punt

broll

is it time to start printing the punt,this euro has being a diaster

Temptamperu

And like that you have solved the debt problem in one fowl swoop. Bravo!!

Naomi00

Yeah because I still have some punts left over..

squod

Punt wouldn't be worth anything. We have no reserves, nothing to give it value. We'd be worse off.

starviewadams

We should call it the cúnt though.

Saila

no just time to devalue the euro

Chuck Stone

Shure we could back it with frosted lucky charms bejaysus.

maygitchell

squod wrote: »

Punt wouldn't be worth anything. We have no reserves, nothing to give it value. We'd be worse off.

Turf?

Where To

Queens head FTW

mikemac

Which famous people are we going to be put on the bank notes?

maygitchell

mikemac wrote: »

Which famous people are we going to be put on the bank notes?

Dustin the turkey

Ray D'arcy

Gay Byrne

Martin Mc Guinness

Dana

Mickey Joe Harte

The two gingers who went to the eurovision

That priest who had the kid

Oranage2

I hate the euro because when my Mammy says she's lost 2 pounds after weight watchers i can't say have you checked under the couch.

Ruu_Old

Better off with the worldo.

Saila

mikemac wrote: »

Which famous people are we going to be put on the bank notes?

tubridy

bono

anne doyle

jean byrne

4leto

Put Bertie's head on the punt as a reminder.

cowzerp

Oranage2 wrote: »

I hate the euro because when my Mammy says she's lost 2 pounds after weight watchers i can't say have you checked under the couch.

You couldn't with punts either.

Oranage2

cowzerp wrote: »

You couldn't with punts either.

Well you'd be wrong there and let me tell you why.

before any of this fancy karate or computers, now I'm probably showing my age here but back in the early 90s Jack Charlton was the manager of the Irish football team, us youngens painted the paths green white and orange, pints were flowing, punts were glowing, penny jellies cost a penny and 5 year olds could buy packets of smokes, well although the 'punt was the official currency, we'd say 'pounds' as in 'can I have 5 pounds?' - you'd probably not understand but it would be the equalant of asking you for €6.35.

So I hope you can see punts were actually called pounds so my joke would work!

Kev_ps3

broll wrote: »

is it time to start printing the punt,this euro has being a diaster

agreed, weak liberals who hate Irish sovereignty hate the idea of Ireland having it own currency, I think its a no brainer.

starbelgrade

4leto wrote: »

Put Bertie's head on the punt as a reminder.

If that happens, it will definitely need to be renamed as the Cunt.

foxyboxer

starbelgrade wrote: »

If that happens, it will definitely need to be renamed as the Cunt.

and the symbol would be Y like a 2 fingered salute.

Y100

Oranage2

keithob wrote: »

THOMAS J CLARKE

SEAN MACDIARMADA

THOMAS MACDONAGH

PADRAIG PEARSE

EAMONN CEANNT

JAMES CONNOLLY

JOSEPH PLUNKETT


De valera and Collins there too...

We should put proper irish heroes like Barack O'Bama

dj jarvis

broll wrote: »

is it time to start printing the punt,this euro has being a diaster

you really have not put much effort into this post have you?

without going into details it would be a unmitigated disaster to revert back to the punt UNLESS we are forced into it

going into the euro was a mistake for all concerned but leaving unless at the barrel of a gun is going to be a super mistake

dont know if your old enough to remember the currency markets nearly destroyed our currency on more than one occasion - devalued once to often

punt is so small its hard 2 defend it - and lets face it we would peg it along with sterling and watch this space - sterling is in for a bumpy ride real soon ( QE 2 on the way (( and no not the ship )

stuck with euro until it fails , then we are ALL ****ed , not just Ireland
best if we sit tight on this one

starbelgrade

dj jarvis wrote: »

you really have not put much effort into this post have you?

