Sounding board

Posted by Lotg on July 01, 2004

I was emailing my big Yankee friend today, and among other things informed him that he was my 'sounding board'.

Now we all know what that means but how did it originate? Why would a board sound? Am I taking this too literally? Does it mean a board of the wooden variety or the corporate variety or something completely different?

• Sounding board ESC 01/July/04
  • Thanks ESC Lotg 02/July/04