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Re:Crooks’ Mistaken Bet on Encrypted Phones by EdwardDiego on Monday April 17, 2023 @08:04PM (#35608299)
Not sure about never been done in real life - some of the Provos and Unionists in Northern Ireland pivoted their cell structures from terrorism to profitable crime when peace broke out.
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Re:Crooks’ Mistaken Bet on Encrypted Phones by eru on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @06:52AM (#35612273)
It's a reasonable common idiom with tongue firmly planted in cheek.

(Btw, you've been shadowbanned a while ago. I'm only mentioning this, because your recent comments seem sane as far as I can tell.)

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Re:Crooks’ Mistaken Bet on Encrypted Phones by hn_go_brrrrr on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @02:23PM (#35617822)
You should email dang. I didn't bother to review your comment history, but if your new comments are avoiding whatever got you shadow banned, he'll probably give you another chance. Skipping that step, there's a very good chance your new account would get auto-shadowbanned as well.
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Re:Crooks’ Mistaken Bet on Encrypted Phones by HeyLaughingBoy on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @11:35AM (#35615413)
TIL.

I've only ever heard it on an episode of Monty Python. Wonder if it's just a UK thing.

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Re:Crooks’ Mistaken Bet on Encrypted Phones by eru on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @09:00PM (#35622809)
I've heard it in other context, but those people might have picked it up (indirectly) from Monty Python.
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