Search Forum Home   Starfist: Main  General Starfist Forum  Human Character...  Re: Human Character   Finucane 1932 posts Joined 1/25/2006 Re: Human Character Posted: 05 Oct 06 3:43 AM No.  Eric Partridge (Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English) traces it in the above sense back at least to 1860 from pidgin English (from Cantonese).  Lighter (Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang) notes that among military personnel it has been used to mean food since about the time of the Korean War.  "Chop," for food or to eat, seems to have been current among British seamen plying the West Coast of Africa as early as 1833 (Lighter & Oxford English Dictionary, Supplement). eric_bean34 2334 posts www.myspace.com/mcbaencreations Joined 7/22/2006 Re: Human Character Posted: 05 Oct 06 9:38 PM Damn I knew there was a smart Eric around somewhere!!! Finucane 1932 posts Joined 1/25/2006 Re: Human Character Posted: 06 Oct 06 4:03 PM Unfortunately, he's dead. Teufel Panzer MK4 1037 posts Joined 7/1/2006 Re: Human Character Posted: 08 Oct 06 8:23 PM One less Brit for me to have burn at the stake... eric_bean34 2334 posts www.myspace.com/mcbaencreations Joined 7/22/2006 Re: Human Character Posted: 09 Oct 06 3:18 AM let me guess...after you invade Britain you are going for poland next right?  Page 4 of 10 Previous12345...10Next    Starfist: Main  General Starfist Forum  Human Character... Flat View Tree View Oldest To Newest Newest To Oldest