"wanlace" cleared for lift-off

[Hutch]

Fascinating! According to <http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=fob> ...

fob (n.) 1653, "small pocket for valuables," probably related to Low
Ger. fobke "pocket," High Ger. fuppe "pocket." Meaning "chain attached
to a watch carried in the fob" is from 1885.

Until this e-mail, I had *only* ever heard it used for the "chain" meaning.

"Ya learn something new every day" ... or yer dead! *G*

BB,
Hutch

On 1/9/06, eLLioTT morEton <emoreton at alum.swarthmore.edu> wrote:
>
> "... four ... three ... two ... one."  With a smile of satisfaction, he
> snapped the watch closed and replaced it in his fob.  Not one of them had
> admitted to knowing what "wanlace" meant -- each waiting for someone else
> to step forward first.  Now it was too late.  "Ladies and gentlemen", he
> purred into the gosport, "'wanlace' is a go.  I await your definitions
> until 9 a.m. EST on Sunday, January 15th.  That is all."
>
> em

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