[Ads-l] Stix Nix Hix Pix

[Jonathan Lighter]

WikiP y notes that the celebrated _Variety_ headline was the less
euphonious but slightly more idiomatic "Stix Nix Hick Pix" (July 17, 1935).
See https://variety.com/1935/film/news/sticks-nix-hick-pix-1117922332/

It doesn't mention, though, that the paper misquoted itself at least twice:
on Jan. 6, 1937 and on Dec. 22, 1937:

https://archive.org/details/variety125-1937-01/page/n135/mode/2up?q=%22stix+nix+hix+pix%22

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https://archive.org/details/variety128-1937-12/page/n199/mode/2up?q=%22stix+nix+hix+pix%22

So it's quite correct to say that "_Variety_ published the line 'Stix Nix
Hix Pix.'"  Heh heh. More importantly, perhaps, I found this out the
old-fashioned way. Google Bard and Bing AI both came up short - though Bard
alone directed me the Variety website.

JL

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