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| Thread ID: 58250 | 2005-05-26 05:01:00 | Brass Thrupenny Bit. | Poppa John (284) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 358613 | 2005-05-26 05:01:00 | Every post on this forum reminds me of the old brass thrupenny bit. Why would that be??? PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 358614 | 2005-05-26 05:04:00 | Perhaps because there are so many sides to them? :cool: Or so many angles. | Scouse (83) | ||
| 358615 | 2005-05-26 05:10:00 | Only Poms know about brass thruppeny bits, they never had them here AFAIK :) They were used as simple vibration meters by Vincent enthusiasts who could stand them up on the crankcase whilst revving the engine. They didnt fall over, just turned around on the spot. With no other motobike could that be done, ( no, not even the BMW),it always settled arguments about how smooth an engine was. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 358616 | 2005-05-26 06:17:00 | Dementia? | Cicero (40) | ||
| 358617 | 2005-05-26 06:24:00 | sal.neoburn.net follow above link to see what all the fuss is about, well before my time in blighty, although i was there when the 50p (or was that 20p) shrunk |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 358618 | 2005-05-26 07:16:00 | Never heard of a Brass Thrupenny, but after seeing that jpg I do like Scouse's explanation. Quite apt. :D | Jen (38) | ||
| 358619 | 2005-05-26 07:40:00 | It's what my grandparents put in there xmas pud | plod (107) | ||
| 358620 | 2005-05-26 08:38:00 | It's what my grandparents put in there xmas pud Silver threepenny pieces were better for xmas puds :thumbs: |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 358621 | 2005-05-26 08:40:00 | It's what my grandparents put in there xmas pud Mmmmm...clooty dumpling... Mmmm.... there are some things I really miss about my granny, and that is definitely one of them. |
bartsdadhomer (80) | ||
| 358622 | 2005-05-26 08:43:00 | Every post on this forum reminds me of the old brass thrupenny bit. Why would that be??? PJ Because we are cheap? Because in the time it takes to read one post, you need to take 2-1/2 p(s) |
godfather (25) | ||
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