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09-28-04 11:39 PM #16
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09-29-04 03:38 AM #17
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Some departments want their own way of doing things to be different form their neighbors and I suspect alternate phonetic alphabets came naturally.
We once had a guy on the street who got ed at the dispatcher for some petty reason so he made up his own phonetic alphabet using liquor brands..... it was pee your pants funny till the supervisor's veins started popping out his head.
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09-29-04 03:41 AM #18
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I've thrown out fruits and veggies, just to wake up the dispatchers late at night:D
I especially love running DL info by name and DOB, ex: "last name will be Martanzina, common spelling............"
It's a hoot :D
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09-29-04 05:44 AM #19
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Phonetics
I found this on a google search for Police Phonetic Alphabet...and yes it did take a bit of getting used to when I switched over. Every now and then a bravo or a zulu still slips in.
http://www.fact-index.com/l/la/lapd_..._alphabet.html
LAPD phonetic alphabet
At some point in the early history of emergency service mobile radio systems, the Los Angeles Police Department instituted its own phonetic alphabet for relaying precise word spellings. Despite the development in 1941 of the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet and its replacement, circa 1955, by the NATO phonetic alphabet, the LAPD and other emergency service entities in California and elsewhere continue to use this alphabet--despite the fact that many of their sworn and support personnel have prior military communications training.
Adam - Boy - Charles - David - Edward - Frank - George - Henry - Ida - John - King - Lincoln - Mary - Nora - Ocean - Paul - Queen - Robert - Sam - Tom - Union - Victor - William - Xray - Young - Zebra
We use yellow instead of young."It's snowing still," said Eeyore gloomily. "So it is." "And freezing." "Is it?" "Yes," said Eeyore. "However," he said, brightening up a little, "we haven't had an earthquake lately."
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09-29-04 07:19 AM #20
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Originally Posted by K-911
Same in the UK NATO phonetic alphabet, Hang on if it' phonetic why ain't it spelt fonectik??? Food for thought :DHand in Hand!
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09-29-04 08:20 AM #21
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] Originally Posted by acreature
Same one we used, but they changed BOY to BRAVO because some people could be offended. Whatever :rolleyes:How come your house has wheels and your car doesn't?
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09-29-04 08:29 AM #22
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Oh my! Maybe we need to change "Queen" to "Quebec" too....
"It's snowing still," said Eeyore gloomily. "So it is." "And freezing." "Is it?" "Yes," said Eeyore. "However," he said, brightening up a little, "we haven't had an earthquake lately."
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09-29-04 08:55 AM #23
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BWAA HAA HAA HAAA!!! Well timed! BTW, love the new avatar. Always nice to meet another Al Bundy fan. Originally Posted by txinvestigator1
We use the police version here and being military as well sometimes throws me for a loop (most often with Mary/Mike). That being said, when I learned the military version (circa 1983) "I" was India and "N" was November."If you're not a liberal when you're 25, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative by the time you're 35, you have no brain."- Unknown (NO...it wasn't Winston Churchill!)
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09-29-04 09:29 AM #24
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I do the same exact thing when I get bored. Originally Posted by acreature
"Last name, Oscanyanson, common spelling. Given name Jason, J-A-S-O-N. DOB...."
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09-29-04 09:58 AM #25
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Evil. Just plain evil! :D (That goes for you too acreature!) Originally Posted by samseed101
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09-29-04 02:36 PM #26
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That's the one we use, too. Originally Posted by K-911
"Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it."
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09-29-04 02:41 PM #27
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We used to do that with Nigerians in Baltimore. "Last name Obujuaia, common spelling. First name Charles, Charlie-hotel-apha-romeo-lima-indigo-echo." Originally Posted by acreature
:D"Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it."
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09-29-04 02:43 PM #28
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I have been complained on by one of more anal dispatchers for such antics. Our Major,in charge of the Comm, came from patrol though. After laughing, he'll just say, "pick and choose your dispatcher please".
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09-29-04 04:04 PM #29
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Or running a subject last name Hunt, first name Mike. HeeHee.
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