsmouth tonight............... (Other Football) - river end riot, Sep 18, 16:19:35
- stockport wasn't it? (n/m) (Other Football) - camcan, Sep 18, 16:20:24
  - i think you may well be right............. (Other Football) - river end riot, Sep 18, 16:22:56
    - I may be wrong but (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 18, 16:28:37
      - Yes that's true, we watched a large chunk of it at school. (Other Football) - megson, Sep 18, 16:38:56
        
        When someone was washing their test tube under the curvy tap, did you whack it right up (Other Football) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 16:42:34
        
        We connected a Bunsen burner to a water tap rather than a gas tap once. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 18, 16:56:03
        
        And you said: (Other Football) - CB41, Sep 18, 16:58:09
        
        I think I'd quite like to teach chemistry (Other Football) - camcan, Sep 18, 17:00:06
        
        Do they still teach it? Hasn't it been re-branded as something (Other Football) - CB41, Sep 18, 17:02:49
        
        think it's back in vogue after being bundled into 'science' for ages (Other Football) - camcan, Sep 18, 17:03:39
        
        not according to my lad (Other Football) - Tomblander, Sep 18, 17:12:04
        
        I can't imagine health and safety legislation allowing them to do (Other Football) - CB41, Sep 18, 17:07:57
        
        We used to make 2 bob bits* out of pennys* by putting them in Hydrochloric acid and (Other Football) - CB41, Sep 18, 16:46:49
        
        I once did a big experiment in a big fume cupboard (Other Football) - camcan, Sep 18, 16:43:58
        
        There's a whole world of possibilities in that final sentence that I'm not going to say an (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Sep 18, 16:47:03
        
        I'm not shy....... (Other Football) - Tomblander, Sep 18, 17:02:59
        
        bur as I'm a good girl I didn't (Other Football) - camcan, Sep 18, 16:49:09
        
        Indeed (n/m) (Other Football) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 16:47:39
        
        Blimey - that's not right, we used to have to take it INTO school (n/m) (Other Football) - malkybarkid, Sep 18, 16:46:43
        
        "YOU BOY!!!!" (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Sep 18, 16:48:20
        
        Dunt mean jack shit to me, although I do know what it is. Don't (Other Football) - CB41, Sep 18, 17:06:44
        
        Poppers = amyl nitrate, CB old thing (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Sep 18, 17:14:02
    - Aye, i know plenty of fairly local city fans that'd struggle to make that. (Other Football) - megson, Sep 18, 16:27:00

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