Name Rank and Serial Number are the only things that a POW is supposed to give to his captors. This has lead to it being used to signify lying or being unresponsive to the questioning of authority figures.
Employee 1: I saw the boss grilling you in his office did you tell him I put the gay personal ad in the paper with his name and home phone?
Employee 2: Don't worry about it man, Name rank and serial number.
Employee 2: Don't worry about it man, Name rank and serial number.
by burnthings March 09, 2010
v. To stay in an establishment past that establishments closing time thereby preventing the employees from closing and going home.
Waiter: Man closing time was 20 minutes ago, that table in the back won't leave.
Cook: Those assholes are totally close blocking us.
Cook: Those assholes are totally close blocking us.
by Burnthings March 01, 2010