without going into details it would be a unmitigated disaster to revert back to the punt UNLESS we are forced into it

going into the euro was a mistake for all concerned but leaving unless at the barrel of a gun is going to be a super mistake

dont know if your old enough to remember the currency markets nearly destroyed our currency on more than one occasion - devalued once to often

punt is so small its hard 2 defend it - and lets face it we would peg it along with sterling and watch this space - sterling is in for a bumpy ride real soon ( QE 2 on the way (( and no not the ship )

stuck with euro until it fails , then we are ALL ****ed , not just Ireland
best if we sit tight on this one

Condescending post is condescending.

foxyboxer

If they do print the punt then they shouldn't bother printing anything over the £20 note because no-one will have any money anyway.

FetchTheGin

Lisbon for jobs.

goose2005

keithob wrote: »

THOMAS J CLARKE

SEAN MACDIARMADA

THOMAS MACDONAGH

PADRAIG PEARSE

EAMONN CEANNT

JAMES CONNOLLY

JOSEPH PLUNKETT


De valera and Collins there too...

those nobs again. Connolly was left of Lenin and would hate modern Ireland and the modern Labour party

Robert Boyle - chemistry, physics

Samuel Beckett - literature

Daniel O'Connell - politics

Hamilton - mathematics

Harry Ferguson - farming, engineering

some trad. musicians

foxyboxer

£1 - Michael Collins
£5 - Tom Crean
£10 - Sean LeMass
£20 - Seamus Heaney
£50 - Cu Chulainn

SEPT 23 1989

I want a note for 1 punt not a coin

dj jarvis

starbelgrade wrote: »

Condescending post is condescending.

LOL so now pointing out fact is condescending ???

methinks ye be a bit sensitive - if i was really trying 2 be condescending, you would still be curled up in a ball under your kitchen table bawling like a little girl after getting bitch slapped.

as for the op's title for this pointless thread - not much effort really.

and in fairness AH is not the forum for deep financial debate,

you silly man ( now that bit was me being condescending - see how this works? )

A Punt won't fit in my pocket. It would be a difficult currency to use. :pac:

keithob

keithob wrote: »

An Punt Nua.... if only.

sure retailers etc increased there prices and rounded up when the euro came in

If it happens, it would be a 1:1 ration with the Euro, so no round ups there*.


*After devaluation of course it's a different story, APN*£1.80 for one litre of petrol, for starters.


*APN (An Punt Nua)

RachaelVO

goose2005 wrote: »

those nobs again. Connolly was left of Lenin and would hate modern Ireland and the modern Labour party

Robert Boyle - chemistry, physics

Samuel Beckett - literature

Daniel O'Connell - politics

Hamilton - mathematics

Harry Ferguson - farming, engineering

some trad. musicians

Ronnie Drew on a Fiver

Phil Linnot on the Tenner

Rory Gallagher on the Twenty

Dara O'Briain on the Fifty (who say you have to be dead to appear on money)

Wouldn't worry about the higher notes, the Punt will be worth feck all so chance are you'll never see em in circulation so it won't matter a sh1te!

dulpit

Richard Dunne on a note. And Sean O'Brien too.

foxyboxer

dulpit wrote: »

Richard Dunne on a note. And Sean O'Brien too.

Yep, the fiver.

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/RichardDunneIrelandVRussiaSept52011SPORTSFILE_large-1.jpg

cowzerp

Oranage2 wrote: »

Well you'd be wrong there and let me tell you why.

before any of this fancy karate or computers, now I'm probably showing my age here but back in the early 90s Jack Charlton was the manager of the Irish football team, us youngens painted the paths green white and orange, pints were flowing, punts were glowing, penny jellies cost a penny and 5 year olds could buy packets of smokes, well although the 'punt was the official currency, we'd say 'pounds' as in 'can I have 5 pounds?' - you'd probably not understand but it would be the equalant of asking you for €6.35.

So I hope you can see punts were actually called pounds so my joke would work!

