Phonetic Alphabet

I was in the military... and the military has figured out a solution for times when you are speaking over a staticy radio line from an icy mountain cliff side of north Norway in the Arctic circle.. sometimes you have to SPELL things so people understand you clearly. 
 Been there, done that.


So they have a VERY specific set of words that align to each letter of the alphabet; ie. Alpha=A, Bravo=B, Charley=C, etc.


I think everyone should learn these. The words were picked specifically from our English language because there are no other words in our language that could confuse the listener.


Anyway.. i say all this to say.. the Lady that sits near me at our office is our travel coordinator. She books planes all the time for everyone here at the office and OFTEN (read: daily) needs to SPELL people's names when purchasing airline tickets. Can't screw up or you don't get on the plane.


She has her own Phonetic Language that she has developed over the years.. and it is totally random and cracks me up. It also never repeats. So I hear her all the time with conversations like this... "Yes sir, That is S as in Screwball, A as in Ardvaark, R as in Rash and A as in Amniotic Fluid."


We all look at each other and try not to laugh every time she is on the phone.. The last one was C as in catastrophy.


=)
U as in Unbelieve. C as in catch a clue lady.


Here they are if you are interested: 
Alpha Bravo Charley Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey X-ray Yankee Zulu