Money Box

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I was made to carry a heavy pot, containing soup, to the shop.
I had to queue for ages cos it was Saturday. When my turn came
I had to explain that the pot contained Chicken Noodle soup but
the noodles were missing, and ask for a refund.
I didn't really mind, cause I got tuppence for going.

[chrisjw]

When I was a wee slip of a lad, my dad had this enormous china piggy bank, kept on the sideboard in the lounge, that he'd put all his change into ( via the slot on the top) every night.. In order to stop any pilfering, he stuck 2 big plasters in the shape of an "X" on the plastic plug underneath & used to turn it upside down every so often, to check that it hadn't been tampered with. When it came to emptying it ( & it weighed a ton by then ), he could never understand why it didn't yield as much as he thought he'd put in.

I used to sneak downstairs when everyone was in bed, lie on my back, balancing the pig, upside down above my face & wiggle a kitchen knife in & out of the slot, until money dropped out. I concentrated on getting the half crowns (2/6d)...This had to be done on a carpet, in case I missed catching a stray coin & it hitting the tiled kitchen & waking some one up. I finally plucked up courage to tell him the truth when I was in my 40's..he laughed his head off.............