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Old Dickens: improve the flow a bit (2 cents worth?)

2017-09-28T02:47:16Z

improve the flow a bit (2 cents worth?)

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	[[File:Tuppeny_upright_obverse.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Several letters of the alphabet along from a "book token"?]]		[[File:Tuppeny_upright_obverse.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Several letters of the alphabet along from a "book token"?]]

	Apparently the most basic level of service offered by the [[Seamstresses' Guild]]. It is possible inflation has raised the price somewhat, but the popular title still remains.		Apparently this is the most basic level of service offered by the [[Seamstresses' Guild]]. It is possible inflation has raised the price somewhat, but the popular title still remains.

	~~Also~~ a kind of jam donut or jam-based dessert served with hot custard, like your mam might have made in your youth.		While it refers to a kind of jam donut or jam-based dessert served with hot custard, like your mam might have made in your youth, it is also the slang name for an intimate service as might be provided by a [[seamstress]], although this is not deeply explored. Or is it? Given the rather suggestive nature of the phrase it may well be slang for a donut and the proper name for whatever it is twopence will buy you up an alley.

	It is ~~also the slang name~~ for ~~some kind of intimate~~ service as ~~might~~ be ~~provided by~~ a ~~[[seamstress]]~~, ~~although this~~ is ~~not deeply explored. Or is it~~ ? ~~Given~~ the ~~rather suggestive nature of~~ the ~~phrase it may well~~ be ~~slang for~~ a ~~donut and the proper name for whatever it is twopence will buy you up an alley~~.		Given what is known about relative prices in Ankh-Morpork, though, two pence does seem a little cheap for even a basic Seamstress service - especially as Guild tax on the transaction has to be paid (at 25%, or a halfpenny?) This is perhaps one of those terms lingering on from an earlier age, like "The king's shilling" for the bounty paid on joining the Watch, even if the current cost is a lot different? (Down-to-earth American slang has the expression ''spreads faster than a two-dollar whore on a Saturday night''; again, an older price prevails in the folklore? It'd be hard to find a Seamstress in today's USA who'd charge a dollar a sock...)

	~~Given what is known about relative prices~~ in ~~Ankh-Morpork, though, two pence does seem a little cheap for even a basic Seamstress service - especially as Guild tax on~~ the ~~transaction has~~ to be ~~paid (at 25%, or~~ a ~~halfpenny?) This is perhaps one of those terms lingering on from an earlier age, like "The king's shilling" for the bounty paid on joining the Watch, even if the current cost is~~ a ~~lot different? (down~~ to ~~earth American slang has~~ the ~~expression ''spreads faster than a two~~-~~dollar whore on a Saturday night''. Again, an older price prevails in~~ the ~~folklore? It~~'~~d be hard to find a Seamstress in today's USA who'd charge a dollar a sock~~.~~..)~~		Either way, we are introduced to the expression in {{NW}} during the events leading up to the [[Glorious Revolution]] perhaps to be offered as a bribe by a fledgling [[Rosemary Palm]] seeking to escape the clutches of [[Cable Street Particulars]].

			A 2p (not 2d) Ankh-Morpork Post Office stamp honors the Seamstresses' Guild.

	Either way, we are introduced to the expression in {{NW}} during the events leading up to the [[Glorious Revolution]] perhaps to be offered as a bribe by a fledgling [[Rosemary Palm]] seeking to escape the clutches of [[Cable Street Particulars]].

	~~A 2p (not 2d) Ankh-Morpork Post Office stamp honors the Seamstresses' Guild.~~[[Category:Discworld concepts]]		[[Category:Discworld concepts]]
	[[Category:Food and drink]]		[[Category:Food and drink]]

AgProv: Merging two articles

2016-04-12T14:09:02Z

Merging two articles

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	A kind of jam donut, like your mam might have made in your youth.		[[File:Tuppeny_upright_obverse.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Several letters of the alphabet along from a "book token"?]]

			Apparently the most basic level of service offered by the [[Seamstresses' Guild]]. It is possible inflation has raised the price somewhat, but the popular title still remains.

			Also a kind of jam donut or jam-based dessert served with hot custard, like your mam might have made in your youth.

