interesting fact

mirage · Post by **mirage** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:51 pm

as i work in the building industry and im building up a collection of copper to trade in, it got me thinking about 2p coins.

did you know a pre 1992 97% copper 2p is actually worth 3p in scrap copper.

thats a free

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:51 pm

Yep !!

However they are even more useful as "penny" washers, although apparently its illegal to drill a hole through the queens head

J.

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:51 pm

What an interesting life you lead

Bladey was hypothesising about the same thing the other day. Dullard :lol:

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:21 pm

Dullards bitch !!

kev@tga · Post by **kev@tga** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:35 am

Bladerider wrote:Dullards bitch !!

pmsl :lol:

Nik · Post by **Nik** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:36 am

LMAO :lol:

Post by **Stuart** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:14 am

James keyboard warrior stance soon changes when we're face to face....he stops yapping like a little puppy then

Back to topic.

Another factoid for you.

Did you know that 50% of the UK Prisons populace cannot read or write?

mirage · Post by **mirage** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:05 am

50%!, thats huge, how can anyone hope to make it in life (outside of prison) without being able to read or write.

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:43 pm

stuart wrote:James keyboard warrior stance soon changes when we're face to face....he stops yapping like a little puppy then

Back to topic.

Another factoid for you.

Did you know that 50% of the UK Prisons populace cannot read or write?

50% of them drag their knuckles on the ground too !!!

Still, ya win some ya lose some eh big fella !!!

Your adoring puppy........xxxxx

Hugh Janus · Post by **Hugh Janus** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:11 pm

another interesting fact for you (this will have you all rummaging through your penny pots) a 2p piece from 1983 is actually worth around the