AtDAtD: A Couple/Three Notes
Otto
ottosell at googlemail.com
Tue Jan 23 00:46:51 CST 2007
That's great:
"the convict might have to serve a weekend or a haircut (a very short
spell in prison, also known as a shit and a shave)"
2007/1/22, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com>:
> "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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