In my estate we painted houses green white and orange during the world cup of 1990, Karate-what are you on about, you can still call your Euro pounds if you really want, fact is we have not been pounds since i was a small kid, ok smarthole

darkman2

broll wrote: »

is it time to start printing the punt,this euro has being a diaster

You say punt, I raise you STERLING.

RayM

Stephen Gately - £50 note
Katy French - £20 note
Gerry Ryan - £10 note
Bertie Ahern - £9 note
All of Westlife - £5 note

dulpit

RayM wrote: »

Bertie Ahern - £9 note

Why £9?

Also, when the punt returns we need a new symbol, £ is boring...

shanered

mikemac wrote: »

Which famous people are we going to be put on the bank notes?

Charlie Haughey
Bertie Ahern
And my favorite! Brian Cowen!!!
It could be a reminder to never elect a pack of gob****es again!

RachaelVO

RayM wrote: »

Stephen Gately - £50 note
Katy French - £20 note
Gerry Ryan - £10 note
Bertie Ahern - £9 note
All of Westlife - £5 note

LOVE IT!!!!!! Bertine on a Niner...

Isn't there a rhyme or something about the crooked man

There was a crooked man
Who had a crooked smile,
He had a crooked sixpence
and walked a crooked mile...

Or something like that anyway, I can't remember it exactly

RachaelVO

dulpit wrote: »

Why £9?

Also, when the punt returns we need a new symbol, £ is boring...

Dunno if it was the reasoning but I'd imagine cos the idea of a 9 pound note is a bit dodgy!!!!

I'm open to correction

squod

shanered wrote: »

Charlie Haughey
Bertie Ahern
And my favorite! Brian Cowen!!!
It could be a reminder to never elect a pack of gob****es again!

Brian Cowen should go on a 1p note. Cheap enough so everyone could wipe their' arse with him.

shanered

Sure by time we got back to the punt the paper should be fairly worthless anyways!

foxyboxer

Gay Byrne on the £5
David McWilliams on the £10
John Waters on the £20
Brendan O'Connor on the £50

I like this game

foxyboxer

RayM wrote: »

Stephen Gately - £50 note
Katy French - £20 note
Gerry Ryan - £10 note
Bertie Ahern - £9 note
All of Westlife - £5 note

And they could come pre-rolled up too. Hmmmm, convenient!

RayM

shanered wrote: »

Sure by time we got back to the punt the paper should be fairly worthless anyways!

We could just print the notes on really expensive paper then. Problem solved.

squod

http://www.complex.com/girls/2011/03/the-50-hottest-irish-women/kristen-bell

Famous hot Irish women should go on the big notes. A special topless print for eh....... collectors like meself would sell well IMO.

Knasher

foxyboxer wrote: »

If they do print the punt then they shouldn't bother printing anything over the £20 note because no-one will have any money anyway.

Just the opposite I'd say, if they start printing the punt it will devalue so quickly we will need to start printing £1 trillion notes after a week.

Jimoslimos

foxyboxer wrote: »

If they do print the punt then they shouldn't bother printing anything over the £20 note because no-one will have any money anyway.

Works the opposite way actually, because the new currency would end up being devalued we'll need millions of punts to buy a loaf of bread - wheelbarrow anybody?

Edit: Damn you Knasher: Beat me to it

alchemist33

4leto wrote: »

Put Bertie's head on the punt as a reminder.

A picture of his head or his actual head? If the latter, it would serve as a warning to the rest.

starbelgrade

dj jarvis wrote: »

LOL so now pointing out fact is condescending ???

methinks ye be a bit sensitive - if i was really trying 2 be condescending, you would still be curled up in a ball under your kitchen table bawling like a little girl after getting bitch slapped.

Pointing out a fact is not condescending as long as you don't do so in a condescending manner, which you clearly did.

It's not a case of me being sensitive about it - just aware that it's completely unescessary to use a tone of superiority when arguing a point with someone.