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Not bad though. I agree that the website makes Nextian England more real.
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'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Quote from Splat21: "the fffirst nnnnextian mmmmarrrrriage, in fffffact"
Got a sticky keyboard?
I'm confused: are you and splat_ali one and the same. 'Coz I'm sure I've seen a splat_ali around....
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'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
I can't afford that at the current rate of exchange? That's almost 5 rand!
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'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Rand is the currency of Soth Africa. Quid refers to the English pound, or more correctly, pounds sterling. Bob is another name for the English shilling, which was part of the pre decimal currency. That broke down like this-