Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles; site uicsl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsl!sarwate From: sarwate@uicsl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: limmerick - (nf) Message-ID: <27900001@uicsl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-Aug-84 11:58:00 EDT Article-I.D.: uicsl.27900001 Posted: Thu Aug 9 11:58:00 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Aug-84 00:24:02 EDT References: <194@tellab3.UUCP> Lines: 14 Nf-ID: #R:tellab3:-19400:uicsl:27900001:000:412 Nf-From: uicsl!sarwate Aug 9 10:58:00 1984 #R:tellab3:-19400:uicsl:27900001:000:412 uicsl!sarwate Aug 9 10:58:00 1984 This limerick is actually derived from a British limerick from the days when British currency had 20 shillings to the pound, 12 pennies to the shilling, and various other coins were also available, e.g. the crown was five shillings, and half-a-crown was two and one half shillings. The limerick went Jack and Jill went up the hill Each with a shilling and a quarter Jill came down With half a crown ...........