P is for Pterodactyl.
There is a children’s book with that title that my kids liked when they were small. Thanks for the memory prompt!
Or for psychology
From the book:
A is for Aisle
B is for Bdellium
C is for Czar
D is for Djibouti
E is for Ewe
F is not for Photo, phlegm, phooey, or phone
G is for Gnocchi
H is for Heir
I is not for Eye
J is for Jai Alai
K is for Knight
L is not for Elle
M is Mnemonic
N is not for Knot
O is for Ouija
P is for Pterodactyl
Q is for Quinoa
R is not for Are
S is for Seas
T is for Tsunami
U is not for You
V is for Five
W is Wren
X is for Xylophone
Y is not for Why
Z is for Zhivago
I’m confused why ten is substituted with a musical instrument
¯\_ (ツ)_/¯ That’s what the book uses for J
P is for plutocracy. Important to learn about and recognize, wtf-does-this-have-to-do-with-a-planet-no-longer-a-planet complicated enough to fit right in
I was getting angry reading this.
Same, then I looked to see where this was posted and was able to enjoy it.
Lol - “Q as in Queue” hahahaha I bet someone thinks this is official enough to use.
I hope someone uses this, religiously, for life. :)Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Hotel
India
Juliet
Kilo
Lima
Mike
November
Oscar
Papa
Quebec
Romeo
Sierra
Tango
Uniform
Victor
Whiskey
Xray
Yankee
ZuluIf Q as in Queue bothers you, you better check what C stands for.
Same for D. And Y. And W.
I used to work for phone support. First day when I thought I can use the alphabet like pro, then granny and auntie callers complained they don’t know that military shit.
I have always pronounced Quebec like “kebek.” Many US callers didn’t understand it until it’s like “cuebek”. So I started pronouncing like so. Many US callers didn’t understand it until it’s “kebek”.
Fuck this shit.
m as in mancy n as in bike.
Big outs to The Bloodhound Gang
Many of these are two distinct syllables, so even if you get a broken transmission, it’s still intelligible.
I was on a call earlier with a business and they said S as in Sam. I wanted to correct them, but I thought it wasn’t worth it.
As someone who had to learn the actual NATO alphabet, if I look too hard at this, I’m likely to give myself a stroke.
This is diabolical. Thanks, I hate it.
I made this phonetic alphabet for the information age
reported for having Lilo instead of Luigi and Waldo instead of Waluigi
I just realized the irony in “Phonetic Alphabet” phonetically starting with the “F” sound
At least Bravo and Lima are still there?
Edit: Hadn’t gotten to L yet lol
This makes me irrationally angry. Well done!
posted before, but this is still my go-to:
I thought L was ligma.
What’s ligma?
Who the hell is Steve Jobs?
I helped design the original, always funny to see it out in the wild. Also llama would’ve been a better option for lima.
Got one behind me. Thank you for your service.
I use the semaphore code to shit-talk my boss to the fellow cubeslaves across the street from me.
Lol, well glad it’s still being used
- E: Ewe
- H: Hugh
- U: Uyghur
- Y: Yew
P pneumonia G gnu K knees
I used to do this all the time when I worked at a call center.
I always pronounce the G in gnu
In the software, the official position is that the G in GNU is pronounced. But for the animal known as a gnu, the g isn’t pronounced.
animal? what, is there an animal called gnu? that’s news to me
Ever since Lion King came out the “wildebeest” name has been much more common.
But the most commonly used logo for the GNU software is an anthropomorphized gnu.
A for Horses
B for Mutton
C for Yourself
D for Dumb
E for Brick
F for Vessence
G for
H for
I for One
J for Oranges
K for
L for Leather
M for
N for
O for God’s Sake
P for
Q for Ages
R for Mo
S for
T for Baghdad
U for Mism
V for
W for
X for Breakfast
Y for
Z for
Can’t remember the rest. I feel like Y should be really obvious, but I’ve not even thought about this since I was a kid
Me?
NCD is leaking again. Someone get the 100mph tape.
Newyork City Disease?
