[Ads-l] Stix Nix Hix Pix

[Jonathan Lighter]

Thanks for the ack, Garson. Good work.

JL

On Sat, Jul 15, 2023 at 8:42 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The Quote Investigator article on this topic is now available.
>
> Headline Origin: Sticks Nix Hick Pix
> https://quoteinvestigator.medium.com/57d3470178ee
> https://quoteinvestigator.com/2023/07/15/sticks-nix/
>
> Acknowledgement: Great thanks to Jonathan Lighter whose discussion of
> this topic led QI to formulate this question and perform this
> exploration. Lighter found citations for a variant and remarked on the
> difference from the original.
>
> Feedback welcome
> Garson
>
> On Sat, Jul 15, 2023 at 5:43 PM ADSGarson O'Toole
> <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Jonathan Lighter  wrote:
> > > _Variety_ (I believe) has also referred to film critics as "crix."
> > > So....you could have
> > >
> > >  "CRIX NIX CHIX PIX" as well as "HIX PIX NIX CRIX,"  "HIX, CHIX NIX
> CRIX
> > > PIX," and "CRIX NIX HIX FLIX CHIX."
> >
> > Here is an example with Crix:
> >
> > Date: May 9, 2005
> > Periodical: Variety
> > Volume 398, Issue 12
> > Article: HBO, Variety forge 'Pix' pact
> > Author: Anonymous
> > Database: ProQuest
> >
> > [Begin excerpt]
> > Titled "Crix Nix Hix Pix," the doc will be based on the book of the
> > same name by Variety editor-in-chief Peter Bart and published by
> > Miramax Books in conjunction with Variety's 100th anniversary.
> > Title stems from one of Variety's most famous headlines ("Sticks Nix
> Hick Pix").
> > [End excerpt]
> >
> > I cannot find a match for that book title in WorldCat. So I think Bart
> > changed the book name before publication.
> > Garson
>
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