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    Re: Bank of England unveils £50 banknote featuring Alan Turing

    Not sure what the new notes are like but the old ones were stupidly big, remember getting paid in £50's once and they were stupid sized and had trouble getting them accepted at many places
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    Re: Bank of England unveils £50 banknote featuring Alan Turing

    Quote Originally Posted by Jonj1611 View Post
    Not sure what the new notes are like but the old ones were stupidly big, remember getting paid in £50's once and they were stupid sized and had trouble getting them accepted at many places
    Yeah they are annoyingly big and don't really fit in most wallets - though because they don't get accepted everywhere, carrying them in one really is just a way of showing off how much money you have. They work much better as a store of value to be transferred in bundles i.e. for high stakes gambling and so on.

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    Re: Bank of England unveils £50 banknote featuring Alan Turing

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    He was a victim of his time, you can't judge past experiences by modern standards.
    Indeed, we should be thankful that things have moved on and we now (at least most people) understand the errors of the past so we can make efforts not to repeat them.
    Wishful thinking, when we're right in the middle of the growing 'cancel' culture. Oh well.
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    Re: Bank of England unveils £50 banknote featuring Alan Turing

    The local drug dealers all have great wodges of Fifties. Seems they enjoy peeling off a few grand to pay their mechanic bills.
    None have done the thing where they 'fan' a few K off into the air yet, like in a music video, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time... and not being outside where they'd just blow away.

    ^These situations are the only time I ever see £50 notes, so it doesn't matter to me who is on them.
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    Re: Bank of England unveils £50 banknote featuring Alan Turing

    Sorry, but I don't understand, if you solve those 12 puzzles, you get a gift or a job offer from GCHQ or nothing?

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    Re: Bank of England unveils £50 banknote featuring Alan Turing

    Quote Originally Posted by John_Amstrad View Post
    Sorry, but I don't understand, if you solve those 12 puzzles, you get a gift or a job offer from GCHQ or nothing?
    Probably nothing... but think I heard in the past, that's one of the ways they recruit people.
    Example from hollywood that comes to mind is Mercury Rising.
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