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I was walking through town today and saw the advertisement for a bank. It was a big pink pig.

I wonder why a pig? Why not a bunny bank, kangaroo bank or even a worm bank? ;D

Anyone got any idea?

cj :)

Googled it...........

Did you ever wonder why its called a piggy bank?
Dogs bury bones. Squirrels gather nuts to last through the winter. Camels store food and water so they can travel many days across deserts. But do pigs save anything? No! Pigs save nothing. They bury nothing. They store nothing. 
So why do we save our coins in a piggy bank? Because someone made a mistake. During The Middle Ages, in about the fifteenth century, metal was expensive and seldom used for household wares. Instead, dishes and pots were made of an economical clay called pygg. Whenever housewives could save an extra coin, they dropped it into one of their clay jars.They called this their pygg bank or their piggy bank. 
Over the next two hundred to three hundred years, people forgot that "pygg" referred to the earthenware material. In the nineteenth century when English potters received requests for piggy banks, they produced banks shaped like a pig. Of course, the pigs appealed to the customers and delighted the children. 

Oh, thanks Debs... I like reading about stuff like this  ;D

if you like reading about stuff like that then research the origin of your favorite nursery rhymes fascinating and funny stuff :D.

Very clever. I wouldnt have come up with that in a million years ::)

Thanks Deb.

Now if that question comes up on 'Who wants to be a millionaire', AND I'm the contestant, AND it's the million pound question, I'll share my winnings with you ;D

cj :)

I'll hold you to that....! ;D ;D

  In Italy they start the childrens savings in a terracotta sealed pot,

  it has to be broken to retrieve the money.  Will find out from my daughter
 
  what its called.

No problem , Deb ;D I'll look forward to sending you your winnings. No, I'll deliver them myself in my new hellicopter 8)

Flossy, I wonder if they call it a potty bank ;D ;D ;D

cj :)