Talk:Piggy bank

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[edit] Etymology

Is there a reference for the second graf in etymology? It reads apocryphal to me.--Andymussell 21:29, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Sure 'nuff, I can't find a single confirming source anywhere. Somebody just put in an urban legend.


I have found a couple of references to the notion on the internet, but they are not exactly reliable sources

Agnellous 12:12, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spam

This section looks like spam:

"The Piggy Bank for The 21st Century," otherwise known as The Money Savvy Pig changed people's notion of the traditional piggy bank icon forever. In 2001 Susan Beacham of Lake Forest, Illinois, USA invented a translucent piggy bank where the internal cavity is divided into four sections, with the chambers marked on the outside of the bank for SAVE, SPEND, DONATE and INVEST. The idea was so novel that it was awarded two patents. unsigned comment by User:210.200.105.231

I agree. I've removed the paragraph. Coffee 18:03, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Breaking the piggy bank?

How many modern piggy banks have to be broken open? Mine has a removable flap on the pig's belly, so money can be retrieved easily. Joyous! | Talk 16:14, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NatWest

Was removing this really justified? (sorry, i just browsed through my 'contributions' list and someone had removed the paragraph...). AFAIK, the campaign for the NatWest 'piggies' ended years ago, and many of the pigs are now collecters items. Can someone confirm this? Karl 21:29, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Absolutely right Karl. Like so many of the "IT'S POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD!!!!" stories, this one isn't actually true [1]. I've removed the external link to the offending article. Catpig 11:30, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
Er, actually re-reading your comment, possibly we're not talking about the same thing at all! I'm talking about the link to banks withdrawing piggy banks because they feared a backlash from offended Muslim customers. Which is palpable nonsense.Catpig 11:37, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

economic:

       piggy bank=complementari asosiet

[edit] Merger proposal

  • Oppose - I oppose a merger with Money box. A piggy bank is a very unique type of object that is different than other money storage containers. I added Money box to the See also section, which I think is better than a merger. --JHP 01:12, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose - As above, a "piggy bank" is a different concept with its own unique place in culture not to mention the fact it would probably get more hits than "money box" alone. Referencing the piggy bank article in the See also section of the money box article would be fine and "money box" itself should be wiki'd as a noun phrase in the opening line of the piggy bank article. Finally, any duplicate generic "money box" content (i.e. not specific to the concept of a "piggy bank") should be purged from this article and carried over to "money box" if it's not already there. Dick G 04:30, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose - The piggy bank has a similar function, but is a distinct concept with its own history. Based on the comments so far, I'm going to remove the merger proposal.
    --JKeene 21:58, 1 November 2007 (UTC)