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by Hermit » Sat Sep 09, 2017 4:48 pm
Brian Peacock wrote:Highgate cemetery doesn't charge admission - that $6 will be the price someone is charging for a tour or just the price of a tube ticket from central London. In other words, the cost of visiting Marx's grave is the cost of getting there.
When Udland "did" Europe he wanted to make sure that his greatest ideological enemy is dead. So he asked around for the location of Marx's grave. An enterprising local piped up: "For 4 quid 54 I'll tell you how you get there, guv." Being a top level Business Insider, Udland knew immediately that this amounted to exactly 6 bucks in real dosh.
Smart cookie, this Udland.
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by Brian Peacock » Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:33 pm
Yes, we can learn a lot from his example.
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by Strontium Dog » Sun Sep 10, 2017 3:59 am
A guided tour of Highgate's East Cemetery costs £8, which is actually about $10.50
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by NineBerry » Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:30 am
But post Brexit it will be 6.
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by cronus » Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:58 am
NineBerry wrote:But post Brexit it will be 6.
Everything will be in dollars here after Brexit.
What will the world be like after its ruler is removed?
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by Brian Peacock » Sun Sep 10, 2017 12:05 pm
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