Grab-handle or Strap in Car, etc.

[Kathleen E. Miller]

I remember distinctly (not that that's all that reliable) hearing one from
teenage friends in 1987 in Louisiana, but they called it the JC Handle. And
because of them - I still do.

At 02:17 PM 7/24/2004, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>I have found the following US terms for a handle or strap, typically of
>the kind inside a passenger car, that one may grab onto in an
>emergency.  Can any of these be dated reliably to the period before ca.1990?
>
>The derivations shd be fairly apparent.  Cf. the "Jesus nut" on a helicopter.
>
>holy-crap handle
>
>holy-shit handle
>
>Jesus handle
>
>Jesus strap
>
>oh-crap handle
>
>Oh-Jesus strap
>
>oh-shit handle
>
>shit handle
>
>Any comments wd be welcome.
>
>
>JL
>
>
>
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