tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post5713434292589872260..comments2024-03-21T14:59:20.729-04:00Comments on NT Blog: "Fifty bob Dodd"Mark Goodacrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-13757425411202049952014-09-18T09:14:17.098-04:002014-09-18T09:14:17.098-04:00Interesting -- I have heard the same tag for Vince...Interesting -- I have heard the same tag for Vincent Taylor's tome on Mark --hence the 50 bob tailor -- you might get a suit out of it as well!BGUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213607957489197498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-57513541223898797022014-08-06T09:01:07.449-04:002014-08-06T09:01:07.449-04:00Ooooh. I'd love to see a more structured appro...Ooooh. I'd love to see a more structured approach to Brodie's work. It sounds right, but it's too scattershot for my taste. Much like Adam Winn great improved his Elijah-Elisha work.Jens Knudsen (Sili)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14078875730565068352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-87819421990909391172014-08-06T00:11:42.466-04:002014-08-06T00:11:42.466-04:00Thanks, Jens. Well, that would be telling! But y...Thanks, Jens. Well, that would be telling! But yes, I'm seriously thinking about it.Mark Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-60137099795451952802014-08-06T00:09:34.144-04:002014-08-06T00:09:34.144-04:00Here's a little more from Michael Strickland (...Here's a little more from Michael Strickland (on Fb) on "fifty bob":<br /><br />"At this time, a shilling was worth about 14 American cents. (20 shillings to a pound, exchange rate was about $2.80 per £ in the late 1950s). So this book was around $7.00 in 1958. In today's money, that is a little over $50. So, if my back of the envelope calculating is correct, he is now "50 buck Dodd." This is semi-serious. Sources: <br /><br />http://www.measuringworth.com/.../exchangepound/result.php, <br /><br />http://www.in2013dollars.com/1958-dollars-in-2013?amount=7 "<br />Mark Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-45211825185345514472014-08-05T21:27:02.487-04:002014-08-05T21:27:02.487-04:00"While doing some reading today on John's..."While doing some reading today on John's Gospel"<br /><br />Just ordinary interest or working on a take-down of the claims of independence?Jens Knudsen (Sili)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14078875730565068352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-78269579255271756332014-08-05T17:14:21.517-04:002014-08-05T17:14:21.517-04:00Bob - a shilling was 12 old pennies in pre-decimal...Bob - a shilling was 12 old pennies in pre-decimal currency, and there were 20 shillings to a pound. Today, a shilling is equivalent to five pence (£0.05)Mr Regnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111869149091924130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-42040419735461699202014-08-05T15:06:18.730-04:002014-08-05T15:06:18.730-04:00Mark - how much is a shilling?Mark - how much is a shilling?Bob Derrenbackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920873628211941273noreply@blogger.com