scream-of-consciousness;
"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
i'LL HAVE THE LEG OF ....
FOOD MENUS
I
like reading old restaurant menus, especially
from Britain. I was more than a bit surprised at the (rollover)
1912
London menu. Ahem.
Interesting - this supposedly comes from a London brothel but the first item is priced at $3.50. I didn't know that the UK had changed from Sterling to Dollars in 1912???
Good catch. However, along with the United States; Mexico, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Pacific Island nations, and English-speaking Canada, the dollar or peso symbol precedes the number, unlike most currency symbols. Five dollars or pesos is written and printed as $5, whereas five cents is written as 5¢. In French-speaking Canada, the dollar symbol usually appears after the number (5$), although it sometimes appears in front of it, or instead may even be totally absent. (WIKI)
So maybe the Madame was a Canuck? Your job will be to track the truth down.
Considering what WASN'T censored, WHAT in the world NEEDED to be censored???
ReplyDeleteClick to find out.
ReplyDeleteTouché. But it's still a puzzlement...
ReplyDeleteWell, here are bees, and there are birds. What this has to do with anyhing has always been a mystery.
ReplyDeleteWhere do I begin?
ReplyDeleteCan I have that ala carte?
I'll have one from column a and two from column b.
Do I get egg rolls with that?
Does that come with gravy?
No substitutions with the daily specials.
What kinds of deserts do you have?
Interesting - this supposedly comes from a London brothel but the first item is priced at $3.50. I didn't know that the UK had changed from Sterling to Dollars in 1912???
ReplyDeleteGood catch. However, along with the United States; Mexico, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Pacific Island nations, and English-speaking Canada, the dollar or peso symbol precedes the number, unlike most currency symbols. Five dollars or pesos is written and printed as $5, whereas five cents is written as 5¢. In French-speaking Canada, the dollar symbol usually appears after the number (5$), although it sometimes appears in front of it, or instead may even be totally absent. (WIKI)
ReplyDeleteSo maybe the Madame was a Canuck? Your job will be to track the truth down.