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OT -- Church Key Origin? The Ranger 05-11-2008
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Posted by Jeff Wisnia on May 12, 2008, 1:04 pm
salty@dog.com wrote:

> On Mon, 12 May 2008 12:17:03 -0400, Jeff Wisnia
>
>
>>The Ranger wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Why is it called a church key?
>>>>
>>>>Because it opens the door to a better life.
>>>
>>>
>>>Ah. Yes of course.
>>>
>>>The Ranger
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Ah yes, wine contains wisdom, beer contains happyness and water contains
>>bacteria.
>>
>>Now, which should you drink?
>>
>>Jeff
>>
>>
>>PS, now that we've got that settled, who is going to be the first to
>>tell us (without a lookup) why the little key sized can lid opener which
>>has resided on my keychain these many years is called a "P38"?
>
>
> Has to do with the work required to use one. :')
>
>

That's right. It supposedly was the number of punches it took to work it
way around a can of WWII C-rations. Curent versions are available
through camping supply shops.

Lots more about them at:

http://www.georgia-outfitters.com/page52.shtml

Jeff



--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.


Posted by on May 12, 2008, 1:19 pm
On Mon, 12 May 2008 13:04:13 -0400, Jeff Wisnia

>salty@dog.com wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 12 May 2008 12:17:03 -0400, Jeff Wisnia
>>
>>
>>>The Ranger wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Why is it called a church key?
>>>>>
>>>>>Because it opens the door to a better life.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Ah. Yes of course.
>>>>
>>>>The Ranger
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Ah yes, wine contains wisdom, beer contains happyness and water contains
>>>bacteria.
>>>
>>>Now, which should you drink?
>>>
>>>Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>PS, now that we've got that settled, who is going to be the first to
>>>tell us (without a lookup) why the little key sized can lid opener which
>>>has resided on my keychain these many years is called a "P38"?
>>
>>
>> Has to do with the work required to use one. :')
>>
>>
>
>That's right. It supposedly was the number of punches it took to work it
>way around a can of WWII C-rations. Curent versions are available
>through camping supply shops.
>
>Lots more about them at:
>
>http://www.georgia-outfitters.com/page52.shtml
>

I think that is more than I want to know about them! LOL. I have a few
of them around the house. You may have a little problem with carrying
one on your keychain in an airport.


>Jeff


Posted by Oren on May 12, 2008, 3:28 pm
On Mon, 12 May 2008 13:19:41 -0400, salty@dog.com wrote:

>You may have a little problem with carrying
>one on your keychain in an airport.

My P 38 makes it through security every time. They never seem to pick
up the key ring for a closer look.

Posted by Jim Elbrecht on May 12, 2008, 1:57 pm
On Mon, 12 May 2008 13:04:13 -0400, Jeff Wisnia

I used one almost daily for a yr '69-'70, but I never heard them
called P-38s until I met my wife in the 1980's.

We called them John Waynes in the Marines- and I always thought that
it was just because we used 'John Wayne' almost as often as f***.
'John Wayne this. . .John Wayne that. . . f** the john wayne M'F'ers
. . ., etc '

But I see there was actually some history there-

-snip-
>Lots more about them at:
>
>http://www.georgia-outfitters.com/page52.shtml

From that page-
"It is also known by many as a "John Wayne" especially those in the
Navy and Marines because in a WWII training film he was opening a can
of C-Rations using a P-38, from then on Marines or Sailors started
referring to them as a "John Wayne"."

Didn't see the film- but now I know the history.

Thanks-
Jim

Posted by Dick Adams on May 12, 2008, 2:20 pm

> Ah yes, wine contains wisdom, beer contains happiness,
> and water contains bacteria.
>
> Now, which should you drink?

Bourbon - it deadens both physical and emotional pain.

> PS, now that we've got that settled, who is going
> to be the first to tell us (without a lookup) why
> the little key sized can lid opener which has
> resided on my keychain these many years is called
> a "P38"?

My uncle who told me a "church key" opened the door
to a better life also gave me a "P38". It's a
military issue can opener in case you get hungery
between beers.

Dick

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