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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 4428256, member: 36"]All you need are brides who know the tradition and you're in like Flynn. (dunno where that turn of phrase comes from, but it's old like the tiara.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>British/Anglo tradition or superstition, and an old one. The end is a silver sixpence in the bride's shoe, from the days of real silver coinage and pre-decimal British currency. Good luck, a happy marriage, and always having enough money are the ones I'm sure of.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 4428256, member: 36"]All you need are brides who know the tradition and you're in like Flynn. (dunno where that turn of phrase comes from, but it's old like the tiara.) British/Anglo tradition or superstition, and an old one. The end is a silver sixpence in the bride's shoe, from the days of real silver coinage and pre-decimal British currency. Good luck, a happy marriage, and always having enough money are the ones I'm sure of.[/QUOTE]
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