----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@comcast.net>
To: "Don Spence" <dspence@oanet.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: Re:TR2 Front Wings and Archeology
> Actually, a properly built church key will open bottles or cans, and is
> essentially a flat stock of metal, about 3/4" wide by 4" long, with a bend
> at each end, one end pointy, the other rounded, each with a little pressed
> through hook, towards the inside of the bendy part. Round end has little
> hook to go under cap and lift, whilst levering against center of cap, thus
> removing, and other end is pointy, little hook goes under rim edge of can,
> and pointy part pierces tin. Proper usage requires second, smaller
piercing
> opposite to allow air to enter while fluid exiting large hole. Of course,
> these pre-date the "pop top"(either lift or pull tab varieties) and the
> screw off cap.
>
> An alternate style of church key is the wire loop style, generally looking
> like a very small parachute rip cord handle, often stamped flat on the
long
> sides, with the product name imprinted. This style is for bottles only.
>
> The term "Church Key" goes way back, and the term developed as a slang,
> joking reference to the drinker's need for religion and temperance, and
also
> as an off hand description of the item when one was found on a person if
> searched by police during prohibition era. I don't know who coined the
> phrase.
>
> Of course, if I were to comment about a "John Wayne" would anyone here
know
> of what I speak?
>
> Scott
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Spence" <dspence@oanet.com>
> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 11:24 AM
> Subject: Re:TR2 Front Wings and Archeology
>
>
> > Uhhh paul.... that would be a beer BOTTLE opener. A beer can opener is
> > either a thumb and forefinger (loosely described as a hand) or in the
case
> > of the knuckle dragging reverse baseball cap crowd (otherwise known as
IQ
> > diminishing caps) cans are opened with the teeth. :>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Subject: Re: TR2 Front Wings and Archeology
> > >
> > >> and a church key.
> > >
> > > Our UK friends may think this is a key for a church. It is a beer-can
> > > opener.
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