Vegas myth busted: By 1986, people were being "murdered" in Vegas gang slang.
The bodies of so many murder victims were buried in the desert outside Las Vegas that, as many of you have no doubt heard, the number "86" was turned into a verb. Some internet sources claim that the term comes from known orders given by mafia bosses to their soldiers.
An entry on Urbandictionary.com states, "'80 miles away, 6 feet under' is reserved for those who had to dig their own graves 80 miles from civilization and then be executed." "All terms for 86 come from this……"
Other sources said it was "eight" miles away from the Las Vegas Strip before shooting and excavation began.
Myth information
First of all, as we revealed in the previous part of this series, the idea of hundreds of bodies being buried in the desert outside of Las Vegas is a myth in itself. It's an ongoing phenomenon that has even spawned the idea of knowing where the body is buried, but it remains a myth.
Most organized crime players don't want their enemies killed and buried anywhere near Eight Mile, 80 Mile, or anywhere near Las Vegas.
It's a shame that Las Vegas authorities were able to overlook illegal thefts, but murder was a different story - considered too risky for the Mafia's prized casino interests.
This is likely why mob boss Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was murdered in Beverly Hills, why Flamingo successor Gus Greenbaum died in Phoenix, and why Anthony "Tony the Ant" "The reason why Spilotro was beaten along with his brother. . In Chicago, both are buried in Indiana.
Turns out "no one dies in Vegas" is a thing.
Furthermore, if this was indeed a derivative of "86" then mafia informants at the time would have had FBI agents 8 and/or 80 miles north and south of the Las Vegas Strip on Highway 91 Focus on digging and discovery.
86 theories
There are at least 86 other theories about how this number became synonymous with obsolescence.
One of them is the floor number of the Empire State Building's observation deck, where desperate people jump to their deaths.
Others swear it comes from the New York City First Avenue streetcar line, which ran from 14th Street to 86th Street. At this time, the driver shouted: "Eighty-six! End of line! Go all out!"
Or, as many sources claim, could it be a Wild West directive that lowered the alcohol content of drinks from 100% to 86% for drunks who needed to abstain?
Maybe the "six feet under" part is correct, but as another popular interpretation claims, the first number was derived from the eight feet that make up the average grave length.
Wait, we're not done yet...
In his 2006 book "The History and Stories of New York's Best Bars," author Jef Klein emphasized that the birthplace of "86" was Chumley's in lower Manhattan. , the bar paid corrupt police officers to alert the bar before it was raided.
A call from police headquarters will instruct bar staff to "86" his customers. This meant they had to exit through the door at 86 Bedford Street before police could enter through another door on Pamela Street.
You really don’t want to read 81 of these articles again, trust us. So, let’s start by looking at Section 86 of the New York State Liquor Code, which states under what circumstances a patron may not consume alcohol.
but it is not the truth. Article 86 deals with “Services and Gifts to Retailers”.
Not So Exciting Facts
We turned to the Oxford English Dictionary, a source not known for its nonsense.
For about 100 years, servers and bartenders have used numerical codes to save time when submitting orders. The number "86" is an abbreviation for menu items that are no longer available.
That's according to the most important historical dictionary of the English language, not according to your know-it-all cousin Ralph.
More research reveals its first known appearance in print...
“A Hollywood soda drinker forwarded this glossary of soda fountain terms,” noted journalist Walter Winchell wrote in his 1933 syndicated column “Broadway.” "Eighty-one (means) a glass of water... Thirteen (means) one of the big bosses is nearby... (and) Eighty-six means it's all over."
Three years later, Professor Harold Bentley of Columbia University confirmed this etymology in an article titled "Soda Jerker's Linguistic Mixtures" in the magazine American Speech. Other code discovered by Bentley is as follows:
82: two glasses of water 87 and a half years old: Beautiful girl at the table, legs clearly crossed 95: Customer leaves the store without paying 98: Beverage Drinker Assistant or Manager 99: Head soda bastard.
A fictional crime story published by The Washington Post in 1942 offers a possible explanation for how Eighty-Six metaphorically leaped into the human world… “‘Tuna salad is 86’ means there’s none left,” a character in the story explains. "When you say a guy is 86, it means he's been laid off, or completely bankrupt, or something like that."
A few years later, "eighty-six" took on a new meaning in restaurants and bars—customers were either no longer served or kicked out of the establishment.
According to the Kassel Slang Dictionary, the term was only developed in the 1970s to describe murder. But its development has nothing to do with the Mafia, mileage, burial depth or Las Vegas.
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