I beg to differ, mate. A pony is 25quid. Like a monkey is 500...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_slang
Cheers,
Jez
On 30/10/2012, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Pony" is indeed London slang, Chris, but for nothing connected with cash.
> Perhaps I only need clarify that it's rhyming slang, and (as is normal with
> rhyming slang) the full rhymed phrase is not articulated. But since you
> insist, the full phrase is "pony and trap". Let's leave it there, without
> going into the details of a 'big pony'...
>
> But have a free flight in KA114 here:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGfQQWOsoB8
>
> Piers
>
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> It would be a big pony, I think. And that's a bit of London slang is it
> not? A pony is a large amount of money, I think.
>
> Chris
>
> On 29 Oct 2012, at 16:20, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> But I might pony up for a spin in a Mosquito
>
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