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Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:28 pm
by djemba-djemba
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
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:42 pm
by pushpinpussy
7 pigs, 4 cows and 2 dogs
A Blackpool hen do....
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:05 pm
by Marney&Mee
S for Rantzen
U’ll do for me
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:08 pm
by wilks_bfc
Am I the only one that has no idea what the OP is on about?
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:11 pm
by Wellsy1882
Avnt a clue what your on about
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:12 pm
by Blackburn_Claret
Wellsy1882 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:11 pm
Avnt a clue what your on about
Doesn't surprise me one bit
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:17 pm
by dsr
O for the rainbow, surely?
U for Joyce?
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:30 pm
by djemba-djemba
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.
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:34 pm
by Mayoclaret
R for Askey ?
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:05 pm
by RMutt
K, There was a Kay Francis, American film star? U for the film classification?
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:06 pm
by RMutt
D for Old Trafford freekick.
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:12 pm
by RMutt
H, is it age for respect?
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:34 pm
by huw.Y.WattfromWare
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.
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:37 pm
by FCBurnley
Double you for a bob
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:38 pm
by FCBurnley
O for the garden wall
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:38 pm
by Marney&Mee
S for Rantzen
Chief of Police
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:38 pm
by FCBurnley
It’s for you
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:39 pm
by FCBurnley
G force
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:40 pm
by FCBurnley
Zephyr breezes
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:42 pm
by FCBurnley
No idea about H for respect. No doubt it will be obvious
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:43 pm
by yTib
k for sutherland.
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:59 pm
by Wellsy1882
Here she is. The scrapings of my shoe
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:08 pm
by Bosscat
Wellsy1882 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:59 pm
Here she is. The scrapings of my shoe
Your theme song .....
https://youtu.be/TjPhzgxe3L0
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:12 pm
by djemba-djemba
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.
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:28 pm
by spadesclaret
U for mism - euphemism
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:02 am
by Wellsy1882
Double team
"You post summert il like it"
Cowards
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:51 am
by BFCmaj
‘Oe for the garden
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:52 am
by BFCmaj
G for police - Chief of police
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:54 am
by BFCmaj
Z for breezes - Sea for breezes?
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:55 am
by BFCmaj
S for you - As for you
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:56 am
by BFCmaj
H for respect - age for respect
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:28 am
by Clarets4me
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 " ....
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:53 am
by Bosscat
Wellsy1882 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:02 am
Double team
"You post summert il like it"
Cowards
Cheer up sonny
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:11 am
by Wellsy1882
Bosscat wrote: ↑Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:53 am
Cheer up sonny
Grow up
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:47 pm
by kritichris
U for Pendragon
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:59 pm
by Goobs
W for a Bob - Worth a Bob?
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:14 pm
by fidelcastro
You can sure tell the boredom of lockdown is setting in.
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:31 pm
by Hipper
Hoe for the Garden?
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 6:16 pm
by FCBurnley
One for Up the clarets
U for banned !
Re: Phonetic Alphabet - Blackpool Prom
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 7:35 pm
by Claret Toni
.... and a few others to aid understanding:
C for Cue
E for Eye
S for Sea
W for Why
Y for You
