# What is NADS?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nads/266647>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 29, 2004, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nads/266647 "2004-09-29T09:45:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nads/266647/21 "2004-10-01T20:15:36Z")

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You might know what a tenner is, but whats a monkey, and an Archer ?, Lady Godiva ?

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nads/266647/22 "2004-10-01T20:42:20Z")

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> [@casdave](#):
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> You might know what a tenner is, but whats a monkey, and an Archer ?, Lady Godiva ?

Well I’m English, but I have no idea on any of those. Nor what a ‘pony’ is.

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**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nads/266647/23 "2004-10-01T21:22:45Z")

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I came in there thinking this was about that leg hair removal gunk they used to advertise.

Oh well, pip pip cherrio G’uvna.

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nads/266647/24 "2004-10-01T21:30:31Z")

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> [@Cluricaun](#):
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> Oh well, pip pip cherrio G’uvna.

Would it be bad form to stress that no English person on earth has ever ever said “pip pip”, ever?

“Cheerio” is occasionally said, but it’s quite rare.

Cheerio!

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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nads/266647/25 "2004-10-01T21:32:37Z")

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> [@casdave](#):
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> You might know what a tenner is, but whats a monkey, and an Archer ?, Lady Godiva ?

Lady Godiva = fiver, yes? (Godiva…fiva…)

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**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nads/266647/26 "2004-10-01T21:49:05Z")

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> [@casdave](#):
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> You might know what a tenner is, but whats a monkey, and an Archer ?, Lady Godiva ?

A “monkey” is five hundred, right?

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**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nads/266647/27 "2004-10-01T21:51:32Z")

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> [@jjimm](#):
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> Would it be bad form to stress that no English person on earth has ever ever said “pip pip”, ever?
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> “Cheerio” is occasionally said, but it’s quite rare.
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> Cheerio!

Except good old [Lionel Bart](http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/oliver/bebacksoon.htm)

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**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nads/266647/28 "2004-10-02T06:54:04Z")

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Yup so far so good, just the Archer to go, plus maybe how the term came into existance.

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**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nads/266647/29 "2004-10-02T09:05:55Z")

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an archer is 2 grand innit? named after the amount he paid that hooker to keep schtum.

pony is twenty quid **jjimm**

“put a pony in your pocket, i’ll fetch the suitcase from the van…” 😃

an easy one for you this - whats an **ayrton**?

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**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-nads/266647/30 "2004-10-02T09:16:07Z")

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Aryton Senna = Tenner.

Go NADS!

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