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submitted 13 hours ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 23 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

86 is a code in restaurants for items that are sold out and need to new removed from the menu

lol and this obscure thing is general knowledge to american people?

anyways, thanks for the clarification

[–] devils_advocate@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Americans have so many weird number associations

420

10-4

7/11

401k

5150

187

411

Etc.

[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 hours ago

i only know about 420 and 69 thanks to memes😅

[–] celeryfc@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago

Like half of those you listed are police codes that they use over the radios that seeped into common language.

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

It’s pretty commonly used slang in the US, especially back in the 80’s and 90’s.