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Chris -- 2018-04-11

#1 2012-04-04 17:47:50

burred
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From: Montreal
Registered: 2008-03-17
Posts: 1112

"Pinky bank" for piggy bank

Piggy banks are almost universally pink, if google images are any indication. So thinking that it’s a pinky bank is almost revoltingly cute.

We understand you want a professional job, without cracking open your pinky bank.
Home repairs

i might even get 10 dollars for postage at least thats something to add to my pinky bank for new clothes and makeup.
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I know a lady who puts all her coins in a pinky bank, she gets a lot out monthends.
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See also Craig C. Clarke’s “pickybank” at http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/view … p?id=1769.

Edit: I just suggested that Kem’s “montument” might be an anticipation error; to be fair, so might “pinky bank”.

Last edited by burred (2012-04-04 20:12:45)

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