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as in: can i see your papers, please!

a driver license or other form of identification. not being very worldly, travel wise, i ASSUME there are borders where they STILL say this! it's certainly common in the old movies, 'agents' ETERNALLY asking to see someone's papers!
the question man pulled me over for whatever reason, asking to see my papers!
the border guard asked to see jim's papers!
i had to hand over my papers to the trooper!
papers by michael foolsley September 17, 2022
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If somebody in prison is selling papers, it’s usually heroin, meth, or cocaine.
“Dude in Helena Unit got papers for a hundred dollars each.”
Papers by mybeccca October 2, 2024

papers please 

a game that teaches you about immigration and puts stress on you because if you let Elisa through then her and Sergiu reunite but you get a penalty so everyday tests you to see if you care about your job more than people trying to escape from their country.
Dude I love papers please it’s the best game ever

Papers Now 

Whenever in need, Papers Now is my savior
Papers Now by Smith45 January 10, 2022

Papers D. Labuse 

The fraudulent self proclaimed pirate king, whose whole career was an elaborate hoax. He is notably known as the romantic partner of Slinky.
Civilian 1: Hey did you hear the news?
Civilian 2: Yeah I heard.
Civilian 2: They're finally gonna execute that bum Papers D. Labuse.
Civilian 1: I heard that he turned himself in out of shame due to the fact that he ran out of desk haki, and was going to die soon.
Papers D. Labuse by Shriek Piece September 11, 2025

See you in the funny papers. 

Also ... See you in the funny pages.

Refers to the comics section of the newspaper. Was a light hearted way to say goodbye, see you later, in the 1920s through WWII. Not derogatory at all. Could be used with a friend or casual acquaintance. Just a breezy way to say our lives are crazy, like the characters in the comics. Our lives are funny/ironic/interesting I wouldn't be surprised if someone started writing a comic strip based on us. I'll see you around, just as likely in the funny pages as anywhere else.

on papers 

Say dog, lets smoke, naw man im on papers. still? how much longer? six months..
on papers by nigga agafg January 19, 2009