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Subject: Re: 86'd!?!?!?
From: D
Posted: Sat Mar 10. 2001, 19:02 UTC
Followup to: "86'd!?!?!?"  by Mikey  (Tue Mar 6. 2001, 21:02 UTC)
> 
> Anyone know the history behind the term "86".?
> 
> Its happened to me enough times, I figure I'd like to know ... uh.. 
> you get the idea.
> 
> -M

For Another take on this term:  One Satruday night I happened to have off from 
the bar and just stayed home to watch TV.  There was a good program on 
Prohibition on the Discovery channel.  According to this program, the term 
'86' came from the address of a famous Prohibition pub/speakeasy in NYC where 
a lot of writers and other literary types of the day hung out to drink.  The 
place was/is called 'Chumley's Pub' and it was/is located at a street address 
of '86 something or other street.  When the G-Men would come sniffing about, 
all the liquor would go into hiding, and, for some reason, the term for 
getting rid of the evidence was referred to as '86ing'.  Granted, I don't know 
if this is the real story either, but it makes for a great bit of trivia to 
share with your bar guests.

-D


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