Deeks: Eric, I need you to run a plate for me. 2, S as in Slayer, M as in Metallica, A as in Anthrax, 5-6-4, P as in uh, parsnip.
Eric: Parsnip? Your lettering system is Heavy Metal bands, and you’re giving me a root vegetable for P?
Deeks: I don’t know, man. I drew a blank.
Eric: Pantera? Hello.
Deeks: Oh. Cowboys from Hell. What was I thinking?
[3×04 ‘Deadline’]
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And for those who would rather not use the words like ‘Anthrax’, ‘Death’, ‘Kill’, and ‘Riot’ when spelling out words to the government/credit card companies/insurance agencies/etc., we made a list less likely to get someone arrested or put on a watch list:
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Now that is a much cooler way of spelling than the rather dull regular one 🙂
I think I’ll go for the Rock one 😉
Thin Lizzy
Hall & Oates
AC/DC
Nazareth
Kansas
Springsteen
for this entertaining post!
I did that once and couldn’t remember the actual Charlie Tango Echo stuff… and when I came to the letter “D” I stuttered and then finally announced “You know D like doorknob!!”
lol
I noticed Kensi using the lettering system in an episode I was rewatching the other day, reading out the number plate of a car they found. It’s not often we hear it on the show.