gls@odyssey.ATT.COM (g.l.sicherman) (10/21/87)
> International English ... > > Alfa Andrew > Bravo Benjamin > Charlie Charlie > Delta David > Echo Edward > ... ... A correction: "Juliett" is spelled with a double T, so that even the French will pronounce it right. (The J is a more formidable obstacle!) I believe the U. S. Navy used these names, before the International standard came along: Able Baker Charley Dog Easy Fox George How Item Jot King Love Mike Nan Oboe Peter Queen Roger Sugar Tare Uncle Victor William Xray Yoke Zebra. Does anybody remember "B for mutton"? Some stage comics had whole alphabets like that. --- "Hay, be seedy! He-effigy, hate-shy jaky yellow man, oh peek, you are rusty, you've edible, you ex-wise he!" --Harry Mathews -- Col. G. L. Sicherman ...!ihnp4!odyssey!gls
hdunne@amethyst.ma.arizona.edu (Hugh Dunne) (10/22/87)
In article <337@odyssey.ATT.COM> gls@odyssey.ATT.COM (g.l.sicherman) writes: >Does anybody remember "B for mutton"? Some stage comics had whole alphabets >like that. I heard an alphabet like this many years ago. All I can remember from it is "'Ay for 'orses" and "G for police". - Hugh Dunne "The banana welds itself to your hand!" -hack ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hugh Dunne | Internet: amethyst!hdunne@arizona.edu Dept. of Math. | UUCP: ..{cmcl2,ihnp4,seismo!noao}!arizona!amethyst!hdunne Univ. of Arizona | Bitnet: hdunne@arizrvax Tucson, AZ 85721 | Phone: +1 602 621 6893 / +1 602 621 4766
credmond@orchid.UUCP (10/27/87)
>>Does anybody remember "B for mutton"? Some stage comics had whole alphabets >>like that. >I heard an alphabet like this many years ago. All I can remember from it is >"'Ay for 'orses" and "G for police". I can remember a few of the others: A for 'orses B for mutton C for th Highlanders D for dumb F for vescent G for police L for leather M for size O for goodness' sake R for mo'! T for two U for me Y for crying out loud