May 15, 2003

quote chapter and verse

v.

[by analogy with the mainstream phrase] To cite a relevant excerpt from an appropriate bible. I don't care if rn gets it wrong; ‘Followup-To: poster’ is explicitly permitted by RFC-1036. I'll quote chapter and verse if you don't believe me. See also legalese, language lawyer, RTFS (sense 2).

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:33 AM

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