[LINK] German police drop iBook power rustling charge

[Robert Hart]

On Sat, 2004-02-28 at 20:52, Ivan Trundle wrote:
> On 28/02/2004, at 8:15 PM, Chirgwin, Richard wrote:
> 
> > Viv, that is truly brilliant. Get the patent quick...
> 
> Not that brilliant, guys - have none of you spent time in Britain? 
> Coin-operated electricity has been around for yonks (refer to early 
> Goon shows for verification, but you only have to spend some time in a 
> London bedsit to understand the value in having plenty of 50p pieces on 
> hand...).

50p and Goon Shows...you are being truly anachronistic my friend! The
Goons never used decimal currency!!!

My first bedsit (in Exeter) took one shilling pieces and florins (aka 2
bob bits) for both gas and electric.

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