Nope: Those are the slang names for them, used by every Thelma, Darlene and Helen, as well as every Tom, Dick and Harry in Canada. Of course, the legal name is - the One dollar coin, and the two dollar coin. but no-one here in Canada uses these names. Ralf At 12:50 PM 6/19/01 -0400, you wrote: >I was told the Canadian dollar coin, with the loon, was called a Looney, and >the $2.00 coin was called a Toonie. Was someone pulling my leg?? Judy > ><< >C$ also = "the loon" !! 'Cause it has a loon on it, and they're my favorite >bird !! :-)) > >Dave >> > > >==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== >To UNSUBSCRIBE from digest mode send a message to: >GERMAN-LIFE-D-request@rootsweb.com and add the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the message and send. > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >
I use those names. : -) Chris, Calgary, Ab ----- Original Message ----- From: <lumby@air.on.ca> To: <GERMAN-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-LIFE] Looney & Tooney > Nope: Those are the slang names for them, used by every Thelma, Darlene and > Helen, as well as every Tom, Dick and Harry in Canada. > > Of course, the legal name is - the One dollar coin, and the two dollar > coin. but no-one here in Canada uses these names. > > Ralf > > > At 12:50 PM 6/19/01 -0400, you wrote: > >I was told the Canadian dollar coin, with the loon, was called a Looney, and > >the $2.00 coin was called a Toonie. Was someone pulling my leg?? Judy > > > ><< > >C$ also = "the loon" !! 'Cause it has a loon on it, and they're my favorite > >bird !! :-)) > > > >Dave >> > > > > > >==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== > >To UNSUBSCRIBE from digest mode send a message to: > >GERMAN-LIFE-D-request@rootsweb.com and add the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the > message and send. > > > >============================== > >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > >Source for Family History Online. Go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > ==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from digest mode send a message to: > GERMAN-LIFE-D-request@rootsweb.com and add the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the message and send. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >