[SOC] Evolving language

[Todd Butler]

Bill Cunningham wrote:

>>At least when the cans were made of steel you could solder them together to make a vertical antenna.
>>
Or a horizontal "Beverage".....

>Dammit, you remind me of the good ol' days of the cantenna.
>
"Cantenna" was also a $ 25 gallon sized paint can filed with oil, used 
as a dummy load, sold by Heathkit!

>Most important part of project was providing the requisite number of empties.  That was
>back when you got 2 free churchkeys with every case and there was a theory that they were the larvae  of coathangers.  .  My kids don't even know what a churchkey is.
>
What is a coat hanger?   Yes, kids don't know what a church key is, 
however, kids today know what a church is, it is being sued by someone 
on the evening news!

73,     Todd     N0NCL    SOC # 533



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