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Janet,

Hope you're sleeping better by now. Anyway, there's no consensus on the origin of this term:

1) It may derive from "chat" -- small white pieces of rock resulting from lead mining. Seems like a stretch tho.

2) It may derive from the name of the "Chadless" paper punch (named after its inventor, a Mr Chadless), which was designed to keep the little paper punches off the floor.

3) Maybe we should call a "pregnant chad" a "Dershowish", because Mr Gore's most prominent attorney Mr Dershowitz WISHES it were a legal vote...

4) Idle thought: if the hanging paper left from an incomplete punch is a "chad", is the hole left by a complete punch a "jeremy"? Sorry, showing my age.

• chad- and I don't mean the country in Africa or the boy's name - Janet  Nov 28 2000, 8:20:48 PM
  • Re: chad- and I don't mean the country in Africa or the boy's name - Daividh  Dec 2 2000, 4:40:01 PM
    • Re: chad- and I don't mean the country in Africa or the boy's name - Janet  Dec 4 2000, 5:57:11 PM
  • Re: chad- and I don't mean the country in Africa or the boy's name - CheBanana  Nov 29 2000, 1:14:17 AM
    • Re: chad- and I don't mean the country in Africa or the boy's name - Janet  Dec 4 2000, 5:51:57 PM
      • Re: chad- and I don't mean the country in Africa or the boy's name - Daividh  Dec 5 2000, 3:34:13 PM