http://www.overseaspropertyinvestment.com/canada/loonie-strong-to-really-strong.htm Investing in Canada and Beyond Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:33:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.overseaspropertyinvestment.com/canada/loonie-strong-to-really-strong.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12 Sarah Thu, 08 May 2008 20:47:00 +0000 http://www.overseaspropertyinvestment.com/canada/loonie-strong-to-really-strong.htm#comment-12 Dear Johnson, The Canadian dollar coin is nicknamed "loonie", because of the loon represented on it, a loon being a web-footed diving bird that is indigenous to North America. You can see them in many of Canada's fresh water lakes. However, as you probably know, the word "loon" can also mean a crazy or simple-minded person. So if somebody tells you that Canada is full of loons, um, try to think of the bird. Eh. Dear Johnson, The Canadian dollar coin is nicknamed “loonie”, because of the loon represented on it, a loon being a web-footed diving bird that is indigenous to North America. You can see them in many of Canada’s fresh water lakes. However, as you probably know, the word “loon” can also mean a crazy or simple-minded person. So if somebody tells you that Canada is full of loons, um, try to think of the bird. Eh.

]]> http://www.overseaspropertyinvestment.com/canada/loonie-strong-to-really-strong.htm/comment-page-1#comment-11 Johnson Mon, 05 May 2008 17:05:23 +0000 http://www.overseaspropertyinvestment.com/canada/loonie-strong-to-really-strong.htm#comment-11 why do they call it a Loonie ????? strange name for a dollar J why do they call it a Loonie ????? strange name for a dollar
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