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Old 12-26-2008, 01:06 AM
Albert109 Albert109 is offline
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Originally Posted by docroc67 View Post
As far as I know it was used by us as an alternative to the more demeaning nickname of "Lamb Chops."

I could be wrong, but that's what I learned in 1964.

Any other origin stories?

Yours in ZAX,

Mike Raymond
It's never been explained outright, but it's just made sense to me: Lambda Chi --> Lamb Chops --> Chops/Choppers. I don't know if Lamb Chops is demeaning, but just an extension. I myself have never heard it used.

I had never heard this used until I went on a cruise and was wearing letters and some guy came up to me and asked me if I was a "Chopper" too... I was taken aback a bit since I had never heard this used.
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