smutty british expression?

[Dominic Thoreau]

On 13 February 2014 08:26, Kieren Diment <diment at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 13/02/2014, at 7:00 PM, Sue Spence wrote:
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> > I wish I could get fish for 4p now.
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> "Six pints of bitter," said Ford Prefect to the barman of the Horse and
> Groom. "And quickly please, the world's about to end."
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> "What's that, foregone conclusion then you reckon sir?" said the barman.
> "Arsenal without a chance?"
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> Things don't all change - Arsenal are still periodically reckoned to be
without a chance (and this is coming from an Arsenal fan....)l


> Ford slapped a five-pound note on the bar. He said, "Keep the change."
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> "What, from a fiver? Thank you sir."
>

You'll generally get change from a fiver for *a* pint, but not two. Unless
you're drinking really rubbish stuff, or inside a Sam Smiths' pub. (at
least in London. Which Arthur's house wasn't.)


Dominic.
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