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MrRoadrunner -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/27/2013 7:27:39 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Otto von Blotto Speaking about Brits that were influential to our American friends and the rest of the world I would further also to nominate about Thomas Paine. [;)] That makes common sense to me! [:D] RR

warspite1 -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/27/2013 8:02:27 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Orm quote: ORIGINAL: warspite1 quote: ORIGINAL: Punk Reaper A scientist would have been nice... Kids need encouragement in this area. warspite1 Okay to all the British out there. There is a new Ł5, Ł10, Ł20 and Ł50 note about to be printed. Which person would you have on each and a couple of lines on why? HM Queen Elizabeth obviously keeps here place on one side so its just about who appears opposite. I am not British but I nominate four men anyway. I would appreciate if anyone with more knowledge than me suggested some other names. Preferably female. Since my nominees are all pretty famous I do not write down any motivation. If there is any question on why I suggested the names I did I am willing to answer them. Alexander Graham Bell Isaac Newton Charles Darwin Isambard Kingdom Brunel warspite1 Ormster the names are (from and to): Series D Ł1 Isaac Newton 9 February 1978 11 March 1988 Ł5 Duke of Wellington 11 November 1971 29 November 1991 Ł10 Florence Nightingale 20 February 1975 20 May 1994 Ł20 William Shakespeare 9 July 1970 19 March 1993 Ł50 Christopher Wren 20 March 1981 20 September 1996 Series E Ł5 George Stephenson 7 June 1990 21 November 2003 Ł10 Charles Dickens 29 April 1992 31 July 2003 Ł20 Michael Faraday 5 June 1991 28 February 2001 Ł50 John Houblon 20 April 1994 in use Series E (Revision) Ł5 Elizabeth Fry 21 May 2002 in use Ł10 Charles Darwin 7 November 2000 in use Ł20 Edward Elgar 22 June 1999 30 June 2010 Series F Ł5 Winston Churchill 2016 to be released[25] Ł20 Adam Smith 13 March 2007 in use Ł50 Matthew Boulton and James Watt 2 November 2011 in use

warspite1 -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/27/2013 8:02:53 PM)
Berners Lee is a good shout

warspite1 -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/27/2013 8:22:46 PM)
As is Wilberforce

warspite1 -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/27/2013 8:25:55 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Yogi the Great quote: ORIGINAL: Orm I am not British but I nominate four men anyway. I would appreciate if anyone with more knowledge than me suggested some other names. I nominate Warspite 1 & Wodin. For us forum members it should be clear that between the two of them they pretty much know everything. [sm=00000622.gif] warspite1 That is (in part - though not entirely) perceptive of you Yogi. Those people who think they know it all (like wodin) are very annoying to those of us who do. [;)]

Orm -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/27/2013 8:39:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: warspite1 quote: ORIGINAL: Orm quote: ORIGINAL: warspite1 quote: ORIGINAL: Punk Reaper A scientist would have been nice... Kids need encouragement in this area. warspite1 Okay to all the British out there. There is a new Ł5, Ł10, Ł20 and Ł50 note about to be printed. Which person would you have on each and a couple of lines on why? HM Queen Elizabeth obviously keeps here place on one side so its just about who appears opposite. I am not British but I nominate four men anyway. I would appreciate if anyone with more knowledge than me suggested some other names. Preferably female. Since my nominees are all pretty famous I do not write down any motivation. If there is any question on why I suggested the names I did I am willing to answer them. Alexander Graham Bell Isaac Newton Charles Darwin Isambard Kingdom Brunel warspite1 Ormster the names are (from and to): Series D Ł1 Isaac Newton 9 February 1978 11 March 1988 Ł5 Duke of Wellington 11 November 1971 29 November 1991 Ł10 Florence Nightingale 20 February 1975 20 May 1994 Ł20 William Shakespeare 9 July 1970 19 March 1993 Ł50 Christopher Wren 20 March 1981 20 September 1996 Series E Ł5 George Stephenson 7 June 1990 21 November 2003 Ł10 Charles Dickens 29 April 1992 31 July 2003 Ł20 Michael Faraday 5 June 1991 28 February 2001 Ł50 John Houblon 20 April 1994 in use Series E (Revision) Ł5 Elizabeth Fry 21 May 2002 in use Ł10 Charles Darwin 7 November 2000 in use Ł20 Edward Elgar 22 June 1999 30 June 2010 Series F Ł5 Winston Churchill 2016 to be released[25] Ł20 Adam Smith 13 March 2007 in use Ł50 Matthew Boulton and James Watt 2 November 2011 in use So Bell and Brunel can be nominated? How about these? Alexander Fleming - discovered penicillin. Charles Kao - the Father of Fiber Optic Communications Jane Austen - Author Ian Fleming - Author Horatio Nelson - Admiral

