Here is the official verification of the meaning of the Pip. Pronunciation: (pip),
-n. 1. Vet. Pathol.a contagious disease of birds, esp. poultry, characterized by the secretion of a thick mucus in the mouth and throat. 2. Facetious.any minor or unspecified ailment in a person. So it appears that Aunt Bee may have been a little facetious when she said Opie might have the pip. By the way, a pip, is also a word for one of the dots on a domino.. Ken Anderson Seem many years ago there was a song with the words "a real pip-er-roo" He or she may have been called a "pip" which could have had a positive or negative conotation The seed of a fruit ,such as from a watermelon,peach,etc., was referred to as a pip. Newton,open the flu Florida Lou _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
