On 13 Feb 2014 09:55, "Dominic Thoreau" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 13 February 2014 08:26, Kieren Diment <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On 13/02/2014, at 7:00 PM, Sue Spence wrote: > > > > > I wish I could get fish for 4p now. > > > > > > "Six pints of bitter," said Ford Prefect. [...] > > > Ford slapped a five-pound note on the bar. He said, "Keep the change." > > > > "What, from a fiver? Thank you sir." > > > You'll generally get change from a fiver for *a* pint, but not two. ...
Today I learned that a pint cost about 20p when HHGTTG was written.
