RDP Wednesday: Bob

Sorry for the quality, but I could not improve it. This is an english shilling, a british currency from the earlier days before we went decimal. We had a very delicate currency, not very logical, but when you grow up with it – no problem. Anyhow the British called their shiling “a bob”, it was a general term for our shilling which actually had a content of 12 pennies. Anyhow, my dad had a rhyme about the bob or shilling. Dad was always ready for a joke, anything for a laugh. The thyme went like this.

My brother Bob said to your brother Bob if your brother Bob doesn’t give this Bob to my brother Bob, he will get a Bob on the nob (Nob being slang for nose).

RDP Wednesday: Bob

3 thoughts on “RDP Wednesday: Bob”

  1. Ha Ha, never heard that rhyme before but I do remember when we’d be in England and our Grandad or one of the uncles giving us a couple of bob to go the village shop and get some sweets… mostly I think to get the kids out of the house lol.

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