MAYDAY-MAYDAY-MAYDAY
I learnt the whole phonetic alphabet (charlie-uniform-november-tango) etc, at 17yrs old when I wanted to join the Army Air Corpse.

I can say it in less than ten seconds even now!

You would think it would get me laid but strangely not :(
( Treaclepants Wants the 1970's to come back., Fri 1 Jul 2011, 23:51, 15 replies)

Corpse?

(woohoo, Sat 2 Jul 2011, 7:50, closed)

Ooooh, wot am I liiiike chuck?

( Treaclepants Wants the 1970's to come back., Mon 4 Jul 2011, 19:10, closed)

I did working for BT Operator Services in the 1990s
Until they decided that it sounded too formal and relaxed the rules to allow things like S for Sugar, A for Apple, D for Dog, G for Gold, I for ink and T for Tommy.

And was it called the Army Air Corpse because you'd be among the first to get killed?
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Sat 2 Jul 2011, 10:52, closed)

D-dog? That should be d-diabolical!

( Treaclepants Wants the 1970's to come back., Mon 4 Jul 2011, 19:12, closed)

I can get an aching hardon in less than 10 seconds

( Michael Ellis contributes nothing, Sat 2 Jul 2011, 10:53, closed)

See?

( Michael Ellis contributes nothing, Sat 2 Jul 2011, 10:53, closed)

Hang on, I'l just get my microscope out.

( Treaclepants Wants the 1970's to come back., Mon 4 Jul 2011, 19:13, closed)

What I fail to understand is other people's surprise at my knowledge of the phonetic alphabet.
Apparently those of us who do know it are in a minority.

I spent some time in as a Sea Cadet when younger, and briefly worked as a telephone operator as an adult. It's not exactly difficult to learn or remember the stuff. What surprises me is modern telephone operators' lack of knowledge of the phonetic alphabet. I'll rattle off my name (foxtrotlimaalphakiloecho) when asked, only to have to repeat it when the moron at the other end utters something like, "Er, hang on, was that first letter 'F'?"
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Sat 2 Jul 2011, 15:20, closed)

Love your signature
My favourite Armstrong and Miller line ever
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Sun 3 Jul 2011, 16:52, closed)

At last! Someone got it!
Made me laugh so hard I thought the neighbours might complain (it was two o'clock in the morning when I saw that sketch).
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 21:35, closed)

You and me bro...Keepin it real!

( Treaclepants Wants the 1970's to come back., Mon 4 Jul 2011, 19:14, closed)

Foxtrot oscar sierra hotel india zulu zulu lima echo.

( flake has nothing against your right leg, Tue 5 Jul 2011, 0:22, closed)

I learnt it for a Amateur Radio Licence (I was a geeky kid)
The electronics and legal stuff has all left me, but the phonetic alphabet is locked in there tight.

It's surprising useful to be able to spell things out without having to think what the correct word for each letter is.

(Also, it's CQM)
(dxg, Sat 2 Jul 2011, 16:13, closed)

It's like an elephant riding a bike. He never forgets.

( Treaclepants Wants the 1970's to come back., Mon 4 Jul 2011, 19:16, closed)