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Pueden recoger sus 5 puntos de la oficina en la salida.

English translation: You get 5 brownie points on your way out

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Spanish term or phrase:	Pueden recoger sus 5 puntos de la oficina en la salida.
English translation:	You get 5 brownie points on your way out
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02:01 Jan 21, 2012

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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Police lineup--USA

Spanish term or phrase: Pueden recoger sus 5 puntos de la oficina en la salida.

The following is the end of a dialogue following a police lineup in which the five men who had participated are asked to return to the jail they had been brought in from.

This seems to be a slang expression. Any ideas? Thanks.

*******

Policia:
Bien, chicos, de regreso al refugio. Pueden recoger sus 5 puntos de la oficina en la salida. Jesse, ven conmigo.

Juan:
Cómo me fue?

Robert Forstag KudoZ activity Questions: 856 (none open) (18 closed without grading) Answers: 4588 United States
Local time: 22:24

Youi get 5 brownie points on your way out

Explanation:
Just a guess

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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:24

Grading comment

This really seems to capture what I feel is the intended meaning. Thanks to all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +4

You can pick up your 5 points on the way out

David Hollywood

You can pick up your 5 points in the office on the way out.

rich.

Youi get 5 brownie points on your way out

AllegroTrans

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

4 mins confidence:

Youi get 5 brownie points on your way out

Explanation:
Just a guess

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

This really seems to capture what I feel is the intended meaning. Thanks to all.

Notes to answerer

Asker: I was thinking of something along these lines myself. Perhaps so. Thanks.

13 mins confidence:

You can pick up your 5 points in the office on the way out.

Explanation:
I'd definitely go literal on this as, although the speaker is most likely being sarcastic, there is no way of knowing for sure, and, although it might seem unlikely there could even be some kind of real points involved for there participation on there day trip out from the nick. Who knows!

What about saying what country this is, in case there is some kind of game there someone is aware of where five points are typically awarded, in which case you could be more sure that he's being sarcastic?

rich.
Mexico
Local time: 21:24
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

You can pick up your 5 points on the way out

Explanation:
I would say ...

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or: collect

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Note added at 15 mins (2012-01-21 02:16:24 GMT)
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probably points they get to cash in in the clink

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Note added at 15 mins (2012-01-21 02:16:59 GMT)
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pobres .....

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Note added at 16 mins (2012-01-21 02:17:26 GMT)
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and glad it's not me lol

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Note added at 2 days21 hrs (2012-01-23 23:59:31 GMT)
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and coming back to this one, maybe should include "in the office" as Rich says ... so if you decide to go with that give the points to Rich :)

David Hollywood
Local time: 23:24
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Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 78

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