<sf> wrote

> 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.

Because you didn't give them a sharp object, they bought it
from you.

nancy