FWD: Fish

[lesa.dill]

It may be merely folk etymology, but I've heard "fresh fish" > "fish" as in
newly caught.  I don't know if "jail bait" works into that or not.
Lesa Dill

>===== Original Message From susan <mssmith at boone.net> =====
>----- Original Message -----
>From: susan
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 11:47 AM
>Subject: Fish
>
>
>Any ideas on where the prison term "fish" for the new man on the cell-block
originated?
>Thank you very much,
>Susan Gilbert