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Bravo Zulu
On Feb 1, 9:46 pm, "Chuck Gould" wrote:
Had occasion to verify the meaning of "Bravo Zulu", and discovered that the signal does *not* date back to WWII, at least according to the following source. Some interesting comments about the evolution of the phonetic alphabet are included: Sometimes, Wikipedia actually has it right. It amazes me that people still manage to mangle the phonetic alphabet. Listen to some of the emergency responders around here, you really begin to wonder about their backgrounds. One in particular uses Heroin instead of Hotel. :) Come to think of it, how many people actually know the phonetic alphabet - probably not many. |
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Bravo Zulu
wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 1, 9:46 pm, "Chuck Gould" wrote: Had occasion to verify the meaning of "Bravo Zulu", and discovered that the signal does *not* date back to WWII, at least according to the following source. Some interesting comments about the evolution of the phonetic alphabet are included: Sometimes, Wikipedia actually has it right. It amazes me that people still manage to mangle the phonetic alphabet. Listen to some of the emergency responders around here, you really begin to wonder about their backgrounds. One in particular uses Heroin instead of Hotel. :) Come to think of it, how many people actually know the phonetic alphabet - probably not many. Without looking 'em up .... Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett K???? (can't remember) Kilo? Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu Eisboch (with and "Echo") |
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Bravo Zulu
Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 1, 9:46 pm, "Chuck Gould" wrote: Had occasion to verify the meaning of "Bravo Zulu", and discovered that the signal does *not* date back to WWII, at least according to the following source. Some interesting comments about the evolution of the phonetic alphabet are included: Sometimes, Wikipedia actually has it right. It amazes me that people still manage to mangle the phonetic alphabet. Listen to some of the emergency responders around here, you really begin to wonder about their backgrounds. One in particular uses Heroin instead of Hotel. :) Come to think of it, how many people actually know the phonetic alphabet - probably not many. Without looking 'em up .... Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett K???? (can't remember) Kilo? Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu Eisboch (with and "Echo") BZ |
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Bravo Zulu
On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 08:29:08 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
wrote in message roups.com... On Feb 1, 9:46 pm, "Chuck Gould" wrote: Had occasion to verify the meaning of "Bravo Zulu", and discovered that the signal does *not* date back to WWII, at least according to the following source. Some interesting comments about the evolution of the phonetic alphabet are included: Sometimes, Wikipedia actually has it right. It amazes me that people still manage to mangle the phonetic alphabet. Listen to some of the emergency responders around here, you really begin to wonder about their backgrounds. One in particular uses Heroin instead of Hotel. :) Come to think of it, how many people actually know the phonetic alphabet - probably not many. Without looking 'em up .... Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett K???? (can't remember) Kilo? Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu Eisboch (with and "Echo") Good job, but that's the military one. What's the police phonetic alphabet? http://www.police-scanner.info/gloss...c_alphabet.htm -- ***** Have a super day! ***** John H |
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Bravo Zulu
Good job, but that's the military one. What's the police phonetic alphabet? "Drop it and spread 'em" Eisboch |
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Bravo Zulu
On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:33:39 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
Good job, but that's the military one. What's the police phonetic alphabet? "Drop it and spread 'em" Eisboch LOL Two of my brothers were cops. That's the only reason I knew there were two versions. -- ***** Have a super day! ***** John H |
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Bravo Zulu
On Feb 2, 12:07�pm, JLH wrote:
On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:33:39 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: Good job, but that's the military one. What's the police phonetic alphabet? "Drop it and spread 'em" Eisboch LOL Two of my brothers were cops. That's the only reason I knew there were two versions. -- ***** Have a super day! ***** * * * * * John H "Drop it and spread 'em" that's text book. Street wise it would translate to: FREEZE A$$HOLE! ... UP AGAINST THE WALL!!!" But Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke set the western standard: "Alright, hold it right there" That is unless you're in Hawaii, and it's : "Book 'em, Dano! |
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Bravo Zulu
"Tim" wrote in message ps.com... On Feb 2, 12:07?pm, JLH wrote: On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:33:39 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: Good job, but that's the military one. What's the police phonetic alphabet? "Drop it and spread 'em" Eisboch LOL Two of my brothers were cops. That's the only reason I knew there were two versions. -- ***** Have a super day! ***** John H "Drop it and spread 'em" that's text book. Street wise it would translate to: FREEZE A$$HOLE! ... UP AGAINST THE WALL!!!" But Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke set the western standard: "Alright, hold it right there" That is unless you're in Hawaii, and it's : "Book 'em, Dano! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Do you feel lucky today? Well do ya punk?" |
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Bravo Zulu
On Feb 2, 9:12 am, JLH wrote:
On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 08:29:08 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message roups.com... On Feb 1, 9:46 pm, "Chuck Gould" wrote: Had occasion to verify the meaning of "Bravo Zulu", and discovered that the signal does *not* date back to WWII, at least according to the following source. Some interesting comments about the evolution of the phonetic alphabet are included: Sometimes, Wikipedia actually has it right. It amazes me that people still manage to mangle the phonetic alphabet. Listen to some of the emergency responders around here, you really begin to wonder about their backgrounds. One in particular uses Heroin instead of Hotel. :) Come to think of it, how many people actually know the phonetic alphabet - probably not many. Without looking 'em up .... Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett K???? (can't remember) Kilo? Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu Eisboch (with and "Echo") Good job, but that's the military one. What's the police phonetic alphabet?http://www.police-scanner.info/gloss...c_alphabet.htm -- ***** Have a super day! ***** John H- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Um....I have never heard of a law enforcement phonetic alphabet. It would seem to me to be counter productive with all the first names. |
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