	It is also the slang name for some kind of intimate service as might be provided by a [[seamstress]], although this is not deeply explored. Or is it ? Given the rather suggestive nature of the phrase it may well be slang for a donut and the proper name for whatever it is twopence will buy you up an alley.		It is also the slang name for some kind of intimate service as might be provided by a [[seamstress]], although this is not deeply explored. Or is it ? Given the rather suggestive nature of the phrase it may well be slang for a donut and the proper name for whatever it is twopence will buy you up an alley.
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	Either way, we are introduced to the expression in {{NW}} during the events leading up to the [[Glorious Revolution]] perhaps to be offered as a bribe by a fledgling [[Rosemary Palm]] seeking to escape the clutches of [[Cable Street Particulars]].		Either way, we are introduced to the expression in {{NW}} during the events leading up to the [[Glorious Revolution]] perhaps to be offered as a bribe by a fledgling [[Rosemary Palm]] seeking to escape the clutches of [[Cable Street Particulars]].

	[[Category:Discworld concepts]]		A 2p (not 2d) Ankh-Morpork Post Office stamp honors the Seamstresses' Guild.[[Category:Discworld concepts]]
	[[Category:Food and drink]]		[[Category:Food and drink]]

AgProv: A colorful US Marine Corps expression....

2015-02-23T10:05:02Z

A colorful US Marine Corps expression....

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	It is also the slang name for some kind of intimate service as might be provided by a [[seamstress]], although this is not deeply explored. Or is it ? Given the rather suggestive nature of the phrase it may well be slang for a donut and the proper name for whatever it is twopence will buy you up an alley.		It is also the slang name for some kind of intimate service as might be provided by a [[seamstress]], although this is not deeply explored. Or is it ? Given the rather suggestive nature of the phrase it may well be slang for a donut and the proper name for whatever it is twopence will buy you up an alley.

	Given what is known about relative prices in Ankh-Morpork, though, two pence does seem a little cheap for even a basic Seamstress service - especially as Guild tax on the transaction has to be paid (at 25%, or a halfpenny?) This is perhaps one of those terms lingering on from an earlier age, like "The king's shilling" for the bounty paid on joining the Watch, even if the current cost is a lot different?		Given what is known about relative prices in Ankh-Morpork, though, two pence does seem a little cheap for even a basic Seamstress service - especially as Guild tax on the transaction has to be paid (at 25%, or a halfpenny?) This is perhaps one of those terms lingering on from an earlier age, like "The king's shilling" for the bounty paid on joining the Watch, even if the current cost is a lot different? (down to earth American slang has the expression ''spreads faster than a two-dollar whore on a Saturday night''. Again, an older price prevails in the folklore? It'd be hard to find a Seamstress in today's USA who'd charge a dollar a sock...)

	Either way, we are introduced to the expression in {{NW}} during the events leading up to the [[Glorious Revolution]] perhaps to be offered as a bribe by a fledgling [[Rosemary Palm]] seeking to escape the clutches of [[Cable Street Particulars]].		Either way, we are introduced to the expression in {{NW}} during the events leading up to the [[Glorious Revolution]] perhaps to be offered as a bribe by a fledgling [[Rosemary Palm]] seeking to escape the clutches of [[Cable Street Particulars]].

Osiris: 1 revision: Discworld import 2

2012-09-24T00:15:47Z

1 revision: Discworld import 2

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AgProv: What does a Seamstress charge these days, anyway?

2012-05-29T21:04:04Z

What does a Seamstress charge these days, anyway?

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A kind of jam donut, like your mam might have made in your youth.

It is also the slang name for some kind of intimate service as might be provided by a [[seamstress]], although this is not deeply explored. Or is it ? Given the rather suggestive nature of the phrase it may well be slang for a donut and the proper name for whatever it is twopence will buy you up an alley.

Given what is known about relative prices in Ankh-Morpork, though, two pence does seem a little cheap for even a basic Seamstress service - especially as Guild tax on the transaction has to be paid (at 25%, or a halfpenny?) This is perhaps one of those terms lingering on from an earlier age, like "The king's shilling" for the bounty paid on joining the Watch, even if the current cost is a lot different?

Either way, we are introduced to the expression in {{NW}} during the events leading up to the [[Glorious Revolution]] perhaps to be offered as a bribe by a fledgling [[Rosemary Palm]] seeking to escape the clutches of [[Cable Street Particulars]].

[[Category:Discworld concepts]]
[[Category:Food and drink]]