| Title: | The Joy of Lex |
| Notice: | A Notes File even your grammar could love |
| Moderator: | THEBAY::SYSTEM |
| Created: | Fri Feb 28 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1192 |
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I've heard a related phrase, namely "throwing one's badge on the table." It seems like a cross between betting one's badge and throwing down one's gauntlet. So one expresses one's desire to bet one's badge by throwing it on the table. Wook
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| 868.1 | TOKNOW::METCALFE | Eschew Obfuscatory Monikers | Tue Apr 02 1991 23:53 | 2 | |
Isn't this a reference to the sheriff turning in his badge signifying that "you can't fire me, I quit!" | |||||