Re: I do wonder how much it would cost
A half penny, a.k.a. ha'penny, usually pronounced 'hay penny'.
For those of us with a few years under our belt, a ha'penny would be a token small amount of money - and when I were a lad, it was the smallest coin in circulation. A penny (pre-decimalisation) being one 240th of a pound, or a 12th of a shilling (a.k.a."a bob", equivalent to 5p in new money).
And there used to be a common phrase back in the day that someone would "spoil the ship for a ha'penneth of tar" - meaning that cheapskating on basics (tar being a material used in waterproofing ships) and spoiling something much more valuable than what has been saved.
Here endeth todays etimology lesson from a grumpy old git.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
