The Swear Jar is a jar of money owned by Manny that contains at least $150 mostly from Manny using the potty without being asked and Greg and Rodrick cursing in front of him. The jar is located on Manny's dresser.
History[]
The Last Straw[]
Greg mentions this as a jar Manny collects money from when Greg or Rodrick swears in front of him. This was when Manny was learning and picking up on new words, repeating what he heard. When rude words that were not swearing, like "stupid" and "jerk" were said, they were counted as swear words if said in front of Manny. "Ploopy" was considered a swear word too after the Church incident. To avoid having to pay money to the Swear Jar, Greg and Rodrick would replace banned words with code words.
Dog Days[]
Greg knows one person who has a lot of money and that's Manny because his parents would give him a quarter every time he uses the potty without them asking. Manny maximizes his profits by carrying around a gallon of water at all times so he can quickly use the potty as much as possible. Greg considers asking Manny to hand him the cash but decides not to as he's sure Manny charges interest in his loans.[1]
Online[]
The Last Straw and Dog Days parts are combined into one entry in the online book with the inclusion of Frank adding to Manny's wealth.[2] Manny later hires Rodrick to clean his room and pays him with money from the jar.[3]
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Dog Days[]
References[]
- ↑ Dog Days, pages 68-69
- ↑ Diary of a Wimpy Kid (online), pages 805-807
- ↑ Diary of a Wimpy Kid (online), page 811