tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868944.post109306868940412668..comments2024-03-01T15:58:43.710+08:00Comments on Days Were The Those: Lingua francaMr Miyagihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13609142893676414248noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868944.post-1113628629682209732005-04-16T13:17:00.000+08:002005-04-16T13:17:00.000+08:00oh! so that's what it was... the flannelette thing...oh! so that's what it was... the flannelette thing.<BR/><BR/>my grouse is with <I>communications cord</I>, or <I>comms cord</I> for short; it was always bastardised into <I>comscotch</I> or something along those lines.mr.uddershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415344403087702933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868944.post-1113366795847453922005-04-13T12:33:00.000+08:002005-04-13T12:33:00.000+08:00how about the time some nsman came to my store and...how about the time some nsman came to my store and asked for a torlench... i had no idea what the bugger was talking about, so i told him to take himself from the shelves...<BR/><BR/>the bugger took out a torque wrench.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508646590968201003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868944.post-1102314608165033872004-12-06T14:30:00.000+08:002004-12-06T14:30:00.000+08:00How about flannelette? I just love the way people ...How about <EM>flannelette</EM>? I just love the way people say <EM>flan-der-lite</EM> or something equally disastrous.<br /><br />And what's up with <EM>telk</EM>, as in covering up something with plastic wrap?AcidFlaskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04093312315008685956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868944.post-1102175383580407142004-12-04T23:49:00.000+08:002004-12-04T23:49:00.000+08:00its call estab neut. as in establish neutralisatio...its call estab neut. as in establish neutralisation when calling in of arty fire. i had the same problems intially. didn't know what the hell estab mewt/nuke or whateva it was meant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868944.post-1099374157459764932004-11-02T13:42:00.000+08:002004-11-02T13:42:00.000+08:00For the 'Fabrique...de armes...herstel', it should...For the 'Fabrique...de armes...herstel', it should be 'd'armes'.<br />Funny they can't stay to one language for army jargon. Next thing you know we would be saying 'Achtung!'... ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868944.post-1094172074354395572004-09-03T08:41:00.000+08:002004-09-03T08:41:00.000+08:00WE had a specific term for ppl who were especially...WE had a specific term for ppl who were especially adept at throwing smoke and disappearing whenever there was work to be done - NINJA....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868944.post-1093101961175094092004-08-21T23:26:00.000+08:002004-08-21T23:26:00.000+08:00slightly out of point here, but 2 other terms whic...slightly out of point here, but 2 other terms which I never found out about for the longest time:<br /><br />"estab mewt": As a signalman, I was always asked to call over the radio set for "estab mewt" whenever we approached the objective.. it was only near ORD that I knew it was supposed to be estab(lish) neut(ralisation).<br /><br />"HD defence": It's actually hasty defence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868944.post-1093101819058180982004-08-21T23:23:00.000+08:002004-08-21T23:23:00.000+08:00I guess the classic will be "Rendezvous"... the le...I guess the classic will be "Rendezvous"... the less educated non-coms totally hated the educated ones pronouncing is as ron-dey-voo, and would reply "kan nin na boo" whenever we said it..<br /><br />They either called it "RV", or steadfastly pronounced it as "ren-dez-vos"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com