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I've never heard it before, but most voters on Urban Dictionary agree that it means to kill someone: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=86%27d I used to know police codes pretty well, and don't recall any systems in which two-digit ones reach the eighties. Where is that? Mind you, I'm not that bothered about it. During the 2014 war, I'd get dozens of more entertaining threats a day on Twitter alone. On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 1:33 AM, Charles Faulkner <[email protected]> wrote: this has gotten out of hand. 86 isn't a murderous threat. it's american > police jargon for throwing someone out of a bar. > -- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað." _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
