Author Topic: N1k called a niki (Read 1023 times)

Guinn · « **on:** August 30, 2001, 07:55:00 AM »

People call the n1k a niki

so lets call a me109 a Melon

or maybe a b17 could be a Bit and 8 bits make a byte.

or maybe call a P47 a Pat?

Anyway something to ponder while people keep calling them nikis lol.

*note* It gets boring at work, and these weird posts appear

Staga · « **Reply #1 on:** August 30, 2001, 08:54:00 AM »

Sure Pilsner.

Guinn · « **Reply #2 on:** August 30, 2001, 09:28:00 AM »

lol i rated u as 1 star too

Staga · « **Reply #3 on:** August 30, 2001, 09:45:00 AM »

Eh I didn't gave you any rating.

Yet...

Staga · « **Reply #4 on:** August 30, 2001, 09:50:00 AM »

BTW Finns used a word "Mersu" for Me-109 'cause its easier to pronounce than Messerschmitt. "Mersu" is also a slang-word for Mercedes-Benz cars here.
Another one was "Pylly-Waltteri" (Butt-Walther) for Brewster Buffalo.

Edit: Forgot H from Messerschmitt...

[ 08-30-2001: Message edited by: Staga ]

Guinn · « **Reply #5 on:** August 30, 2001, 10:02:00 AM »

hmmm who voted then?

im gonna turn that thing off heheh

I know some languages find it difficult to pronounce certain words from other languages, i guess thats how accents come about.

I was kinda just kidding about the give planes names

brady · « **Reply #6 on:** August 30, 2001, 01:35:00 PM »

Ya the George being called a NIKI used to drive me mad, but i take these pills now and every thing is OK FINE

Fatty · « **Reply #7 on:** August 30, 2001, 01:50:00 PM »

At times I actually make an effort to type n1k instead of nik, but to be honest nik is simply easier/faster to type, and if you're talking about an enemy, might as well give it a feminine suffix and call it niki.

Certainly easier to type than George.

Grimm · « **Reply #8 on:** August 30, 2001, 02:27:00 PM »

The one I hate is Chog.

I dont believe Corsairs ever went by Chog, Hog maybe and a few others, but never Chog.

I confess after hearing Niki enough I will use it sometimes, but I dont like too.

Staga · « **Reply #9 on:** August 30, 2001, 02:41:00 PM »

Well you could call it Niki or even Datsun but its still N1K-2J.

AG Sach · « **Reply #10 on:** August 30, 2001, 04:10:00 PM »

actually its a george but who cares. When you say george in the MA very few of these so called "aircraft historians" know what the hell we are talking about. SO please call it a George, because N1ki or whatever sounds way to girlish for a plane that was an awesome ride.

Karnak · « **Reply #11 on:** August 30, 2001, 04:27:00 PM »

Actually, it is an N1K2-J Shiden-Kai.

Or, a "George 21" if you want the American nickname for it.

George was the American nickname for the N1K1-J Shiden.

Staga · « **Reply #12 on:** August 30, 2001, 05:20:00 PM »

What if we just call it Niki ?

Buzzbait · « **Reply #13 on:** August 30, 2001, 05:27:00 PM »

S!

How about the translation of its Japanese name:

`Violet Lightning`

Sounds quite girly-man to me...

Fits the drivers of this plane.

Muhahahahahahahahahahahahahah ahaha!!!!!

brady · « **Reply #14 on:** August 30, 2001, 06:11:00 PM »

Violet Lightning....hmmm,beautiful and deadly, seams approparate, perhaps in the west we tend to dismiss the coupling of beauity and function in our venacular in so obvious a way. While in the east it is more common.