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Today’s Pearls Before Swine.
Anything American that mentions “fanny” is so much funnier for Brits, believe me.
I just found one of these coins in my pocket, and it struck me that I’d not seen one before. 2 minutes of googling and research, and it turns out that they were a special edition created last year by the Royal Mint to celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin.
You can buy an uncirculated version from the Royal Mint for £7.99 (plus postage), and they’re going on eBay for a similar amount.
What’s more interesting, however, is that even circulated versions, with the odd bump and scratch are selling for more than their monetary value. I’ve found one auction without even trying too hard, and with the £2.49 postage on top of the auction price, it’s already making a decent profit. Tempting, very tempting.
Now, all I’ve got to do is get through the day without spending it!
Most read article on the BBC News website at the moment: How to manage your workflow around the England game.
We are a nation obsessed…
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I love Pearls Before Swine.
The girlfriend, on David Cameron still being in Buckingham Palace with the Queen after 20 (twenty!) minutes.
Is regicide on the cards?
If you want to invade Britain, do it now! We currently have nobody in charge, other than the Queen, and she’s useless with a gun.
Snooker rest extension, or bizarre sexual device?
Maybe it’s a clue that the photo is from SnookerStuff.com…
Ah yes, it’s that day when we celebrate a Palestinian soldier in the Roman army from the 3rd/4th century AD who refused to renounce his faith when ordered to by his superiors, and who probably didn’t kill a dragon.
The dragon story seems to have been brought back with the Crusaders as they returned from the Holy Lands in the 11th and 12th centuries, no doubt as a bit of jingoism for their campaign against the Muslims of that region. This resulted in the creation of a feast day on the anniversary of his death, celebrating his martyrdom for the Christian faith.
There’s no obvious connection with England, and he probably never visited our island in his lifetime, but every year on April 23rd we celebrate his patronage. His cross decorates the English flag, and is the red vertical/horizontal element of the Union Jack as well.
Happy St. George’s Day, everyone!
Happy 84th Birthday, Your Majesty!
I still think it’s unfair that she gets two birthdays each year… Her “official” birthday is on June 12th this year, changing by a few days every year.
Apparently, the tradition of an official birthday was started by Edward VII, who didn’t enjoy celebrating his November birthday in winter each year. He wanted a summer celebration, and being king he was able to do a Picard and Make It So, creating an official birthday in the summer months.
The tradition which has continued, despite the current queen’s actual birthday being in late April. As an aside, the official birthday varies in different commonwealth countries, so she could conceivably have 6 birthdays a year should she so wish.
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Rumour is, the driver was mashed
This is a great Tumblr, all pictures of half-eaten food on plates of Princess Di. Via b3ta (it being that time of the week).
Conspi-ricey is one of the best posts here. And Post-homous, which is one of those rare occasions when food and pun come into perfect harmony.
Utter genius.
Reblogged from: yodaniel
Originally posted on: Eating off the People's Princess
