Completely OT question for our leftpondian friends ...

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Arfa Daily

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I've taken to watching the US TV series "Criminal Minds". In it, they always
refer to the bad guy that they're looking for as "the unsub".

What is an 'unsub' ? Two truncated words welded together ? An acronym ?
Someone please tell. It's doing my crust in ... >:-\

Arfa
 
"Arfa Daily"

I've taken to watching the US TV series "Criminal Minds". In it, they
always refer to the bad guy that they're looking for as "the unsub".

What is an 'unsub' ? Two truncated words welded together ? An acronym ?
Someone please tell. It's doing my crust in ... >:-\
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** No Google on your PC??

http://www.chacha.com/question/what-does-the-term-unsub-mean-in-the-tv-show-criminal-minds



...... Phil
 
Arfa Daily wrote:
I've taken to watching the US TV series "Criminal Minds". In it, they always
refer to the bad guy that they're looking for as "the unsub".

What is an 'unsub' ? Two truncated words welded together ? An acronym ?
Someone please tell. It's doing my crust in ... >:-\
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<grin> I've got several amusing (wrong) answers that I
was tempted to drag out and present as factual.... :>
But, the answer you are looking for is "UNknown SUBject".

I.e., whoever-the-hell-did-it-that-we-don't-yet-know

Now, get back to work and stop rotting your brain!! :>
 
On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:20:33 -0000, "Arfa Daily"
<arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

I've taken to watching the US TV series "Criminal Minds". In it, they always
refer to the bad guy that they're looking for as "the unsub".

What is an 'unsub' ? Two truncated words welded together ? An acronym ?
Someone please tell. It's doing my crust in ... >:-\
Click to expand...
To save your crust:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsub

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
 
"Rich Webb" <bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:20:33 -0000, "Arfa Daily"
arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

I've taken to watching the US TV series "Criminal Minds". In it, they
always
refer to the bad guy that they're looking for as "the unsub".

What is an 'unsub' ? Two truncated words welded together ? An acronym ?
Someone please tell. It's doing my crust in ... >:-\

To save your crust:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsub

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
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OK, thanks all ! I kinda thought it might be "unknown subject", but I must
admit, I never even considered Googlin' it, which is odd for me, coz
usually, I'm a demon for looking stuff up on there. Still, it is Christmas,
and I blame the large intakes of food and booze ;~)

Arfa
 
On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:55:16 -0000, "Arfa Daily"
<arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

"Rich Webb" <bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:20:33 -0000, "Arfa Daily"
arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

I've taken to watching the US TV series "Criminal Minds". In it, they
always
refer to the bad guy that they're looking for as "the unsub".

What is an 'unsub' ? Two truncated words welded together ? An acronym ?
Someone please tell. It's doing my crust in ... >:-\

To save your crust:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsub

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

OK, thanks all ! I kinda thought it might be "unknown subject", but I must
admit, I never even considered Googlin' it, which is odd for me, coz
usually, I'm a demon for looking stuff up on there. Still, it is Christmas,
and I blame the large intakes of food and booze ;~)
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Your turn now:

"It's doing my crust in" = head --> bread --> crust?

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
 
Arfa Daily wrote:
OK, thanks all ! I kinda thought it might be "unknown subject", but I must
admit, I never even considered Googlin' it, which is odd for me, coz
usually, I'm a demon for looking stuff up on there. Still, it is Christmas,
and I blame the large intakes of food and booze ;~)
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Yeah, it's always the *food*!! (not! :> )
 
"Rich Webb" <bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:55:16 -0000, "Arfa Daily"
arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:


"Rich Webb" <bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:20:33 -0000, "Arfa Daily"
arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

I've taken to watching the US TV series "Criminal Minds". In it, they
always
refer to the bad guy that they're looking for as "the unsub".

What is an 'unsub' ? Two truncated words welded together ? An acronym ?
Someone please tell. It's doing my crust in ... >:-\

To save your crust:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsub

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

OK, thanks all ! I kinda thought it might be "unknown subject", but I must
admit, I never even considered Googlin' it, which is odd for me, coz
usually, I'm a demon for looking stuff up on there. Still, it is
Christmas,
and I blame the large intakes of food and booze ;~)

Your turn now:

"It's doing my crust in" = head --> bread --> crust?

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
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Yep ! Cockney rhyming slang. "crust of bread" = "head"

Think Small Faces and "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" which has the lines :

They stop me from groovin',
They bang on me wall,
They're doin' me crust in,
It's no good at all

Ohhhh, Lazy Sunday afternoon
I've go no mind to worry etc etc

Arfa
 
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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:20:33 -0000, "Arfa Daily"
arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

I've taken to watching the US TV series "Criminal Minds". In it, they
always
refer to the bad guy that they're looking for as "the unsub".

