Friday, January 06, 2006

Did you know?

Banks are commonly shaped like pigs because in the 18th century frugal people saved their money in earthenware jars made of a dense orange clay known as pygg.

1 comment:

Ms. Siwak, Learning Center Director said...

Interesting how this little vignette managed to appear on a pig-lover's site!! Excellent, Eustace, excellent! This reader would appreciate vignettes about llamas in the future.