# "Elvis has left the building"--origin?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-has-left-the-building-origin/209828>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 27, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-has-left-the-building-origin/209828 "2003-10-27T12:51:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Zardoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a8b319/32.png) [@Zardoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zardoz)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-has-left-the-building-origin/209828/1 "2003-10-27T12:51:39Z")

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I seem to remember that this was used at an Elvis concert (concerts?) back in the day when he had such rabid fans that this announcement was necessary in order for the venue to clear out. Can anyone validate this?

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-has-left-the-building-origin/209828/2 "2003-10-27T12:57:19Z")

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[Cecil](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/021227.html)

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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-has-left-the-building-origin/209828/3 "2003-10-27T15:35:32Z")

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Hey!  
Salt & pepper **are** married!  
on Blues Clues.  
They ahd a child, Cinnamon!  
😉

Note: this is in reference to the silly question after the Elvis one in cecil’s column.