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I can verify it is a naval term. A variant is 'deep six'. Means to get rid of. Probably spread from military service to police, restaurant, etc. On Apr 12, 2015 10:56 PM, "Einde O'Callaghan via Marxism" < [email protected]> wrote: > ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** > #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. > #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. > #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. > ***************************************************************** > > On 13.04.2015 07:33, Charles Faulkner via Marxism 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. >> >> Here's some background on the term - probably more than any of us will > ever need to know: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86_%28term%29 > > Einde O'Callaghan > _________________________________________________________ > Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm > Set your options at: > http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/dave.xx%40gmail.com > _________________________________________________________ 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
