Cheeseburger-1923
Sam Clements
SClements at NEO.RR.COM
Sun Jul 9 15:55:46 UTC 2006
Well, kinda.
_The KIngston Jamica Freeman_ 24 Feb. 1923
>>The game fast throughout, with first one in the lead and then the other. "Chese" Burger, former star forward on the varsity, held the whistle, and allowed a fast contest.<<
"Cheese" Burger was the referee. The fact that a person with a last name of "Burger" could have the nickname "Cheese" would probably indicate that the term was well known by that point. I can't think of anything other than a hamburger with cheese on it as an explanation.
Sam Clements, who is correcting Wikipedia this afternoon on their hamburger/cheeseburger pages, in preparation for the Akron, Ohio Hamburger Festival next month.
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