the boy Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Tell the pub to be careful when taking fifties as one of the fifties they paid you was a dud. Don't imply that you would like another and give them the dud back. The ball is in their court then. My money says they refund you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1393511144' post='2381226'] ...[size=4]thrusting a bundle of rolled-up banknotes into Bluejay's hand[/size] [size=4](@ Discreet: if you say [/size][u][i][b]one word[/b][/i][/u][size=4] I'm coming round to see you [/size] [size=4] ).[/size] [/quote] ... ... ... ..!!?? Edited February 27, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 [quote name='the boy' timestamp='1393511214' post='2381229'] Tell the pub to be careful when taking fifties as one of the fifties they paid you was a dud. Don't imply that you would like another and give them the dud back. The ball is in their court then. My money says they refund you. [/quote] Exactly what I would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1393511303' post='2381232'] ... ... ... ..!!?? [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 The main thing is the feel of the note - banknotes, aside from polymer issue, are made of linen/cotton composite, not paper, so have a definite "feel" to them. In many cases it`s easier to identify a counterfeit note with your eyes closed, as the imaging draws you into the belief that the note is genuine. remove this aspect and usually the fingers tell it for what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1393511820' post='2381242'] The main thing is the feel of the note ... [/quote] This one feels fine. Even if you handle it and then handle a genuine £10 and a genuine £20, you'd not immediately say "Now hold on just a minute!". It might be different if you could handle it and then handle a genuine £50, but I wouldn't bet on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dyer Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 If you're going to try and palm it off on somebody else I'd do it quick, last I heard, the Government were talking of stopping production of the fifty pound note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 We are NOT going to try and palm it off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1393518334' post='2381376'] We are NOT going to try and palm it off! [/quote] ... ... ... ..!!?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1393519070' post='2381392'] ... ... ... ..!!?? [/quote] That's it, Happy Jack will be round to see you now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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flyfisher Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 [quote name='Mark Dyer' timestamp='1393512763' post='2381264'] If you're going to try and palm it off on somebody else I'd do it quick, last I heard, the Government were talking of stopping production of the fifty pound note. [/quote] Only the Houblon one . . . . [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1393358820' post='2379360'] All those BCers with a mattress full of £50s should check them carefully because the 'Houblon' fifty is being withdrawn at the end of April. I was just looking for official advice about forgeries and came across that news in a Bank of England FAQ here: [url="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/pages/about/faqs.aspx"]http://www.bankofeng...about/faqs.aspx[/url] A further search revealed that this was all over the news last month, though I didn't notice it at the time. [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25758063"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...siness-25758063[/url] [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) Up The Junction??? Pub landlord looking shifty paid with a dodgy fifty we felt we had to swallow Left us feeling hollow Waiting till the morning and put out a warning on a musician's forum then kicked him in the scrotum Edited February 27, 2014 by Big_Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 [size=4] [/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1393509626' post='2381179'] Seriously though, all the fuss made about £50 notes is basically to discredit cash. The government are desperate to get rid of cash entirely so they can 100% keep tabs on what everyone's buying and where. [/quote] Aha, so it's the government who's producing the fake £50s then? Damn clever, they get to spend loadsamoney without it costing them anything, and then they use it as an excuse to get rid of cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1393518334' post='2381376'] We are NOT going to try and palm it off! [/quote] I occasionally palm off fake pound coins (I know, I know!), but I'd be too scared to palm palm off a fifty even if I was that much of a dodgy geezer, which I'm not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1393532919' post='2381659'] Aha, so it's the government who's producing the fake £50s then? [/quote] No, they want to discredit [i]real [/i]cash. Discrediting fake notes is relatively easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 In the future, all bands will be paid in Bitcoins ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Good. That's absolutely not going to create any trouble at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1393575308' post='2381971'] In the future, all bands will be paid in Bitcoins... [/quote] I'd accept a pork pie, a tin of Special Brew, a copy of 'Swish' magazine and some pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1393581977' post='2382122'] I'd accept a pork pie, a tin of Special Brew, a copy of 'Swish' magazine and some pants. [/quote] It always involves pants with you, doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1393623379' post='2382839'] It always involves pants with you, doesn't it? [/quote] Or not. Either way, I'm easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1393507792' post='2381145'] Close ... but no cigar.u The ink on a genuine £50 note never dries completely. If you rub one with a piece of white tissue paper, it's [i][b]supposed [/b][/i]to stain! [/quote] correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 You must play some real posh areas if the easiest ready cash for the landlord to grab from the till is 4 £50 notes. Talk to other people who've played there and my guess is that he does that trick to ALL the bands? Its a way of getting a discount. When you've got a few other victims together, then go to the police with the names of all the other victims. The landlord won't like you for it, but that's tough. He's been trying to take you for mugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 On the subject of being paid in odd currency, I'll repeat an anecdote I had put in my status. We were recently asked to do a fundraiser gig for a refugee charity, and the band agreed to do it for free (after expenses) My text to the organiser was meant to be "We'll do the gig for now't" Some collusion between typo and auto correct changed it to "We'll do the gig for Moët" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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