FOR 20 COP. - where it came from?

[Matejko]

Hi.

Friend of mine found this nearby Warsaw.
What it might be? Any ideas?
Pics of the item are at Polish forum. Here is the link.
Take a look.

http://www.exploracja.cyberdusk.pl/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=6632&highlight=

Thanks for help.
Pozdrawiam Matejko

 

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[dg39]

DG and Jeff.

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They all lived in Pennsylvania?
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[jeff of pa]

INTRESTING
from Thesaurus

Main Entry: receive
Part of Speech: verb 1
Definition: accept
Synonyms: accept, acquire, admit, apprehend, appropriate, arrogate, assume, be given, be informed, be told, catch, collect, come by, come into, cop*, corral*, derive, draw, earn, gain, gather, get, get from, grab, hear, hold, inherit, make, obtain, perceive, pick up, pocket*, procure, pull, pull down*, reap, redeem, secure, seize, snag*, take, take in, take possession, win


* = informal or slang

 

[dg39]

INTRESTING
from Thesaurus

Main Entry: receive
Part of Speech: verb 1
Definition: accept
Synonyms: accept, acquire, admit, apprehend, appropriate, arrogate, assume, be given, be informed, be told, catch, collect, come by, come into, cop*, corral*, derive, draw, earn, gain, gather, get, get from, grab, hear, hold, inherit, make, obtain, perceive, pick up, pocket*, procure, pull, pull down*, reap, redeem, secure, seize, snag*, take, take in, take possession, win


* = informal or slang

As a teenager we use to ask our buddies after a date did they cop a --.
To take. Or take 20?
DG

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Looking closer it could be GOP.

 

[artemis moon]

Looking closer it could be GOP.




I was about to suggest that "COP" may be an abbreviation for "Coppers", as in pennies, but, on second glance, you may very well be right.

 

[trikikiwi]

It reminds me of a flap off an old stamp vending machine -
which happened to be invented by a New Zealander

some info in the link
http://www.nzedge.com/heroes/dickie.html

Cheers, Mike