Mickey Finn is most likely named for the manager and bartender of a Chicago establishment, the Lone Star Saloon and Palm Garden Restaurant, which operated from 1896 to 1903 in the citys South Loop neighborhood on South State Street. In December 1903, several Chicago newspapers document that a Michael Mickey Finn managed the Lone Star Saloon and was accused of using knockout drops to incapacitate and rob some of his customers....originating the phrase slipping someone a mickey
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:18:38 +0000
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