To: fanfan
I didn't make those names up, I got that from a Canadian business owner in Windsor.
Loonie= $1 coin , Toonie = $2 coin.
142 posted on
01/23/2006 11:53:08 AM PST by
Beagle8U
(An "Earth First" kinda guy ( when we finish logging here, we'll start on the other planets.)
To: Beagle8U
That's right.
That is what we call our coins.
The Loonie was so called because it had a Loon on it.
The Toonie got it's name because it rhymed with Loonie.
146 posted on
01/23/2006 11:56:17 AM PST by
fanfan
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To: Beagle8U
No reason to change Loonies and Toonies either. We Canadians hated the Loonie coin at first but are now used to them. It's so named because of the loon bird on it, not anything else derogatory.
Toonies matched as a name and because of the $2 value. Toonies are rather nice because from the side they look like quarters, and you find out you have more money in your purse that you initially thought...
150 posted on
01/23/2006 11:57:50 AM PST by
plushaye
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To: Beagle8U
The word 'loonie'comes from slang becasue a picture of a loon is on one side of the coin. Twoonie rhymes with Loonie for the $2 coin.
151 posted on
01/23/2006 11:58:04 AM PST by
doc30
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