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Ellipsis

(9,483 posts) Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:03 AM Thursday

"Chumley's Speakeasy" - the origin of the term 86

Apparently the police were kind enough to call ahead.

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"Chumley's Speakeasy" - the origin of the term 86 (Original Post) Ellipsis Thursday OP

Comey's defense should be he thought it meant to throw the bum out. dem4decades Thursday #1

Well, yeah...the truth. Iggo Thursday #10

;-{) THIS AGAIN Goonch Thursday #2

Wait 'til you hear about 23 Skidoo! Prairie Gates Thursday #3

"Scoops" Callahan could get to the bottom of it. LudwigPastorius Thursday #5

I think maga os conflating... returnee Thursday #4

It's a very common restaurant term Bristlecone Thursday #6

Every restaurant I worked in DiverDave Thursday #9

Don't mess w/ Mother Nature... ultralite001 Thursday #7

Just another diaper donnie lie KS Toronado Thursday #8

kick Ellipsis Thursday #11

dem4decades

(14,286 posts)

1. Comey's defense should be he thought it meant to throw the bum out.

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:05 AM

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Iggo

(50,021 posts)

10. Well, yeah...the truth.

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 06:47 PM

Thursday

Goonch

(5,485 posts)

2. ;-{) THIS AGAIN

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:13 AM

Thursday

Prairie Gates

(8,414 posts)

3. Wait 'til you hear about 23 Skidoo!

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Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:14 AM

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Just out here clocking the tomatoes in the Flatiron.

LudwigPastorius

(14,927 posts)

5. "Scoops" Callahan could get to the bottom of it.

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 01:30 PM

Thursday

returnee

(963 posts)

4. I think maga os conflating...

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 12:55 PM

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86 with deep 6. Either way it’s a bogus claim.

Bristlecone

(11,161 posts)

6. It's a very common restaurant term

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 01:45 PM

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Used any time you are out of, or no longer can serve something. And used daily in almost every restaurant in the country.

DiverDave

(5,258 posts)

9. Every restaurant I worked in

Reply to Bristlecone (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 02:29 PM

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Had an 86 board. Just a glance to see what we ran out of.
Anything to clutch their fake pearls over.

ultralite001

(2,644 posts)

7. Don't mess w/ Mother Nature...

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 01:55 PM

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Or she'll be doing some 86-ing of her own...

Release the EPSTEIN FILES NOW!!!

KS Toronado

(23,781 posts)

8. Just another diaper donnie lie

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 02:12 PM

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He claimed 86 originated with the mob and was meant to kill someone.

Ellipsis

(9,483 posts)

11. kick

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Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:04 PM

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