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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
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Metropolis' finest...

I checked the killer's victims. They're not exactly Metropolis' finest -(Role models?)

assault charges,
breaking and entering, abuse.
  

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This is a term derived from "New York's finest," referring to the police force of that city. For an exhaustive discussion of the origin of this locution (all the way back to 1870! ) please see the Word Detective from April 2006.

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  • This is a term derived from "New York's finest," referring to the police force of that city.
  • For an exhaustive discussion of the origin of this locution (all the way back to 1870!
  • ) please see the Word Detective from April 2006.
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This is a term derived from "New York's finest," referring to the police force of that city. For an exhaustive discussion of the origin of this locution (all the way back to 1870! who knew?) please see the Word Detective from April 2006.

http://www.word-detective.com/0806C.html
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