English term (edited): american term

Miami Vice is a TV series about a police squad in Miami.

Reader's Digest is a popular magazine with a simplified articles on many different topics.

So, Eddie jokingly explains to the custom officers where his knowledge comes from. ;-) They know that he was carrying a pack of heroin but do not understand how he managed to get rid of it.

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"Give me a break," Eddie said. "You were in my face so close to look at my pupils I thought you were going to soul-kiss me. You know I wasn't on the nod."
The third Customs agent looked disgusted. "For an inno­cent lambikins, you know an awful lot about dope, Eddie."
"What I didn't pick up on Miami Vice I got from The Readers' Digest. Now tell me the truth¯how many times are we going to go through this?"
A fourth agent held up a small plastic Baggie. In it were several fibers.
"These are filaments. We'll get lab confirmation, but we know what sort they are. They're filaments of strapping tape."





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Note added at 17 mins (2005-05-07 06:23:49 GMT)
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I mean, the Customs agent is suspicious about Eddie\'s good knowledge of drugs, but Eddie explains that anyone who watch TV or read popular magazines will know much enough about drugs. :)