You and me burning matches
Lifting latches
On our way back home
(Paul McCartney, "Two of Us")
This one's for the archives. The following tid-bit, explaining the real meaning of "lifting latches," was passed on courtesy of the "Fab Forum", which is hosted at the magnificent Beatles Bible web site.
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latch-lifter n. [Scouse (Liverpool) argot] 1 The price of admission, leading to the possibility of free rounds. 2 The HACKER effort expended to gain initial access to a site.
The Stoic ethics of Merseyside pub crawling demands that you pay for your first bevvy (drink), figuratively "lifting the latch" and gaining a valued place at the bar as a bona-fide customer. Thereafter, endless ploys are available to sponge from friend and stranger.
(taken from Stan Kelly-Bootle, The Computer Contradictionary, p. 111 - check it out here)
