Sid Waddell

As a kid, I was school swot, but I used to hang around the billiard halls, learning that Geordie sense of humour, mixing with low-lifes. They were the sort who'd pick your pocket and then say 'Here you are lad, here's tuppence, get yourself some chips'. I was a good rugby player, a good runner, so I fitted in at Cambridge quite easily.

British Entertainer

C. S. Lewis

Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.

British Writer

Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence was what my grandmother nicknamed my mother, so she gave it to me. My sister is called Angel, and my brother was going to be called Bubba or Sonny, until they let me and my sister name him Josh.

English Actress

E. P. Thompson

I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.

British Historian

Remember, 'tuppence' refers to old British currency and is not used in modern monetary transactions.

Historical Currency

'Tuppence' highlights something's low worth, emphasizing its insignificant cost or value.

Low Value

Understanding 'tuppence' can provide insight into historical UK economic conditions and lifestyle.

Cultural Context

When someone 'doesn't care tuppence,' it conveys strong indifference or dismissal of concern.

Emotional Dismissal

'Tuppence' as a metaphor indicates something's triviality or lack of significance in today's context.

Modern Metaphor

 grabs his tuppence and starts a run on the bank. Is there stress in the international financial system now that concerns you, that makes you feel that we may be running out of headroom? Of course, this cannot go on forever.