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Re:Craigslist takes personals sections offline in response t... by allannienhuis on Friday March 23, 2018 @11:23AM (#16659044)
I believe 'the boot' is a British term for the trunk of an automobile, which I think fits the bill here :)
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Re:Craigslist takes personals sections offline in response t... by etjossem on Friday March 23, 2018 @12:31PM (#16659801)
The context is the British pharmacy "Boots" - think Walgreens. The parent commenter's argument is that our society at large does not want heroin and coke sold at the corner drugstore. They want these substances out of sight, out of mind.

It's all very well for us to imagine legalized drugs would be safer and more easy to regulate, but a majority of people disagree - so for the time being, they will continue being sold out of the boots of cars.

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Re:Craigslist takes personals sections offline in response t... by TheGrassyKnoll on Saturday March 24, 2018 @04:07PM (#16668603)
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA)

  https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/WBA?p=WBA
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