Secret Santa 2018--The Final Chapter

[dancer4life]

A penny is a customary addition to knife gifts as it is considered bad luck to give a gift that can sever. The blade symbolizes the severing of a friendship or relationship, and since pennies are considered good luck, the superstitious belief is that the penny protects the relationship. Since there were 2 knives hence 2 pennies.

Well ok, that's good to know. I had no idea.

 

[xseler]

A penny is a customary addition to knife gifts as it is considered bad luck to give a gift that can sever. The blade symbolizes the severing of a friendship or relationship, and since pennies are considered good luck, the superstitious belief is that the penny protects the relationship. Since there were 2 knives hence 2 pennies.

Oh no!!! I gave my sister a 16 piece knife set for Christmas with no pennies...…..oh, the humanity!!

 

[killerpigeon]

I need to overnight some knives to my in laws with no pennies. I'll be back later.

 

[xseler]

I need to overnight some knives to my in laws with no pennies. I'll be back later.

Now that's called 'taking the ball and running with it'!!

 

[surjimmy]

Glad you got your gifts.

 

[druryj]

Pretty cool. And I learned something too. About the pennies and stuff.


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[druryj]

And I learned who your SS was. And I ain’t tellin’ either. I just have unusually strong powers of perception and am good at math.

Math and speling were my strong subjets.

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[MacFromOK]

Pretty cool. And I learned something too. About the pennies and stuff.

I didn't know about the pennies either, but my late brother-in-law (married my older sister) was a stickler about handling pocket knives along that same vein.

If you asked to see his open pocket knife, he'd close it before handing it to you. And if you tried to hand it back open, he'd insist you close it first. Same deal about cutting friendships.

He was a good man, and more like a brother than an in-law. I really miss him.

@OKNewshawk: Glad yer gift showed up. You know how careless those pesky elves can be...

 

[OKNewshawk]

@MacFromOK: The careless elves were the ones in my apartment complex office who didn't put a package delivery notice in my mailbox. BTW, I owe someone a couple of pennies... just sayin'

 

[MacFromOK]

The careless elves were the ones in my apartment complex office who didn't put a package delivery notice in my mailbox.

Yeah... they're everywhere...