Post originally by Phil Masters at 2003-05-17 01:12:55
Converted from Phorums BB System

Frank Sronce wrote:
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>> Wonder where they got the name from? It is some sort of standard street slang somewhere? <<

It was. Early Victorian England, in fact.

The term was introduced in *GURPS Goblins*, a truly wonderful supplement set in a parody of Georgian/Victorian London. (Trust me, it's brilliant.) There, it fitted perfectly, as it came from the source material. However, it then got copied verbatim to *Compendium I*, where it does look a bit weird.

It should have been renamed "pry-bar work" or something.