Windy: Welcome, and it came about because we needed a reminder of our British friends who we had recently pushed out of the country. You see there was this little war that we refer to as the Revolutionary War (and they call a pain in the butt) anyway, they bothered us, called us names and we got upset and threw them out. A bunch of years later, about 1812, they came back for a visit, and we told them that there was no room at the inn, but they stayed for a few years anyway before they were careless with a cigarette and burned our white house, so they had to go. But, even though they were very inconsiderate relatives, we promised that we'd remember their visit and all that they had to pay us was one large copper coin. The back said 'one penny', so we said, those cheap (explectives deleted) 'a penny'! And that is how it started, it is simply a reminder to never let unwelcomed visitors stay too long.
treashunt, that really doesnt answer ask the question. why did the back of the oenny say "penny?" I can tell you the phrase "redneck" originates to as early as the civil war. The northerners called the southerners "Copper heads." obviously a copper penny is reddish in color. "copper head" became " redneck"
Some of the responses in this old thread may be correct. "Penny/Pence" (British Commonwealth), "Penni/Pennia" (Finland), and "Pfennig" (Germany/German States) are all undoubtedly related, but which is the chicken and which is the egg seems to be shrouded in mystery.
Okay, so my story didn't answer the question, but where did they ask anything about 'red neck'? And red neck refers to the sun burnt eck on a farmer, later changed to a negative connotation.
Thanks everyone, I was pondering the British, other moneys a globe, and even the uk idea. The redneck thing I hadn't pondered, but now that the topic has arisen, interesting. Windy
