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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
4 comments:
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Anonymous said...
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Rodger, I need help in answering a question and can't seem to find it on any search I've tried.
I was once told:
"When giving someone a gift of knives, you must include coins for good luck."
Where did that orginate and has anyone else heard of it before? I'm getting buggy trying to find it. Juice -
12/13/06, 11:24 AM
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Rodger the Real King of France said...
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There is a folk lore superstition regarding the giving of a knife as a gift. If the knife is given to a friend, money must be exchanged as well. It is considered very bad luck to give someone a knife without exchanging money or the friendship will be cut by the knife. Because of this superstition, it is common that the gift of a knife will be given along with a penny, nickel or dime in the box with the knife so that the recipient can give back the coin, thereby saving the friendship from being severed by the giving of the sharp blade. The exact background of this superstition is unclear yet, even today most people will include a coin with the gift of a knife and request the coin be given back. The apparent view is that it is far better to be safe than sorry.
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12/13/06, 11:31 AM
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Anonymous said...
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That is it! That is "the rest of the story." Thank you so much as it's been years since I heard it and we're giving our daughter some Wusthof knives/steel. I thought of putting in gold chocolate coins, but the folk lore is specific and now I know what to do. :)))) Merry Christmas, Juice
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12/13/06, 12:08 PM
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Chap said...
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That's the funniest cartoon I've seen all day.
Man's got to have goals, he does... -
12/14/06, 11:24 PM
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