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Default Bravo Zulu

On Feb 2, 12:07�pm, JLH wrote:
On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:33:39 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

Good job, but that's the military one. What's the police phonetic
alphabet?


"Drop it and spread 'em"


Eisboch


LOL

Two of my brothers were cops. That's the only reason I knew there were two
versions.
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"Drop it and spread 'em" that's text book.

Street wise it would translate to:

FREEZE A$$HOLE! ... UP AGAINST THE WALL!!!"

But Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke set the western standard:

"Alright, hold it right there"

That is unless you're in Hawaii, and it's :

"Book 'em, Dano!