The Merriam-Webster dictionary traces “86” to “1930s soda-counter slang meaning that an item was sold out. There is varying anecdotal evidence about why the term eighty-six was used, but the most common theory is that it is rhyming slang for nix.”

One of two brothers who became social media sensations thanks to their online baiting of President Donald Trump found out it went too far yesterday after echoing a veiled threat against the president.

President Donald Trump stoked MAGA’s calls for former FBI Chief James Comey‘s arrest over a social post Trump has called an “assassination message.” Trump told Fox News’ Bret Baier that he would defer to Attorney General Pam Bondi on whether Comey should be investigated after posting seashells arranged with the message “8647.

Comey removed and apologized for the post, which depicted a seashell message on a beach that spelled out “86 47,” saying he did not know people “associate those numbers with violence.”

MAGA raged against Comey over an Instagram post reading “86 47” – but the record the cryptic message goes way back, and Trump supporters used it too.

Ed Krassenstein is drawing attention online after posting a photo with the numbers “86 47.” The post comes shortly after former FBI Director James Comey also shared a similar image that sparked backlash.

James Comey’s controversial, now-deleted Instagram photo of seashells spelling out the numbers “86 47” only adds to a long list of social media posts from the former FBI director that have sparked a mix of both anger and — more often — a heavy dose of eye rolls.