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A beer can opener. Unfortunately, use of this instrument has declined since the pop top appeared in the mid 1960s. Lolly and Harriet are bringing the beer. Don't forget to bring a church key.
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a bottle opener Hey Joe, where'd you leave the church key. This ain't no twist off, y' know.
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Instrument used to open beer cans. Conrad Birdie: "You got a church key, man?"
Mr. McAfee: "We've got a church, but it's open." Conrad Birdie: "A can opener, man! Man, you're from nowhere like." |
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a bottle or can opener (cans had no opening tabs when this word originated) Don't forget to hang up the church key when you are done with it.
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In the days of my youth, before twist off bottle caps, "church key" only refered to bottle openers made of heavy gauge bent wire. I stopped at the beer distributers and picked up a case of Duke, they gave me a church key so we're ready to go.
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