Talk:Church key

message: See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Churchkey. Johnleemk | Talk 10:53, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Failed AFD

message: There really isn't enough unique information here to justify a standalone article. Pjbflynn 01:14, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggested merge 

message: I corrected the historic sequence in the article.  Before you revert, please carefully study the pictures at http://www.just-for-openers.org/Church-Key.html which make it totally obvious where the term Church Key comes from, and that it applied to simple bottle cap removers, before beer cans were invented.  The article needs a photo of one of these old bottle cap devices, and a picture of an old key -- maybe in the same photo ideally? -69.87.200.181 (talk) 03:17, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture history 

message: I removed the following from the article, because it just isn't true:
"The term "church key" is the only term in general common use in the U.S. for this simple device;  the term "can opener" is reserved for a more complex tool that cuts around the rim of the can — which is not required to simply pour out liquids, and it takes longer to use, and it creates a loose lid with a sharp dangerous edge."
Someone can put the comparison between the simple device and the more complex one back in if they want, but it's false that church key is "the only term in general common use in the U.S." for the simple device. 145.116.8.66 (talk) 04:43, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I've never heard them referred to as "church keys".  When I was a small Mr Larrington living in Hong Kong, every case of Tiger beer came with one and we called them "can openers", or "spanners" if we were being ironic.  The tool used for opening cans of soup, beans etc. was the "tin opener".Mr Larrington (talk) 15:32, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the key words you missed were "in the U.S.". e.g. I've never heard "tin opener" - or for that matter "spanner", ironically or otherwise - used in the US, except perhaps by foreigners, or someone putting on a British affectation. In the US I have indeed heard "church key", as well as "bottle opener", used, and would agree that "can opener" would more likely refer to the complex device, in the US. -- 174.21.225.115 (talk) 15:53, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed

message: I'm British and I've never heard of those things being called a "curch key" before. In any case, it is customary here to leave most churches unlocked, especially in rural areas, so "church key" would be an unfamiliar phrase. We would call them bottle openers. 78.149.246.255 (talk) 14:58, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  North American usage only? 

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message: The last sentence in the history section cites the Lowes hardware store and links to its shop. Is this a good source? Is this bit of information relevant here? It might be better on bottle opener. --Chrki (talk) 18:43, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Paint Can Openers include bottle openers"