warspite1 -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/27/2013 8:44:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Orm quote: ORIGINAL: warspite1 quote: ORIGINAL: Orm quote: ORIGINAL: warspite1 quote: ORIGINAL: Punk Reaper A scientist would have been nice... Kids need encouragement in this area. warspite1 Okay to all the British out there. There is a new Ł5, Ł10, Ł20 and Ł50 note about to be printed. Which person would you have on each and a couple of lines on why? HM Queen Elizabeth obviously keeps here place on one side so its just about who appears opposite. I am not British but I nominate four men anyway. I would appreciate if anyone with more knowledge than me suggested some other names. Preferably female. Since my nominees are all pretty famous I do not write down any motivation. If there is any question on why I suggested the names I did I am willing to answer them. Alexander Graham Bell Isaac Newton Charles Darwin Isambard Kingdom Brunel warspite1 Ormster the names are (from and to): Series D Ł1 Isaac Newton 9 February 1978 11 March 1988 Ł5 Duke of Wellington 11 November 1971 29 November 1991 Ł10 Florence Nightingale 20 February 1975 20 May 1994 Ł20 William Shakespeare 9 July 1970 19 March 1993 Ł50 Christopher Wren 20 March 1981 20 September 1996 Series E Ł5 George Stephenson 7 June 1990 21 November 2003 Ł10 Charles Dickens 29 April 1992 31 July 2003 Ł20 Michael Faraday 5 June 1991 28 February 2001 Ł50 John Houblon 20 April 1994 in use Series E (Revision) Ł5 Elizabeth Fry 21 May 2002 in use Ł10 Charles Darwin 7 November 2000 in use Ł20 Edward Elgar 22 June 1999 30 June 2010 Series F Ł5 Winston Churchill 2016 to be released[25] Ł20 Adam Smith 13 March 2007 in use Ł50 Matthew Boulton and James Watt 2 November 2011 in use So Bell and Brunel can be nominated? How about these? Alexander Fleming - discovered penicillin. Charles Kao - the Father of Fiber Optic Communications Jane Austen - Author Ian Fleming - Author Horatio Nelson - Admiral warspite1 Some good stuff there Ormster - especially Fleming. You won't be surprised to know that Horatio Nelson is my only definite choice so far [;)]

Otto von Blotto -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/28/2013 2:10:24 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MrRoadrunner quote: ORIGINAL: Otto von Blotto Speaking about Brits that were influential to our American friends and the rest of the world I would further also to nominate about Thomas Paine. [;)] That makes common sense to me! [:D] RR It would be beyond "the rights of man" or "the age of reason" to say otherwise. [;)]

rodney727 -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/28/2013 2:12:22 AM)
Lol!!![&o] quote: ORIGINAL: MrRoadrunner quote: ORIGINAL: Otto von Blotto Speaking about Brits that were influential to our American friends and the rest of the world I would further also to nominate about Thomas Paine. [;)] That makes common sense to me! [:D] RR

