New 10 pound note arrives tomorrow

[Martin-O2]

Hey everyone,

Almost year to the day from the launch of the new polymer 5 pound note, its big brother the 10 pound note arrives tomorrow! Like the fiver, the new 10 pound note is made of a plastic polymer and is cleaner, will last longer and can even survive a trip through the washing machine! The note will feature the 19th century author Jane Austen, who is most well known for the Pride & Prejudice novel. 

Last years fiver caused some upset to the vegan and some religious communities as the polymer contained trace amounts of tallow which comes from animal fat. Unfortunately the 10 pound note will still contain tallow, as will the planned twenty pound note due in 2020. 

On the plus side the new notes feature enhanced security features such as micro lettering and holograms and will have raised areas to help the blind and partially sighted 

After using the new style fivers for a year what do you think of them? Are you a fan or would you like to return to the more traditional notes? 

Further reading

[Glory1]

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@ComaChameleon wrote:

@Glory1

Una cerveca por favor... Or so

De nada....I think 

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[ComaChameleon]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

@ComaChameleonWe are a group of 8. A 'kitty' is when each couple handover a set amount of money to one selected person who is responsible for it. All drinks and snacks are bought out of the communal 'kitty'. When we run low...the person holding the 'kitty' tells us and we all hand over more money. They are extremely boozy weekends....

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it sounds kinda weird We call it a "pot"

[jonsie]

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@ComaChameleon wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

@ComaChameleonWe are a group of 8. A 'kitty' is when each couple handover a set amount of money to one selected person who is responsible for it. All drinks and snacks are bought out of the communal 'kitty'. When we run low...the person holding the 'kitty' tells us and we all hand over more money. They are extremely boozy weekends....

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it sounds kinda weird We call it a "pot"

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I presume you don't have a physical pot just as we don't have a physical kitty 

We always had an empty pint mug on the table in which we all put £10 to start with (some of our gang or hangers on were a little untrustworthy 😂)

[Glory1]

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@ComaChameleon wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

@ComaChameleonWe are a group of 8. A 'kitty' is when each couple handover a set amount of money to one selected person who is responsible for it. All drinks and snacks are bought out of the communal 'kitty'. When we run low...the person holding the 'kitty' tells us and we all hand over more money. They are extremely boozy weekends....

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it sounds kinda weird We call it a "pot"

That's funny we called it a pot when I lived in New   York @ComaChameleon. 

Mind you that was a long long time ago, they could call it something quite different now.

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[Beenherebefore]

Are you sure we're talking about the same "pot"

[ComaChameleon]

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@Beenherebefore wrote:
Are you sure we're talking about the same "pot"

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It's written "Pott" hier XD (Topf in real German, pott is slang :D)

The other is more common on the other side of the border x'D

[Cleoriff]

So really it makes more sense to call it a kitty...as there is never a blumming cat on the table....

[Beenherebefore]

Better than potty.........how the heck did we get so far off topic.....does anybody know ?

[ComaChameleon]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

So really it makes more sense to call it a kitty...as there is never a blumming cat on the table....

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"Sorry, we found no matches for your search term(s) blumming"  eeeer.... do you mean like flower pot? o_o

[Cleoriff]

Blumming (or blooming) ...is a polite way of avoiding the swear word 'Bloody' @ComaChameleon.

Probably most used in the Midlands where I live. ie Blumming heck....instead of Bloody hell...