Talk:Churchkey

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A Churchkey is slang for a CAN opener NOT a bottle opener although most "churckeys" have a bottle opener on the opposite end. It is a Specific TYPE of can opener, it makes a triangular shaped hole and is used to punture METAL cans not just "tin cans" for pouring or drinking. The latter "drinking" being the key (sorry for the pun) to it's purpose. The use of the word "church" is to describe the steeple found in churches or resembling the shape of hands held in prayer and the word "key" refers to it being able to open a beer can for the most part. Hence the term "Churchkey" was used mostly to camoflauge it's use of opening beer cans in the days before flip tops. The term was created for this purpose and seldom if ever used for anything other than opening beer cans until the nickname was firmly established. It's origins are a mystery with many laying claim to have coined the term. This makes for great drinking debates. In the days before flip tops liquor stores often gave them away as bling with a brand name on it. Beer companies would often use them as a chance to advertise and were quite inventive and fun i.e making them to fit on a key chain to always be prepared. There were also well made. These days when one buys a churchkey it is for kitchen use most if not all stand alone churchkeys made today are made of poorest quality steel often bending in half w/out opening the can, even an aluminum can. Sad. They also cost money and are no longer given away. Please note the term "churchkey" does NOT apply to the sardine type can. That is called a "wind-up" key because of it's resemblence to keys used to wind up toys and clocks. -- Unsigned, posted by defunct user Mr.knowitallSr.