From: mm on
On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 08:29:04 +0000 (UTC), "Geoffrey S. Mendelson"
<gsm(a)cable.mendelson.com> wrote:

>mm wrote:
>> I don't think so. How about bent slightly? Does that make you
>> happy?
>
>My point, which was really directed at Dave (the OP) is the in British
>slang, bent means stolen, so slightly bent would mean slightly stolen. :-)
>
>I assume he meant they had leads which were no longer straight, but it
>was a cute image (to me) anyway.

I'm sure I would have though it very funny if I spoke British.

I've been there for 6 days once and 12 hours another time, but that's
not enough.

>Back when I lived in the states, we would call it "off the back of a truck".
>
>Geoff.