Intellectual Property Law

AT a recent counter-terrorism and fusion center conference earlier this spring, intelligence and law enforcement officials were given a number of tools to help them fight terror attacks, including a dictionary of street gang slang that was compiled by Woodman State Jail in Texas. Somehow that document fell into the hands of THREAT LEVEL.

The 168-page document was compiled with assistance from the Texas Attorney General conferences in October 1999 and 2003, Texas Security Threat Group officers, the California Department of Corrections and the Sacramento Intelligence unit.

The document (.pdf) warns to use "extreme care and caution in the display and use of this book. Do not leave it where it can be located, accessed or utilized by any unauthorized person."

THREAT LEVEL hopes that readers will follow that advice when reading the list (.pdf).

A selection of THREAT LEVEL's favorites includes:

• HOLD THE UNPAID BILLS.....(Prison).....Wait; don?t stab this person
• BEES KNEE?s.....(Latin Kings).....An extraordinary person, thing, idea, The ultimate
• HORSE FEATHERS.....(Latin Kings).....A term for nonsense; lies (Same as applesauce, banana oil)
• BLUE and YELLOW WINGS.....(Bikers).....For having sex with a Policewoman.
• HOTTIE.....(Rap).....A very attractive female.
• EVER WORKED AT McDONALD's.....(Prison).....Have you ever been a member of the Mexican Mafia?
• JELLY FISH.....(Crips)?..On to you or to know whats going on;  (Mandingo Warriors).....Denotes a Sissy;  Punk; Homosexual.
• JIGGABLE PIE .....(Rap).....Refers to a woman's buttocks.
• MOP AND PAIL.....(Aryan Brotherhood).....Jail
• NINJA TURTLES.....(Prison).....A team of Officers dressed in riot gear in preparation to quell a riot, or to conduct a forced removal of an offender.  The term is derived from the fact that the Officers resemble the Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtle (Cartoon Characters) in this gear.
• TENDER.....(Mandingo Warriors).....A Woman
• WORKED IN FRISCO.....(Prison).....Did time in San Quentin.
• YOU NO SEE.....(Jamaican).....You don?t understand, or do you understand.

Please add your favorites from the sprawling list in the comments.

Photo: Mariko