# You think feet and inches are bad? You should try LSD!

Posted by Uncle Pete (89 SE) on September 13, 2002 at 12:49:20:

In Reply to: another easier way on the inches part..... posted by Matt on September 13, 2002 at 12:22:51:

...and by LSD, I refer of course to librae, solidi, denarii - or pounds, shillings and pence: the pre-1971 British monetary system.

12 pence to a shilling and twenty shillings to a pound. A fifty pence item wasn't fifty pence, it was 'four and two'. The thing that really scares me is that people got confused going FROM lsd TO metric!!! Bonkers!

Replys:

- At least the US Monetary system is easy to use. 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. :) nm Matt (93SE) 13:31:44 9/13/2002 (3)
  - Ah yes, but there's that one killer mystery coin! Uncle Pete (89 SE) 17:57:53 9/13/2002 (2)
    - Especially since it's smaller than a penny, and worth ten times as much. Makes sense to me! :) nm Matt (93SE) 23:08:50 9/13/2002 (0)
    - LOL you're right! It says "One Dime". We are pretty dumb :) n/m RosenKen (93 SE 5spd) 18:32:34 9/13/2002 (0)

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: ...and by LSD, I refer of course to librae, solidi, denarii - or pounds, shillings and pence: the pre-1971 British monetary system. : 12 pence to a shilling and twenty shillings to a pound. A fifty pence item wasn't fifty pence, it was 'four and two'. The thing that really scares me is that people got confused going FROM lsd TO metric!!! Bonkers!