"86" slang term is not from Chumley's. That's a myth. - Reader comments at The New York Sun

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Submitted by Barry Popik, Apr 6, 2007 14:40

I've found the earliest cite for "86," and Walter Winchell's article does not mention a NY source:

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I've found the earliest cite for "86," and Walter Winchell's article does not mention a NY source: http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/86_not_from_chumleys_or_empire_state_building/	Barry Popik	Apr 6, 2007 14:40