Re: [pressgang] Can you decipher this line?

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Julie Salmon (j.salmon@student.murdoch.edu.au)
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:43:11 +0800

At 07:50 AM 6/21/98 +0000, you wrote:
>> Anyway, Spike then delivers
>>the line "...or the thin blue line is a ***** *****". I have never been
>>able to figure out what the hell the last words of that phrase are. At the
>>risk of looking incredibly silly (gee, Murray, that'd be odd :) ), I will
>>tell you that to me it sounds like ..."thin blue line is a whinel word"
>>(okay, I didn't say that it made sense, I said that's what it *sounded* like).
>
>>Can anyone help me out with my long-standing proponderance?
>
>
>What about "Or the thin blue line (the police) is wanting a word"
>
>Natacha
>
>>Murray
>
>
        The line is "or the thin blue line is wanting a word." The phone on
Lynda's desk is ringing and they are guessing who it is-

(the phone rings)

KENNY: That might be your mother now
SPIKE: Probably wants to know how long you'll be. Tell her you're down to
the last five
CLOWN: No talking!!
SPIKE: Or the thin blue line is wanting a word

Julie

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