Sir Winston Churchill to feature on new banknote - Page 3

Cybermat47 · 04-26-13, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

and then shows the kid the original hand turned into a fist and the other seven hands his many octopus arms have,

So... Slenderman is stealing our gold? I thought he just abducted people and made proxies!

Jimbuna · 04-26-13, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Please let it be the one to Nancy Astor OR the one to Bessie Braddock.

Although I feel I'm going to be very disappointed on this.

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The artwork will also include:

Churchill's declaration "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" which came in a speech in the Commons on 13 May 1940

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22306707

Takeda Shingen · 04-26-13, 04:38 PM

So, Churchill.....

Sometimes I think about coming back to you all. Then I read this sort of thing and see that you are still arguing about nothing at all. Winston Churchill deserves a place in memoriam. I don't care what you think about the worth of paper money. For the love of all that is good, learn to turn it off once in awhile. Jesus H. Christ.

I used to like this place, you know.

Schroeder · 04-26-13, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

I hope i will not have to to explain i make a joke everytime i try to make one

Well sir, if I recall correctly you're from Germany which makes you humourless by default. Therefore nobody could expect you to be funny.

soopaman2 · 04-26-13, 07:19 PM

Certainly he deserves more than 5 pounds?

*lfg unicode for pound symbol*

I mean, he only held the free world together.

Largest Bill in UK, who is on it, most likely the queen right?

She has not done a millionth as much as Churchill.

No disrespect intended.

Onkel Neal · 04-26-13, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Not before time...this honour should have been given years ago.

I agree 100%. I have to get me one of these for my wall.

Jimbuna · 04-26-13, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

Certainly he deserves more than 5 pounds?

*lfg unicode for pound symbol*

I mean, he only held the free world together.

Largest Bill in UK, who is on it, most likely the queen right?

She has not done a millionth as much as Churchill.

No disrespect intended.

The current British 50 pound note has a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second on the front and a portrait of Sir John Houblon (the first Governor of the Bank of England, serving in the post from 1694 to 1697) on the back.

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I agree 100%. I have to get me one of these for my wall.

Me too

Tchocky · 04-26-13, 07:51 PM

Skybird is rapidly turning into GT's very own Tea Party Commissar.

Nevermind that by switching to the gold standard you're swapping a halfway-predictable inflationary model for one that is completely arbitrary and subject to massive unexpected supply shocks. Better hope the random assortment of countries mining gold doesn't get any more random.

Nevermind that practically nobody with a serious scholarly and/or professional interest in currency trading advocates going to gold. The arguments for going back to the gold standard, as evinced in this thread, have nothing to do with how beneficial the gold standard is, but with the perceived problems with fiat money.

Most of which are imaginary.

As for Winston, good for him! It's too soon for Thatcher, legacy nonwithstanding.

soopaman2 · 04-26-13, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The current British 50 pound note has a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second on the front and a portrait of Sir John Houblon (the first Governor of the Bank of England, serving in the post from 1694 to 1697) on the back.

Thank you for curing my ignorance on that matter.

I think maybe the fiver would be good for Sir Churchill, after all. It is more commonly used, I would think.

I have a shining respect for the man, he was just as much an American hero as Washington, he is vastly underrated here across the pond amongst the "rubes". (I.e: people who do not appreciate history)

Jimbuna · 04-26-13, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

Thank you for curing my ignorance on that matter.

I think maybe the fiver would be good for Sir Churchill, after all. It is more commonly used, I would think.

I have a shining respect for the man, he was just as much an American hero as Washington, he is vastly underrated here across the pond amongst the "rubes". (I.e: people who do not appreciate history)

Rgr that...he was a great man and a friend of America.

Onkel Neal · 04-26-13, 08:27 PM

He was the man the world needed. And Britain stood with him.

Oberon · 04-26-13, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Rgr that...he was a great man and a friend of America.

He had a unique insight on America, being half-American.

Takeda Shingen · 04-26-13, 09:15 PM

He was a great man, period. Like all great men, and all men for that matter, he did good and he did ill. In the end, he left his indelible mark on humanity, and for all of us that is all that we can ask.

Platapus · 04-26-13, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

That cigar chomping (expletive) wasn't so bad.

( I always giggle at that scene in Das Boot, couldn't help myself

)

A drunken paralytic I believe was the phrase.

Platapus · 04-26-13, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

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Largest Bill in UK, who is on it, most likely the queen right?

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The current British 50 pound note has a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second on the front and a portrait of Sir John Houblon (the first Governor of the Bank of England, serving in the post from 1694 to 1697) on the back.

Is the 50 pound note the largest denomination note in Britain?

04-26-13, 07:19 PM	#35
soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Certainly he deserves more than 5 pounds? lfg unicode for pound symbol I mean, he only held the free world together. Largest Bill in UK, who is on it, most likely the queen right? She has not done a millionth as much as Churchill. No disrespect intended. __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.

04-26-13, 07:51 PM	#38
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Skybird is rapidly turning into GT's very own Tea Party Commissar. Nevermind that by switching to the gold standard you're swapping a halfway-predictable inflationary model for one that is completely arbitrary and subject to massive unexpected supply shocks. Better hope the random assortment of countries mining gold doesn't get any more random. Nevermind that practically nobody with a serious scholarly and/or professional interest in currency trading advocates going to gold. The arguments for going back to the gold standard, as evinced in this thread, have nothing to do with how beneficial the gold standard is, but with the perceived problems with fiat money. Most of which are imaginary. As for Winston, good for him! It's too soon for Thatcher, legacy nonwithstanding. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

04-26-13, 08:27 PM	#41
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	He was the man the world needed. And Britain stood with him. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

04-26-13, 04:38 PM	#33
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	So, Churchill..... Sometimes I think about coming back to you all. Then I read this sort of thing and see that you are still arguing about nothing at all. Winston Churchill deserves a place in memoriam. I don't care what you think about the worth of paper money. For the love of all that is good, learn to turn it off once in awhile. Jesus H. Christ. I used to like this place, you know.

04-26-13, 09:15 PM	#43
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	He was a great man, period. Like all great men, and all men for that matter, he did good and he did ill. In the end, he left his indelible mark on humanity, and for all of us that is all that we can ask.