| Mnemonics |
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| A | . - | Alpha | al-FA | |
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| B | - . . . | Bravo | YEAH! *clap* *clap* *clap*
(applause) | BE a good boy |
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| C | - . - . | Charlie | CHAR-lie's AN-gels
(1970s TV show) | CO-ca CO-la |
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| D | - . . | Delta | NEW or-leans | DOG did it |
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| E | . | Echo | hey! | |
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| F | . . - . | Foxtrot | *step* *step* *BRUSH* *step*
(that's how one foxtrots!) | get a HAIR-cut |
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| G | - - . | Golf | HOLE IN one! | GOO-GOL-plex (a 1 with a googol zeros) |
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| H | . . . . | Hotel | ho-li-day-inn | hitting the hip |
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| I | . . | India | bom-bay | |
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| J | . - - - | Juliet | where-FORE ART THOU? | the-JU-LIE JAY |
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| K | - . - | Kilo | POUND for POUND | KAN-dy KID (candy kid) |
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| L | . - . . | Lima | li-MA pe-ru
(Lima is the capital city of Peru) | to 'ELL with it! |
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| M | - - | Mike | LIKE MIKE
(Michael Jordan advertising jingle) | Mmmm-mmmm |
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| N | - . | November | AU-tumn | NI -gel |
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| O | - - - | Oscar | SUN-NY-DAY
(Sesame Street theme song --as in "Oscar the Grouch") | |
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| P | . - - . | Papa | of DOC-TOR good
(from "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves", by Cher) | |
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| Q | - - . - | Quebec | A-LOU-et-TUH
(a song sung by French Canadians) | PAY-DAY to-DAY |
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| R | . - . | Romeo | ro-MER-o
("Romeo" in Spanish) | QUEUE OV-er HERE |
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| S | . . . | Sierra | ne-va-da
(the Sierra Nevada) | |
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| T | - | Tango | *DIP*
(When the boy dips the girl, during a tango, he holds her there for a few seconds) | |
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| U | . . - | Uniform | u-ni-FORM | |
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| V | . . . - | Victor | the first 4 notes of Beethoven's 5th | Beethoven's FIFTH (V'th) |
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| W | . - - | Whiskey | jack AND COKE
(Jack Daniel's whiskey, and Coca Cola) | the WORLD WAR |
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| X | - . . - | X-ray | ON-ly the BONES
(that's all which is visible in an x-ray image) | |
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| Y | - . - - | Yankee | ON a PO-NY
(from Yankee Doodle) | |
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| Z | - - . . | Zulu | SHA-KA zu-lu
(name of famous Zulu king) | |
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