Yankee Ingenuity

[shyfrog]

Yankee Magazine is posting articles from their archives to celebrate Yankee's 75th Anniversary.

The article featured today is "Why Use Money?" It was originally printed in March of 1980. 

http://archive.yankeemagazine.com/article/why-use-money

[shyfrog]

And yes, one of the oldest "Swap Columns", as mentioned in the article, is still running:

http://www.yankeemagazine.com/swops/index.php?swopcat=&keyword=&action=Search

[TackleTheWorld]

Wow, are the articles still that self-serving? 
"New Englanders are sharp and honest, and do everything with a witty rural charm."

[shyfrog]

That...is New England humor. It's hard to pick up on, but there is a bit of wry laughter in that sly twinkle of the eye and dry smile of the classic New Englander. It has been misinterpreted often. 

[shyfrog]

Here's some interesting insight 

The Man Who Gave Birth to Yankee Magazine

[Lloyd Danforth]

Rumor was a staple snagged him and he bled to death.