[The Cornishman]

I'm not advocating that anyone should deface Her Majesty's currency-I'm sure it is illegal and punishable by ten years in the tower sorting the Duke's turds according to density of plop-But,imagine if every member of this board were to append every likeness of Her Majesty the Queen,on every five pound note in their possession- with a speech bubble proclaiming thus: "Hello I'm Andy Kershaw" I wonder how long it would take for one to reach a fellow MW abuser?Hypotheticaly of course....

[Freddo]

I recomend that you send that idea to the man himself

[Chris]

The average lifespan of a typical £5 is just nine months. There are lots of fivers around.

Chance? Slim I reckon ...

[Freddo]

its a good idea though

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

yeah but the chances would increase if you dropped it near another member of this board or posted it to em. just need a bit of lateral thinkin y'see.........

[Morals]

If everybody who uses this board fancies sending me five pound notes then I'm all for this experiment. As to being illegal? Yes, it is. Defacing the Queens image is definitely illegal. I'm not sure but it may well count as treason, one of only three (ish) offences still punishable by death (and I'm not joking).

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

yes and just for your information the other two offences are :

1) touching the queens breasts
2) buying any song by radiohead.

[Funky Drummer]

I'm not sure but it may well count as treason, one of only three (ish) offences still punishable by death (and I'm not joking).

Killing and (I think) plotting to kill the Queen are the only things which are still punishable by death.

Rich~

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

damn i was so close

[gregs]

if defacement is illegal, why does every GCSE Chemistry student have to study why HM's face disappears when u stick a 2p in acid????


gregs

[stephendowning]

Defacement of the Queen's image on money is no longer illegal.

[gem]

Here's a fascinating fact.

To tell if a five pound note is fake simply rub it on a flat surface. If the blue ink comes off then it's fake. Or maybe that means it's real. I can't really remember. Anyway, have fun.

I was told this by a * stallholder so it must be true.

[David]

Was there not a recent batch of £5 notes where the ink rubbed off in your pocket?

Of course in Scotland we are special, we have £1 notes

David

[Funky Drummer]

yeah!

[kendra k]

coinage is besser alls notage. i love dollar coins, they're just hard to come by.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

i have coins from the old soviet union before they had to use paper cos the currency value changed almost every hour. im very proud.......

[kendra k]

who'd you have to kill to get those?

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

hmmmmm so close kendra. i got them off the father of a boy who came to our house for medical treatment but died when he got home anyway. not the happiest of stories i admit buy hey i got some shiny coins....

[David]

If everyone, when they got any note, wrote a speech bubble with "Ahhh, Lovely Knockers" - one of them may eventually get to Steve Lamacq, that would be good....

David

[Adam]

Was there not a recent batch of £5 notes where the ink rubbed off in your pocket?

Of course in Scotland we are special, we have £1 notes

David

.....because you lose the coin version.