There's an old saying, "Don't take any wooden nickels". Where did it come from. What did it mean? and Now, seems every tourist site, and small town carnvals all have these wooden nickels you can bhuy for about a dollar. Where, when, and why did this all start?
2006-07-13 01:28:51 · 4 answers · asked by Joe T 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Wooden nickels started out like the tokens you get a video arcades, etc. By forcing you to convert your money to tokens, the vendors were assured that you had to spend the entire amount at their amusement park, sideshow, etc. It was worthless when you left the park. So "don't take any wooden nickels" means not to take anything that's worthless.
2006-07-13 01:37:48 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I could have started in the old days when they didn't know how to make metal so they had wooden money. And myabe they say don't take them because you might get wood stuck in your fingers.
2006-07-13 01:33:59 · answer #2 · answered by thatkid19024 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check this out,it should answer your Q.
http://www.wooden-nickel.net/history/
2006-07-13 01:32:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to buy stuff with.
2006-07-13 03:30:06 · answer #4 · answered by DynamoMan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