>Yeah, in UK a shilling used to be nicknamed "bob", as in "could you lend me 10 bob?" (50p) or, in typical British understatement "he's worth a few bob" (That guy is rich). I've still heard Aussies using such expressions on the TV.
"Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice." -- Dave Barry
