Piggy Bank
June 24th, 2011 at 11:07:33 AM
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Why is the pig the vessel of choice for storing money? I would expect cows to be the animals associated with accumulating wealth, since they tend to be worth more than pigs, have a shape that lends itself to storage, and both are found on farms, (which is where I suspect this trend started). Any ideas?
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June 24th, 2011 at 11:14:39 AM
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Wikipedia to the rescue.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggy_bank#Etymology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggy_bank#Etymology
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