BEER Ch. 4 DeepArcher

[Dave Monroe]

On 10/23/13, Markekohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I think Professionally D and D prolly means " Deaf & Dumb" but I have never
> heard nor seen this abbreviation for that before. anyone?'

http://books.google.com/books?id=neVBmSyNRnEC&pg=PA270#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.acronymfinder.com/Deaf-and-Dumb-%28D%26D%29.html

Mob-connected union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) gloats about
his iron-fisted control of the waterfront. The police and the
Waterfront Crime Commission know that Friendly is behind a number of
murders, but witnesses play "D and D" ("deaf and dumb"), accepting
their subservient position rather than risk the danger and shame of
informing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Waterfront#Plot
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