AtDAtD: A Couple/Three Notes
Ya Sam
takoitov at hotmail.com
Mon Jan 22 11:52:47 CST 2007
"TOUCH THE DOG'S ARSE v. No, vicar, nothing to do with bestial pleasures -
this is current prison slang for the crime of Taking and Driving Away a
vehicle. It's a much more colourful alternative to the simple TDA, which is
how police officers in southern England refer to the theft of a car. "
http://www.davidrowan.com/1998/01/glossary-for-nineties-chapter-3-crime.html
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>And one of our United Kingdom listers noted that TDA has resonance over
>there by standing for "touching the dog's arse," i.e., a truly deep
>inspection of something.
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>Thus ...
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