Talk:Room and board

This phrase ("Room & Board") has a lot of meaning. I'm surprised that the article for it is so short. Please expand!
 * expand it yourself! -64.112.227.142 (talk) 00:18, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

etymology
Is it true that the "board" comes from centuries ago when people were too poor to afford tables, so the would offer a room to stay in and a "board" to put on your lap to eat your food off of? 122.49.159.164 (talk) 19:30, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

US county jails
Most United States county states charge room and board after defendants' jail stays (mainly since the 1994 election). How about some discussion in this article? Heff01 (talk) 02:46, 16 May 2019 (UTC)