Date:  Thu, 4 May 1995 17:08:46 CDT

From:  "Krahn, Al" <AKRA[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MUSIC.LIB.MATC.EDU>

Subject: "86"



The number 86 is official restaurant jargon meaning

"we are out of that."



You will find it in the book issued to restaurant

workers who belong to the union.



I was at a Perkins Restaurant about two months ago. I kept hearing

"86" being piped to waiters and waitresses over the intercom. I

mentioned to our waitress that they seemed to be out of a lot of

things and she said several busloads of people they hadn't expected

had stopped there and they ran out of many supplies.



AKRA



Albert E. Krahn

Instructor, English Department    AKRA[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MUSIC.LIB.MATC.EDU

Milwaukee Area Technical College   Phone: (414) 297-6519

Milwaukee, WI  53233-1443      Fax:  (414) 297-7990