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Dave_anon Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Twelve cent tramps
Hi
From time to time, I hear allusions to twelve cents. Can anyone say why it's that particular amount of money?
Best regards as ever, Dave
From time to time, I hear allusions to twelve cents. Can anyone say why it's that particular amount of money?
Best regards as ever, Dave
Top answer
In what context do you hear this?
- In what context do you hear this?
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Here's a reference to 'twelve cent Archie'. It may be no more than the fact that he appeared in a popular cartoon magazine that happened to cost twelve cents. I just wondered if there was more to it
In the UK, I can remember people saying "you silly aporth" (halfpennyworth). But that makes sense because the halfpenny was a low-value coin. In a similar way, I was wondering a
Here's a reference to 'twelve cent Archie'. It may be no more than the fact that he appeared in a popular cartoon magazine that happened to cost twelve cents. I just wondered if there was more to it
In the UK, I can remember people saying "you silly aporth" (halfpennyworth). But that makes sense because the halfpenny was a low-value coin. In a similar way, I was wondering a
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Hi again
I replied to your post, but it seems to have been deleted
You may be thinking of the Peter Gabriel song which sounds like:
- Every morning I'm out at dawn with the twelve cent tramps
- For a silent communion lit from above by the sodium lamps
Morn
I replied to your post, but it seems to have been deleted
You may be thinking of the Peter Gabriel song which sounds like:
- Every morning I'm out at dawn with the twelve cent tramps
- For a silent communion lit from above by the sodium lamps
Morn
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