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Well I guess the bottom line of the first section is "4 ice cubes" and the next bit is "stirred 3 times"...?

My mother was a continuity girl on African Queen during the filming in South Africa - as a result she was a dab hand at spotting errors of this sort. For me it is usually when they stray into the realms of the military that my hackles rise. In an early Doctor Who the "Nuclear Bomb squad" was called out - a "Major" in the Royal Engineers was supposedly in charge, except that he was wearing an "Other Ranks" hat badge and his beret was pulled down on the wrong side. Yet another reason for me to hide behind the sofa!

There's a new big budget costume drama series called 'Harlots', about prostitution in 18th century London, beginning next week on BBC 2. During the trailer we see coins being thrown into a coffer already filled with money. Here's a screen grab. 18th century?

I came across this "formula" many years ago. It was used in the advert of a well-known writing instrument company. What is it for? Hint 1: it is obvious something humorous to be in this tread. Hint 2: it is a recipe for something consumable. Can you work out the meaning of any part of this "equation"?

We have both the 1969 Maggie Smith film and the 1978 TV series with Geraldine McEwan. If Pinewood I should think you're referring to the original film? I've skimmed through this morning but haven't been able to spot the van in any of the street scenes. Do you know where and when it appears? If you do, I'll grab a shot and put it up on here.

I paid GBP 27.00 for the 1920 halfcrown. I've never had a coin graded but I guess it would costa bit for the service. Freight was extra.

Pedantry? actually that's the kind of error which seriously irritates me in period dramas. It's on a par with one I saw set in the 1890's, where you got a quick glimpse of a satellite dish on the side of someone's house. Forgotten what it was called. Or the continuity errors where an actor is talking to someone, and after the reply when the camera moves back to him, he's wearing a different tie. Then (being interested in trains), I saw one film from the 1950's which showed a train about to leave, and after the camera panned back to the locomotive after a romantic goodbye, same class of loco, but with a different number. Oh and not forgetting the film apparently set in December, where you can see fake snow falling outside the window. Then when they shoot outside, all the trees are in full leaf, and the shadows cast by the actors, very short - and it's not "6 months later". Oh and when they come in from the snow, the flakes just stay intact on their coats, instead of rapidly melting which they would in real life. ...and don't get me started on fake lightning, always cast as directly overhead, so the thunder is immediate.... OK call me a sad but observant pedant if you like.

It seems to me that if its that hard to tell the difference , then it doesn't really matter so long as no damage has been done to the coins surface

Appositely titled which ever way you look at it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-53574164

Of course another interpretation could be that the person is WEARING the barrel and shooting the fish in a stream, ocean, river, lake (any body of water containing said fish)... he/she might need to be concerned about getting a splinter though...

I believe shooting fish is illegal in the UK . I would need to move to the States to give that a try lol .

Hi all, Just thought I’d introduce myself I’m new on the forums got recommended by a friend PaulW, I’ve been browsing and lurking in the shadows and I thought I’d make a post.. I mainly collect Charles I tower mints but has interest in any Hammered coin don’t mind Irish and Scottish also.. I also run a Facebook group with close to 6000 members all buying selling and trading British coins. ill try and do my bit to contribute the best I can but I am also still learning. 👍

I'm very pleased to say I managed to get another F176 for a very reasonable price. This time a CGS slabbed one. Not previously unknown, it's No 9 on Richard's rarest pennies site. I don't actually need two, and my other one is slightly better than this, so I might well put it up for possible bids at the June LCA. Although if anybody on here does happen to want it (who hasn't already got one), they've got first refusal.