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Offline Hap

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WWI Phonetic Alphabet
« on: May 18, 2010, 09:24:24 AM »
I like it very much!

1914–1918 (WWI)
Apples
Butter
Charlie
Duff
Edward
Freddy
George
Harry
Ink
Johnnie
King
London
Monkey
Nuts
Orange
Pudding
Queenie
Robert
Sugar
Tommy
Uncle
Vinegar
Willie
Xerxes
Yellow
Zebra

Offline ChickenHawk

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Re: WWI Phonetic Alphabet
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2010, 11:20:23 AM »
I wonder what’s so special about Charlie and why he's the only one that got to stay.
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Offline Treize69

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Re: WWI Phonetic Alphabet
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2010, 03:18:25 PM »
I LoLed at

"Monkey
Nuts"
Treize (pronounced 'trays')- because 'Treisprezece' is too long and even harder to pronounce.

Moartea bolșevicilor.

Offline nirvana

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Re: WWI Phonetic Alphabet
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2010, 03:43:10 PM »
I laughed at that as well as Xerxes.  Scissor me timbers!
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Offline Jayhawk

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Re: WWI Phonetic Alphabet
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2010, 04:38:26 PM »
What about

Vinegar
Willie
LOOK EVERYBODY!  I GOT MY NAME IN LIGHTS!

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Offline Kermit de frog

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Re: WWI Phonetic Alphabet
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2010, 06:04:46 PM »
What about

Vinegar
Willie


It's Uncle Vinegar.  Willie Xerxes is a different dude.   :noid
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Offline Vulcan

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Re: WWI Phonetic Alphabet
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2010, 08:29:32 PM »
Hullo Hullo, Sugar Apples this is Monkey Nuts calling, come in Sugar Apples.