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The San Quentin Bulletin choose

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[US] San Quentin Bulletin Jan. 11: A waiter came along calling ‘strawberries’ and we gullibly pushed our plate out - to have it filled with red beans.
at Boston strawberries (n.) under Boston, adj.
[US] San Quentin Bulletin Jan. 11: Pork, gravy and boiled potatoes are hog, mud and rocks.
at hog, mud and rocks (n.) under hog, n.
[US] San Quentin Bulletin Jan. 11: Hamburger balls are entitled jute-balls.
at judy, n.3
[US] San Quentin Bulletin Jan. 11: When someone yells for the sand one passes him the salts.
at sand, n.1
[US] San Quentin Bulletin Jan. 11: Bread parades under the alias of sawdust.
at sawdust, n.2
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: DINGALINGS, goofy prisoners, or those called ‘stir simple’ after long years in prison.
at ding-a-ling, n.1
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: ANGLE, to scheme.
at angle, v.
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: BACK DOOR PAROLE, to die in prison.
at back-door parole (n.) under back-door, adj.
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: BANK, a dope, a shot.
at bank, n.2
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: BEAK, judge.
at beak, n.1
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: BEND, to steal.
at bend, v.2
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: BONARUE, good, excellent.
at bonaroo, adj.
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: BOX, a safe.
at box, n.1
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: BOX, [...] a phonograph.
at box, n.1
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: BUCK, a Catholic priest.
at buck, n.1
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: BUG, burglar alarm.
at bug, n.4
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: CASE DOUGH, a limited amount of money.
at case dough (n.) under case, adj.
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: COPPER, good prison records.
at copper, n.
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: BLOW YOUR COPPER, to lose good time prison credits.
at blow one’s copper (v.) under copper, n.
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: CRAZY ALLEY, a fenced-in section at San Quentin where slightly daffy prisoners are kept.
at crazy alley (n.) under crazy, n.
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: CROW McGEE, no good, not the real stuff.
at crow mcgee, adj.
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: DUFFER, bread.
at duffer, n.3
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: ON THE ERIE, shut up, someone is listening.
at on the erie under erie, n.
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: FIN UP, five-years-to-life.
at fin up (n.) under fin, n.2
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: GANDER, [...] walk.
at gander, v.1
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: GARBAGE, food.
at garbage, n.
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: GUM HEEL, police officer.
at gumheel (n.) under gum, n.3
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: TOMMY GEE, a machine-gunner.
at tommy gee (n.) under tommy gun, n.
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: COP A HEEL, assault someone from behind.
at cop a heel (v.) under heel, v.1
[US] San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: HERDER, guard in prison.
at herder, n.
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