Roscoe

[Peter Richardson]

>
> Oh, and on another thread:  I should mention that my response of
> "Hang a roscoe" as the counterpart of "Hang a louie" was not NY-based
> (although I am), but from mid-60's California, which is when I first
> became familiar with the opposition.
>
> Larry

Agreed. Ditto roscoe from northern Illinois (but not Chicago) from the
'50s. Maybe among the hoods in the city "hang a roscoe" meant 'suspend a
revolver from the car's mirror.'

PR