Saturday, June 13, 2020

Get Your Free Ticket Here!

A free ticket is sometimes called an Annie Oakley



Because the small hole punched in a ticket resembled sharpshooter Annie's bullet holes...

and Annie is rumored to have given bullet perforated playing cards to children as free passes... 

hence a free ticket is known as an Annie Oakley.
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