Date:  Mon, 5 Sep 1994 17:10:00 EDT

From:  Travis Kidd <TKIDD[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CLEMSON.EDU>

Subject: Re: Stocking



On Tue, 6 Sep 1994 07:40:00 +1200 "George Halliday (09)483-9039" <HALLIDAYG[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SCHO

OLS.MINEDU.GOVT.NZ> said:

> Term for mugging

>

> In the last week I have come across the term "stocking" twice. Once in a

> newspaper article, once in a TV comedy show produced locally. This is used for

> robbing some unfortunate kid of the latest trendy article of clothing such as

> baseball caps with American insignia and seems to be current in Auckland, New

> Zealand, among street gangs. As their language seems to be heavily influenced

by

> the American media, I was wondering if this is an American term.

Never hoiduvit.



> Geordie Halliday <HallidayG[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]schools.minedu.govt.nz>

-Travis