Church key

[Keith Chambless]

GSCole wrote:
>
> In late 1950s, northern Delaware, two relatives were talking about who
> had the church key.  I asked about the meaning of church key, beyond the
> bottle/can opener definition, and was told that if you used it (the
> church key) enough, you'd end up in church (because of too much


About 10 years later in Oklahoma, I heard chuch key used because of a
comparison between church doors and bottle caps - neither were intended to
keep you from getting access to church or bottle.

Keith