dickmc@brl-vgr.ARPA (Dick McGee ) (03/14/84)
This goes back to the days of the brown shoe Army. How many folks can remember the phonetic alphabet used in the 40's and 50's? ABLE NAN BAKER OBOE CHARLIE PETER DOG QUEEN EASY ROGER FOX SUGAR GEORGE TARE HOW UNCLE ITEM VICTOR JIG WILLIAM KING XRAY LOVE YOKE MIKE ZEBRA Could someone tell me if the list is correct?
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (03/15/84)
[] I think it was VODKA not Victor and TOMMY not Tare.
ls@cygnet.UUCP (Larry Spitz) (03/16/84)
The phonetic for "O" was OBLE. Larry Spitz (hplabs!cygnet!ls)
leeway@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) (03/18/84)
Version of Phonetic(?) Alphabet said to have been used by Cockneys in WW2 Horses Oranges Example Mutton Warriors Two Th'Islanders Leather Me Dumb Sis La France Brick A Dig A Match Vescent Pity's Sake Breakfast Police Pleasure Mistress Beauty The Theatre Marx Brothers (or A Doctor) An Eye Mo Confused? Good. The Germans were supposed to be too. You see, it goes: A for Horses (Hay for Horses) B for Mutton (Beef or Mutton) and I'm sure you can work out the others yourself. Oh, the last one is either (Zee Four Marx Brothers) or (Zed for a Doctor). I've heard they had several sets of these things, but this is the only one I know.--Lee Gold