Date:  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 10:50:01 -0500

From:  Leo Horishny <Leo_Horishny[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]POL.COM>

Subject: Re: jakes



I don't have any citations, but I would be willing to imagine jakes started

out as another slang

reference to John.



Isn't Jake a nickname for John? or is it a nickname for James?



For that matter, if the term john is younger than jakes, then this whole baby

is out with the privy water ;-)







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