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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Q for queue

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

P as in Phoebe
H as in Hoebe
O as in Oebe
E as in Ebe

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If ham radio taught me anything is the phonetic alphabet. Some people have been in the military. For me, I’m a ham.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

could always take them for a ride...

R as in dit dahh dit

U as in dit dit dahh

M as it dahh dahh

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Eggplant, xerxes, crybaby, overbite, narwhal.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

My favorite was when a guy was giving me his email and said "B, as in Alabama"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Queuecumber

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I used to have to be on the phones A LOT, and when I was requested to do this I would use the "Pasta Phoenetic" alphabet. You wouldn't believe how many different types of pasta there is!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I often use "M as in mayhem." I know it's "Mike" but that's boring.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Hawaiian comedian Frank De Lima told a joke about a Filipino announcer saying somebody needed to move their car, license plate B for Bictory, L for Elephant, Q for Cucumberrrrrrr...

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I love using animals when I do this.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How do you make the animals speak ?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It's not that the 'phonetic alphabet' make any sense either though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Why should it though, it's just an agreed upon tool.

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