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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 797267, member: 6229&quot;]<font face="Arial">You are about to click on a link which will let you see a photo of a 1 Brass Razoo, but there is no such coin or token ever placed into circulation by any country. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia:</font></p><p><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brass_Razoo.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brass_Razoo.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brass_Razoo.jpg</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">The concept of a &quot;Brass Razoo.&quot;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">You know what a Bronx&#039;s Cheer is, right? Its an old term for the sound that a baseball fan makes in lieu of a boo. It&#039;s, also, called &quot;raspberry.&quot; The blurt coming out of the jeering fan&#039;s mouth sounds like a constipated person expelling wind.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">The Aussies word for that is &quot;razoo.&quot;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">The phrase, &quot;Not worth a Brass Razoo,&quot; came into usage during World War I as a comical interjection between Australian and American military personnel having the same meaning as the later contrived American phrase, &quot;Not worth a plugged nickel,&quot; and the French&#039;s &quot;Not worth a Sou&quot; (worthless). Aussie&#039;s also use it to declare they are &quot;penniless&quot; or &quot;broke.&quot;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Guess what? This <i>Down Under </i>phrase for &quot;worthless&quot; has garnered a fair share of afficianados. A search on Google garnered the following:</font></p><p><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Brass Razoo - Australian Restaurant 533 Willoughby Rd. Willoughby, Australia (near Sydney)</font></p><p><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">The Brass Razoo Boutique - Fashion Shop &amp; Jewelry</font></p><p><font face="Arial">1306 2nd Street</font></p><p><font face="Arial">South Nampa, ID 83651 (near Boise)</font></p><p><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">TradeMe.com.nz - New Zealand&#039;s leading online auction and classified</font></p><p><font face="Arial">website (sells Brass Razoos)</font></p><p><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Brass Razoo Web Design - Web site designers</font></p><p><font face="Arial">P. O. Box 40104,</font></p><p><font face="Arial">North Shore City, NEW ZEALAND</font></p><p><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Brass Razoo Wine Bar - Belmore Cellars fine world wines</font></p><p><font face="Arial">13 Main Street</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Morninton, Victoria, AUSTRALIA</font></p><p><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="Arial">The Brass Razoo - Pub</font></p><p><font face="Arial">26 Connoly Street</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Clonakilty,</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">West Cork, IRELAND</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">There&#039;s hundreds more, including ways to win a 1 Razoo or 2 Razoos.</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Thought you&#039;d like to know...</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><br /></font> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Clinker</font></p><p><font face="Arial"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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