Derived from the meat counter at your
local grocery. You'
re wating for your
meat? Take a number and shut the heck up. Can now be used to shut someone up who is complaining about anything, or wanting to discuss something with you that perhaps you want to brush off.
"You want to talk to me about how I ran over your
cat? Take a
number"
"What, teacher? My homework is
late? You want to discuss my grades? Take a number"
"you want to take me out to dinner? Dude, take a number"