End of ADS-L Digest - 27 Apr 1995 to 28 Apr 1995

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There are 8 messages totalling 132 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. "You're eighty-six, man!" (4)

 2. <No subject given>

 3. Nomail

 4. Anodyne Expletives (2)



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Date:  Sat, 29 Apr 1995 15:59:04 +0300

From:  Matti Pitk{l{ <mp54978[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UTA.FI>

Subject: "You're eighty-six, man!"



Dear ADS-L people,

I watched the TV-series "Northern Exposure" the other day

and a character there used the expression "You're eighty-

six, man" to another, who had done some renovations at this

first character's house (well, actually it was a trailer),

and caused some water damages there. I understood this to

mean something like "You are a disaster, man". I wonder

though, were this expression comes from, and how well

known it is in the US? Would someone have a clue?



Matti

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