The good old days.....what happened?
Aug 20, 2016 09:36:11 #
Aug 20, 2016 10:03:56 #
Weewillynobeerspilly wrote:
Don't know, was not there.
Gives me a little more enlightenment about the "church key" that my dad used to joke about the deacons keeping on their key rings.
Aug 20, 2016 10:09:18 #
mcmlx wrote:
Gives me a little more enlightenment about the "church key" that my dad used to joke about the deacons keeping on their key rings.
The priests at my shool just carried flasks, not shy about them either
Aug 20, 2016 10:29:36 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
mcmlx wrote:
Gives me a little more enlightenment about the "church key" that my dad used to joke about the deacons keeping on their key rings.
What is a Church-key?
A church-key is the opener used to open a flat top beer can. It’s called a church-key for several reasons. The original openers used on bottles (before beer cans existed) looked similar to a large old fashion keys used by monks to open the church, as well as keep the precious beer they brewed safely. The name was then adopted to all tools used to open beer–with an ironic twist–for it is said if you used a church-key opener (i.e. if you drank beer) you would be less likely to open the door of a church to attend service.
Aug 20, 2016 10:53:11 #
slatten49 wrote:
What is a Church-key? br br A church-key is the o... (show quote)
Very interesting. And the term made it's way to the Southern Baptists I grew up knowing.
Sheds a whole new light.
So why did the deacons have so many??!!!
Aug 20, 2016 10:56:46 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
mcmlx wrote:
Very interesting. And the term made it's way to the Southern Baptists I grew up knowing.
Sheds a whole new light.
So why did the deacons have so many??!!!
Sheds a whole new light.
So why did the deacons have so many??!!!
You would have to ask them, mcmix.
Their answers may be interesting. 
Aug 20, 2016 11:11:09 #
slatten49 wrote:
You would have to ask them, mcmix. Their answers may be interesting.
Their answers may be interesting. Like there's a bunch of octogenarians around here left to ask.
Aug 20, 2016 11:23:09 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
mcmlx wrote:
Like there's a bunch of octogenarians around here left to ask.
OldRoy, PoppaGringo, BadBobby, Alicia and BearK pop to mind. There are others that require my memory to kick in.
Aug 20, 2016 11:28:52 #
Aug 20, 2016 11:34:22 #
slatten49 wrote:
What is a Church-key? br br A church-key is the o... (show quote)
I remember
in my twenty's
I would carry a church key on my key ring
you never knew when you needed to uncap a coke bottle or gouge a hole in
a can of Pearl beer
Aug 20, 2016 11:37:41 #
badbobby wrote:
you werent???
I was
I was
I do remember that a quart of oil needing to be opened like that, before imwas driving. ...but saw them on dads shelf in the garage.
Aug 20, 2016 11:47:59 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
badbobby wrote:
I remember
in my twenty's
I would carry a church key on my key ring
you never knew when you needed to uncap a coke bottle or gouge a hole in
a can of Pearl beer
in my twenty's
I would carry a church key on my key ring
you never knew when you needed to uncap a coke bottle or gouge a hole in
a can of Pearl beer
So, you've had a drinking problem for quite some time, huh, BB
Aug 20, 2016 12:02:31 #
slatten49 wrote:
OldRoy, PoppaGringo, BadBobby, Alicia and BearK pop to mind. There are others that require my memory to kick in.
I'm speaking of the elders and deacons at North Trenholm Baptist Church in Columbia SC. I found out in my teens that the deacons who stood by the back door were KKK members there to "protect" us.
And everyone was fine with it.....and fine with the church-keys.
I'm so glad to be out of that mess.
Aug 20, 2016 13:17:59 #
slatten49 wrote:
So, you've had a drinking problem for quite some time, huh, BB
no I was never one to over consume,
like Jarheads were overly prone to do
and should I bring up the subject of food???
Aug 20, 2016 13:19:15 #
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