Yankee (was: The Finger)

[ANNE V. GILBERT]

To all:

> #Well, yes, as an almost certain folk etymology, although the "Jan"
> #part may be right (especially based on its hypocoristic variant
> #"Janke").  Still, it's something of a relief to turn from ritual
> #torture and cannibalism to pastrami and cheese.
>
> (Urp!) 'Scuse me! -- Tasty thread, this... but not under the
> subject line of "the finger"!

Wouldn't "Janke" be kind of like "Johnny" in English?
Anne G