On 06 Oct 2004 06:01:55 -0700, Bob Fry
wrote:

Somewhere I read that it came about in the Puritan days. Or Pilgrim
days? What's the diff between them, anyway?

The Puritans were a religious sect (very pure, as you can imagine).
The Pilgrims came to America (very seasick, as you can imagine).

I am reasonably sure that the Pilgrims were Puritans, but it wasn't a
necessary condition. It does not seem that Miles Standish, for
example, was very pure. Didn't he dally with Pocahontas? Or was that
John Alden? Or Priscilla? I forget.

all the best -- Dan Ford
email: (put Cubdriver in subject line)

Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com
Piper Cub Forum www.pipercubforum.com
Viva Bush! www.vivabush.org