What is an 'unsub' ? Two truncated words welded together ? An acronym ?
Someone please tell. It's doing my crust in ... >:-\

To save your crust:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsub

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

OK, thanks all ! I kinda thought it might be "unknown subject", but I must
admit, I never even considered Googlin' it, which is odd for me, coz
usually, I'm a demon for looking stuff up on there. Still, it is
Christmas, and I blame the large intakes of food and booze ;~)

Arfa
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If you like Criminal Minds, if you get the opportunity check out "The
Inside" a Fox (US) show that predated "Minds" but only lasted about 7 or 8
episodes before it was rudely cancelled. Not on DVD as yet, but I have some
episodes here.

Mark Z.
 
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"Rich Webb" <bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:20:33 -0000, "Arfa Daily"
arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

I've taken to watching the US TV series "Criminal Minds". In it, they
always
refer to the bad guy that they're looking for as "the unsub".

What is an 'unsub' ? Two truncated words welded together ? An acronym ?
Someone please tell. It's doing my crust in ... >:-\

To save your crust:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsub

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

OK, thanks all ! I kinda thought it might be "unknown subject", but I
must admit, I never even considered Googlin' it, which is odd for me, coz
usually, I'm a demon for looking stuff up on there. Still, it is
Christmas, and I blame the large intakes of food and booze ;~)

Arfa


If you like Criminal Minds, if you get the opportunity check out "The
Inside" a Fox (US) show that predated "Minds" but only lasted about 7 or 8
episodes before it was rudely cancelled. Not on DVD as yet, but I have
some episodes here.

Mark Z.
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Thanks Mark. I'll find it on one of the torrent sites ...

Arfa
 
On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:36:36 -0000, "Arfa Daily"
<arfa.daily@ntlworld.com>wrote:

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"Rich Webb" <bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:20:33 -0000, "Arfa Daily"
arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

I've taken to watching the US TV series "Criminal Minds". In it, they
always
refer to the bad guy that they're looking for as "the unsub".

What is an 'unsub' ? Two truncated words welded together ? An acronym ?
Someone please tell. It's doing my crust in ... >:-\

To save your crust:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsub

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

OK, thanks all ! I kinda thought it might be "unknown subject", but I
must admit, I never even considered Googlin' it, which is odd for me, coz
usually, I'm a demon for looking stuff up on there. Still, it is
Christmas, and I blame the large intakes of food and booze ;~)

Arfa


If you like Criminal Minds, if you get the opportunity check out "The
Inside" a Fox (US) show that predated "Minds" but only lasted about 7 or 8
episodes before it was rudely cancelled. Not on DVD as yet, but I have
some episodes here.

Mark Z.

Thanks Mark. I'll find it on one of the torrent sites ...

Arfa
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Sometimes those things end up on hulu.com.
 
Mark Zacharias wrote:
check out "The Inside"
a Fox (US) show that predated "Minds"

There was another that preceded these;
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it actually used the requested term as a title:
http://google.com/search?q=site:imdb.com+%22+Richard.Kind%22+%22+David.Soul
I remember it because
the investigators wore bunny suits at crime scenes.

but only lasted about 7 or 8 episodes
before it was rudely cancelled.

Rupert is very trigger-happy about cancellations.
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....though NBC wasn't much more tolerant:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096720/epcast
 
"JeffM" <jeffm_@email.com> wrote in message
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Mark Zacharias wrote:
If you like Criminal Minds[...]check out "The Inside"
a Fox (US) show that predated "Minds"

There was another that preceded these;
it actually used the requested term as a title:
http://google.com/search?q=site:imdb.com+%22+Richard.Kind%22+%22+David.Soul
I remember it because
the investigators wore bunny suits at crime scenes.

but only lasted about 7 or 8 episodes
before it was rudely cancelled.

Rupert is very trigger-happy about cancellations.

...though NBC wasn't much more tolerant:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096720/epcast
Click to expand...

I remember "Unsub". I thought it had lots of potential. It may have been the
first of the "profiler" trend.

Mark Z.
 
Mark Zacharias wrote:
I remember "Unsub". I thought it had lots of potential.

It was too smart for Americans--even Americans of 1989.
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It may have been the first of the "profiler" trend.

There was also a Hannibal Lecter movie with the CSI guy
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years before the fava-beans version:
http://google.com/search?q=intitle:Manhunter+%22+William.Petersen%22+%22+Red.Dragon
Again, too smart for the room.
 
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