Rtwfreak -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/28/2013 5:25:56 AM)
I wonder when the will put Baron Von Richto(oh you know who I mean lol) on a german mark?

warspite1 -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/28/2013 11:22:47 AM)
I think I'll go for: Nelson Wilberforce Fleming (Alexander) Berners Lee

rhondabrwn -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/29/2013 10:59:07 AM)
Why not skip the people and use famous British ships? I'm surprised Warspite didn't suggest this! In these troubled times, HMS Hood would probably be the first issued, followed by all those famous Battle Cruisers that blew up at Jutland [:D]

Hertston -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/29/2013 12:03:21 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: warspite1 I think I'll go for: Nelson Wilberforce Fleming (Alexander) Berners Lee Pretty good. I'd substitute Turing for Berners-Lee partly because the country stills owes Turing big-time for the way it treated him, and partly because Berners-Lee (much to his relief, no doubt) fails one of the qualification tests - he isn't dead yet! I'm sure all of those people will make it in time. Really surprising Nelson hasn't already.

Hertston -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/29/2013 12:09:23 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn In these troubled times, HMS Hood would probably be the first issued, followed by all those famous Battle Cruisers that blew up at Jutland [:D] This would probably be more apt [;)] [image]http://techpinions.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/great-ships-the-titanic.jpg[/image]

catwhoorg -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/29/2013 6:43:09 PM)
Could do a whole series based on famous war leaders. Bomber Harris Field Marshall Hague Monty Lord Louis Mountbatten Dowding Leigh-Mallory Maybe even General Melchett on the 2 pound note.

rhondabrwn -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/30/2013 1:40:21 AM)
Titanic works really well, although a picture of an exploding battlecruiser would also get the point across [:)]

warspite1 -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (4/30/2013 10:40:41 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn Why not skip the people and use famous British ships? warspite1 Limiting this to 4 ships would be equally difficult. But I would go for: Ark Royal (WWII) Victory Warspite Revenge (Spanish Armada)

Curtis Lemay -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (5/1/2013 10:49:48 PM)
I haven't seen a Euro in a while (they were pretty bland), but it might be more fun to figure who to put on them. Pericles. Alexander. Caesar. Nero? Attila? Charlemagne. Napoleon? Bismarck? Petain? Quisling? De Gaulle? Tito? Pay your VAT with an "Attila"? [:)]

Wolfe1759 -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (5/1/2013 11:40:26 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Curtis Lemay I haven't seen a Euro in a while (they were pretty bland), but it might be more fun to figure who to put on them. See catwhoorg's response above, particularly Bomber Harris and Monty Dowding Leigh-Mallory Can't see the Bundesbank having any problem with that list [:)] Maybe throw in Wellington Wolfe Nelson to get the French on side

warspite1 -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (5/2/2013 8:24:33 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Curtis Lemay I haven't seen a Euro in a while (they were pretty bland), but it might be more fun to figure who to put on them. Pericles. Alexander. Caesar. Nero? Attila? Charlemagne. Napoleon? Bismarck? Petain? Quisling? De Gaulle? Tito? Pay your VAT with an "Attila"? [:)] warspite1 Have you been playing Civ? [:)]

warspite1 -> RE: You know the recession is REALLY bad when... (5/2/2013 8:28:29 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Wolfe quote: ORIGINAL: Curtis Lemay I haven't seen a Euro in a while (they were pretty bland), but it might be more fun to figure who to put on them. See catwhoorg's response above, particularly Bomber Harris and Monty Dowding Leigh-Mallory Can't see the Bundesbank having any problem with that list [:)] Maybe throw in Wellington Wolfe Nelson to get the French on side warspite1 That reminds me of a French politician a few years back who thought that the British should re-name Waterloo station, Trafalgar Square etc as the names are upsetting to the French. The Pont De Jena and Austerlitz Station were of course perfectly acceptable [8\|]

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