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15/02/2007 by peter.
No not that one, the other one. The anniversary of D-day February 1971 (36 years ago) they day the world went to hell in a handcart and Britain changed from L-S-D to decimal money. On that day the everyone thought that there would be chaos and the news papers would be reporting Armageddon with everyone engaging in rape, looting and pillaging (and other fine British traditions). The news rooms sat and waited. Then they waited some more until the story came in. A woman accidentally swallowed one of the new coins and was admitted to hospital but was soon released in perfect health. Whether you want to look at this as one of the least painless major changes in recent times or the efficiency of the NHS is up to you…
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