What Does Vichy Mean?

[cassa333]

TTT keeps using the term but I can't find a reference to what it means.

All I found was sites for beauty products!!!

[sunny-dave]

It refers to the traitorous French Government that worked with the Nazis in occupied France in WW2 - Vichy was their capital.

[jackthehat]

Traitors to their country....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vichy_France

[jourdain2]

Try looking up 'Vichy Government in France, WW2'. No time to explain more now, making dinner. :)

[Buenchico]

https://www.britannica.com/event/Vichy-France

[jackthehat]

It's another of TGT's 'catch-phrases'; he'll hammer and bludgeon it (or us) to death by overuse...

[Buenchico]

Ooh, snap!

[Mamyalynne]

Also used as a culinary term, so I'll continue to visualise carrots.

[fiction-factory]

And JTH's post reminds me- can someone explain why some regularly refer to TTT as TGT please?

[jackthehat]

Tora-Geezer-Tora......an affectionate reminder of one of his previous incarnations.

[fiction-factory]

Rhanks. Is that an R1G reference or was there also a TGT identity?

[jackthehat]

R1 Geezer.
But to be fair there were many others I could have chosen...

[fiction-factory]

Rhanks= thanks. It's a bit dark here

[sunny-dave]

See Gromit's post at 11:43 :

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1500026-9.html

[fiction-factory]

Thanks. yes I know about R1Geezer but still can't see why some like guliver always use TGT.

[jackthehat]

They have either decided to copy me, or come up with their own TLA. :o)

[jim360]

TBH all these TLAs get OMN. I think we should SUT before I get RFA :P

[tonyav]

Blimey have you gone radio, jim.

[jim360]

Gone?

[tonyav]

Mmmmm !

[sunny-dave]

Completely Rumbelows ...