On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:14:17 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:
>
>"The Ranger" > wrote
>
>> I've never heard of this one... And my Sainted Mother(tm) knew a lot
>> of them... What's the penny signify?
>
>That it's not a gift, you are paying for the knife. I gave knives
>to a friend at her bridal shower (they were on her list) and
>I had the gift wrapper tape shiny pennies to the blades so she
>could pay me.
>
It has something to do with the sharp edge of the knife cutting
friendship. I don't know what a symbolic purchase has to do with not
cutting friendship, but that's the way the superstition goes.

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