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At 19:52 5/17/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi List - My son called and asked if I knew what it means to "86" somebody or
>something. He thought it might be a musical term or expression. I never heard
>of it. Has anybody? Reply off list if it's gross or something - Best,
>Margaret
>
"86" is an old restaurant /food worker terminology for being out of a
particular menu item.
I recall from my first job after high school in a diner (yes, one which was
an old railroad car), and when the waitress would order up something which
was out, you'd hear an "86 on -----" yelled back from the cook.
What it may mean in your son's friends' usage is still up to conjecture...
Conrad
Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT [log in to unmask]
Luther College Music Technician [log in to unmask]
Decorah, Iowa 52101 Voice (319)-387-1204
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Oh wad some power the giftie gie us; to see oursel's as others see us!
It wad some monie a blunder free us, and foolish notion. - Robert Burns
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