Talk:Potluck dinner

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WRT the etymology, I thought there was something about putting various items into a pot and so it was down to luck what you got out. Or is that just someone trying to explain the term, retrospectively? -- Darac 12:27, 22 Jan 2004 (UTC)

No, I don't think so. Potluck seems to be as simple to explain as it looks at first sight. And why should it be connected in any way with the Native American potlatch, which denotes a different concept? <KF> 13:30, 22 Jan 2004 (UTC)

I'd have thought that the potlatch and the potluck were rather similar, 'Potlatches are to be distinguished from feasts in that guests are invited to a potlatch to share food and receive gifts or payment.'

"NASHE Four Lett. Confut. Ded.":

Why al. tho. abbr.? Wh. is the ex. tit. of tha. boo.? An. is i. Tho. Nas.? <KF> 20:42, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I think pot luck is dipping one's hand into a container to fish out some surprise gift buried in sawdust. One has to pay a small amount first of course. One is taking pot luck so to speak.

what is the origin of jacob's join?

I've redirected Jacob's join here - although I've not heard either phrase much. Jacob's join may have some biblical reference (thoich it's only a cursory web search that has suggested this). It seems to be a phrase originating in the North / North-West of England where Jacob would have been a popular 19th century name. Nogwa 21:04, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

I looked up potluck in the OED and found the Nashe quote, with the same abbreviation of the reference, so I simplified the entry and mentioned the OED. --129.242.176.28 13:06, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Definition

This seems more like a Wiktionary definition than an article. I was going to mark it, but decided to ask about it here first. Any comments?

Yes, it was a definition. I have made some attempt to wikify it and removed the mark that it should be wikified. --129.242.176.28 15:20, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

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