Quote chapter and verse

[by analogy with the mainstream phrase] To cite a relevant excerpt from an appropriate bible.

"I don't care if "rn" gets it wrong; "Followup-To: poster" is explicitly permitted by RFC 1036.

I'll quote chapter and verse if you don't believe me."

See also legalese, language lawyer, RTFS (sense 2).

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