C'mon Neil,
Everyone over 25 knows that the E ticket ride refers to the ticket books
sold at Disneyland where the E ticket was needed for the best rides in the
park and you always went home and saved the tickets that would get you on
the kiddie rides
John
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From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 8:10 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] "E" Ticket explained:
> You see, when Fxxx introduced The Edsel, around 1954, the car was known
> as "The Big E"
> and featured a large "E" hood ornament.
>
> Fxxx was so proud of their revolutionary car
> (one of which 'names' was considered to be
> "Utopian Turtle Top") , that they gave out FREE
> tours of their production plant.
>
> Previously, NO company ever, before, or since!!--certainly NOT
> Chrysler-- allowed members of the public to enter their hallowed
> engineering spaces, & possibly "see" something
> experimental/prototypical--so, the "special"
> people who were granted permission to enter the Edsel production areas
> were given unique
> identification 'papers', known as : "E-Tickets", naturally!!
>
> Since then, the term "E-Ticket" has come to be synonymous with any
> emotional 'roller-coaster'
> experience.
>
> Just thought you'd like to know.
>
> Neil
>
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