Isn't the smallest denomination of a U.K. note £5? In the U.S. it's $1, which is currently worth about £0.60.

Gee, I got U.S. quarters ($0.25) as a kid.

same, if I was lucky it was a half dollar.

You must always take inflation into account in these comparisons.

$0.25 in 1970 has equivalent purchasing power of 1.48$ right now.

And $0.50 in 1985 matches to pretty much exact $1 right now.

I believe it was people inflating their vests inside, not rafts.

I don't think GM makes dealer commercials as they are the manufacturer.

Although they may not make the commercials directly, in print there is often "co-op" money available to dealers when certain criteria is meet by said ad... I imagine there is a similar system for television adverts.

I've had similar questions when opening online accounts before, I believe that information comes from your credit report.

Burst fire is NOT semi-auto.

Did anyone else make the return trip and get disappointed there was no "welcome home"?

The article mentions that fake charities were set up specifically for this purpose.

Can we trust that? If a long-standing group like the Red Cross were involved they'd hardly be shouting about it.

Considering that Argo effectively did the same thing (set up a fake production company to make press and answer a phone line), I see a pattern in setting up fronts that seems entirely plausible.

Look under the "Extras" category. There's a 1 to 3 "splitter".

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