In my youth, I once worked as a waiter in a summer job Shoney’s. It’s an experience I don’t recommend. But it taught me two valuable things: 1) How not to drown in a puddle of shame while walking around the dining room with my fellow waiters and singing “Happy birthday, happy birthday, we’re so glad you’re here”; and 2) When the noble chefs run out of chicken fried steaks, “86 chicken fried steaks!” they shouted. through the transition.
In restaurant slang, to “86” something is to say it’s no longer on the menu, it’s over, it’s over, it’s over, it’s over. It’s the only meaning I’ve ever heard of this term in my life.
But according to Wikipedia, which naturally there is an introduction to the termtwo more meanings exist. “86” can also apply to people a restaurant refuses to serve, and some slang dictionaries say it can refer to murder.
Which brings us to former FBI Director James Comey, Instagram, and pictures of seashells.
86 shells!
In 2025, Comey posted a photo on Instagram of shells lined up in the form of two numbers: “86 47.”
James Comey’s seashell post.
James Comey’s seashell post.
Trump, our 47th president, has long held a grudge against Comey, going back to Comey’s investigation into Trump’s possible Russian ties. Trump is popular He fired Comey in 2017– then for good measure, the prosecutor fired his daughter In 2025.
Trump has made clear for years that he wants to use the power of the federal government to make life difficult for Comey, and in his second term, federal officials have been willing to follow suit.
Fortunately, they were also pretty stupid. Thanks to a series of spectacularly incompetent actions, the administration has already issued its first Comey indictment. Dropped in Virginia– a loss so epic it took Trump’s loss The temporary attorney in the US state of Virginia was released from his positionalso.
