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Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom

Post by djemba-djemba » Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:28 pm

Quite a few off here that I've never been able to work out.
H, K, U. Any ideas anybody?
A for 'orses
B for mutton
C for th'highlanders
D for 'ential
E for Adam
F for 'vescence
G for police
H for respect
I for Novello
J for oranges
K for 'ancis
L for leather
M for 'sis
N for a dig
O for the garden wall
P for a penny
Q for a song
R for mo'
S for you
T for two
U for films
V for La France
W for a bob
X for breakfast
Y for gawd's sake
Z for breezes
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Post by pushpinpussy » Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:42 pm

7 pigs, 4 cows and 2 dogs

A Blackpool hen do....

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Post by Marney&Mee » Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:05 pm

S for Rantzen

U’ll do for me

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Post by wilks_bfc » Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:08 pm

Am I the only one that has no idea what the OP is on about?

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Post by Wellsy1882 » Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:11 pm

Avnt a clue what your on about

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Post by Blackburn_Claret » Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:12 pm

Wellsy1882 wrote:
Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:11 pm
Avnt a clue what your on about
Doesn't surprise me one bit
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Post by dsr » Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:17 pm

O for the rainbow, surely?
U for Joyce?

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Post by djemba-djemba » Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:30 pm

wilks_bfc wrote:
Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:08 pm
Am I the only one that has no idea what the OP is on about?
It's an alternative phonetic alphabet that's on Blackpool Prom along with allsorts of comedy quotes from years gone by.
There's a few on there that I've never understood.

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Post by Mayoclaret » Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:34 pm

R for Askey ?

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Post by RMutt » Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:05 pm

K, There was a Kay Francis, American film star? U for the film classification?

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Post by RMutt » Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:06 pm

D for Old Trafford freekick.
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Post by RMutt » Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:12 pm

H, is it age for respect?

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Post by huw.Y.WattfromWare » Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:34 pm

A for 'orses..............hay for horses
B for mutton............beef or mutton
C for th'highlanders....seaforth highlanders
D for 'ential..............deferential
E for Adam...............eve or adam
F for 'vescence..........effervescence
G for police..............?
H for respect.............?
I for Novello..............ivor novello
J for oranges.............jaffa oranges
K for 'ancis................K. Francis, pinched from above.
L for leather...............hell for leather
M for 'sis...................emphasis
N for a dig................in for a dig?
O for the garden.........?
P for a penny..............pee for a penny
Q for a song...............queue for a song
R for mo'...................Half a mo’
S for you...................?
T for two...................tea for two
U for films.................as it says
V for La France...........viva la france
W for a bob...............?
X for breakfast............eggs for breakfast
Y for gawd's sake.........why for gawds sake
Z for breezes..............?

That’s my best stab.
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Post by FCBurnley » Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:37 pm

Double you for a bob
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Post by FCBurnley » Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:38 pm

O for the garden wall
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Post by Marney&Mee » Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:38 pm

S for Rantzen

Chief of Police

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Post by FCBurnley » Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:38 pm

It’s for you

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Post by FCBurnley » Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:39 pm

G force

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Post by FCBurnley » Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:40 pm

Zephyr breezes
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Post by FCBurnley » Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:42 pm

No idea about H for respect. No doubt it will be obvious

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Post by yTib » Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:43 pm

k for sutherland.

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Post by Wellsy1882 » Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:59 pm

Blackburn_Claret wrote:
Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:12 pm
Doesn't surprise me one bit
Here she is. The scrapings of my shoe

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Post by Bosscat » Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:08 pm

Wellsy1882 wrote:
Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:59 pm
Here she is. The scrapings of my shoe
Your theme song ..... 😉


https://youtu.be/TjPhzgxe3L0
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Post by djemba-djemba » Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:12 pm

huw.Y.WattfromWare wrote:
Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:34 pm
A for 'orses..............hay for horses
B for mutton............beef or mutton
C for th'highlanders....seaforth highlanders
D for 'ential..............deferential
E for Adam...............eve or adam
F for 'vescence..........effervescence
G for police..............?
H for respect.............?
I for Novello..............ivor novello
J for oranges.............jaffa oranges
K for 'ancis................K. Francis, pinched from above.
L for leather...............hell for leather
M for 'sis...................emphasis
N for a dig................in for a dig?
O for the garden.........?
P for a penny..............pee for a penny
Q for a song...............queue for a song
R for mo'...................Half a mo’
S for you...................?
T for two...................tea for two
U for films.................as it says
V for La France...........viva la france
W for a bob...............?
X for breakfast............eggs for breakfast
Y for gawd's sake.........why for gawds sake
Z for breezes..............?

That’s my best stab.
Thanks. You've solved a few there that I was struggling with.
'O for the garden' should have been ' O for the garden wall'. FCBurnley spotted it. Edited it now.

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Post by spadesclaret » Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:28 pm

U for mism - euphemism
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Post by Wellsy1882 » Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:02 am

Bosscat wrote:
Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:08 pm
Your theme song ..... 😉


https://youtu.be/TjPhzgxe3L0
Double team
"You post summert il like it"
Cowards

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Post by BFCmaj » Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:51 am

‘Oe for the garden

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Post by BFCmaj » Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:52 am

G for police - Chief of police

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Post by BFCmaj » Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:54 am

Z for breezes - Sea for breezes?

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Post by BFCmaj » Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:55 am

S for you - As for you

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Post by BFCmaj » Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:56 am

H for respect - age for respect

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Post by Clarets4me » Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:28 am

N for a dig - A play on the old phrase " Infra Dig " , meaning doing something that is beneath you .... from the Latin, " Infra Dignitatem ", meaning " beneath one's dignity " ....

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Post by Bosscat » Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:53 am

Wellsy1882 wrote:
Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:02 am
Double team
"You post summert il like it"
Cowards
Cheer up sonny 🙂

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Post by Wellsy1882 » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:11 am

Bosscat wrote:
Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:53 am
Cheer up sonny 🙂
Grow up

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Post by kritichris » Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:47 pm

U for Pendragon
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Post by Goobs » Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:59 pm

W for a Bob - Worth a Bob?

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Post by fidelcastro » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:14 pm

You can sure tell the boredom of lockdown is setting in.

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Post by Hipper » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:31 pm

Hoe for the Garden?

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Post by FCBurnley » Tue Nov 17, 2020 6:16 pm

One for Up the clarets

U for banned !

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Post by Claret Toni » Wed Nov 18, 2020 7:35 pm

.... and a few others to aid understanding:

C for Cue
E for Eye
S for Sea
W for Why
Y for You

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