Angliholic  +  479165 Wed, 20 Feb 08 07:05 AM When you go to purchase an item, sometimes you may find that it's sold out. In that case, at a grocery store or discount store, you can ask for a rain check.   Hi, I've googled the images of "a rain check," and it looks like a ticket or a slip of paper. Thus, I wonder why it's call "a check" instead of "a ticket." Thanks. Angliholic Joined on Wed, Feb 14 2007 SomewhereinFormosa Veteran Member 6,474 Without true love, life is meaningless and worthless since our physical world is nothing but a dream. ~~Angliholic~~簡瑞達

	Hoa Thai  +  479172 Wed, 20 Feb 08 07:21 AM  Hi, Read THIS and THIS. They should satisfy your curiosity. They did for me.  Hoa Thai Joined on Mon, Oct 15 2007 Vietnam Contributing Member 1,100 Best Regards - Hoa Thai

	Mister Micawber  +  479175 Wed, 20 Feb 08 07:27 AM . Purely historical accident. Check:   a ticket or token that when matched with a counterpart identifies an article left in the temporary custody of another, the purchaser of a ticket, a person who is to be served next, etc. You may have to ask Charles Ebbets. .  Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,780 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Articles