Gimmick (1921)

[Mark A Mandel]

On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, James A. Landau wrote:

#In a message dated 8/26/02 9:04:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Bapopik at AOL.COM
#writes:
#
#>   15 May 1921, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. 71:
#>     _With a Bow to Mr. Edison_
#>  Being a Possible Questionnaire for Submission to Applicants for the
#Position
#>  of Assistant Stage Doorman.
#>  1.  What is an Annie Oakley?
#
#a free pass.  The term is due to a legend that Annie Oakley would put bullet
#holes through tickets.

The connection is (iirc) the holes punched in tickets given away as free
passes so they couldn't be sold. And I think Annie Oakley's stunt was
shooting through a playing card thrown in the air, not a ticket.

-- Mark A. Mandel