On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Martin Wohlert wrote: > I think that's an old superstition. I saw on TV that the king of Sweden got > gifted a knife last year, whereupon his aide quickly searched his pockets > for a coin to pay for it. Apparently the giver was happy about that, as the > coin even had a portrait of the king... Speaking of the King of Sweden, Casey and Andy has recently incorporated a running gag thereof: http://www.galactanet.com/comic/432.htm and forward. pe