I will verify this one.
Another oftmentioned source of the phrase is old pubs where beer and
ale was served in pints and quarts. The barkeeper tracked patrons'
drinking totals by marking "P" for pints and "Q" for quarts. Both the
barkeeper and the drinker would want to keep careful track of those Ps
and Qs so they knew what the final bill would be. Also, the drinker
might want to pay attention to how much he drank so as to keep his own
behavior under control.
I saw an antique cash register at Millville NJ. It had P and Q keys
and of course the Bulldog key.
What's the bulldog?
A growler!
Here is what MW says:
One entry found for growler.
Main Entry: growl·er
Pronunciation: 'graul&r
Function: noun
Date: 1753
1 : one that growls
2 : a container (as a can or pitcher) for beer bought by the measure
3 : a small iceberg
Basically colonial Take Out!
Joel
On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 16:32:33 0000, "peas and cues" <p...@cues.commy>
wrote:
Joel M. Eichen D.D.S. wrote:
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Oh I can beat that. I got a V21/V23 (thats 300300 and 120075 baud) modem
in the room somewhere, together with a 5.25 inch fullhight 5 *megabyte*
Rodime harddrive, and a 8 *MHz* PC mainboard complete with 640k of RAM.
Joel M. Eichen, .
Philadelphia PA
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