Oh Dear, How Are We Suppose To 'keep Up'?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-3209587/From-Austerity-Zionist-new-Z-RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-imagines-new-phonetic-alphabet-Mail-reader-told-using-phrase-Z-Zulu-DWP.html

/// Mail reader Dave Monk, an ex-copper, recently rang the Department of Work and Pensions with a query. He quoted his reference number, using the phonetic alphabet he had learned as part of his police training. ///

/// But when he got to 'Z for Zulu', the assistant stopped him in his tracks.'We're not allowed to say Zulu any more; it's been changed to Z for Zebra,' she told him. ///

[murraymints]

zippididooda !!

[retrocop]

She should of been told to Foxtrot Oscar and get some one to the phone who isn't a Papa Charlie dope.!!!

[woofgang]

DWP can instruct its staff you use what ever it likes. What it can't do is stop members of the public using words they choose provided that the words are not racist, insulting or obscene.

[woofgang]

"should have" retrocop!

[andy-hughes]

I always start by ignoring Richard Littlejohn.

He has nothing of any interest to say, from his gated community in America, he takes his snide sideswipes at anything in British culture he can use to clobber a country where he probably fails to pay any taxes.

He comes over as a deeply cynical and generally unpleasant individual - so as I say, best ignored.

[murraymints]

retro..hee hee...

[dave50]

I find Richard Littlejohn's articles extremely amusing, nearly always hits the nail on the head and most things he takes a swipe at are entirely justified.

[vakayu]

if we referred to someone as a right "charlie" would that be regarded as offensive?

[aelmpvw]

/// But when he got to 'Z for Zulu', the assistant stopped him in his tracks.'We're not allowed to say Zulu any more; it's been changed to Z for Zebra,' she told him. ///

she'll probably get stripes for that

[Bathsheba]

He should have just said "see you next Tuesday"....;)

[anotheoldgit]

andy-hughes

/// He comes over as a deeply cynical and generally unpleasant individual - so as I say, best ignored. ///

Which obviously you failed to do so this time.

[janbee]

O for ......goodness sake.! Save us from the silly PC Brigade .

[anotheoldgit]

vakayu

/// if we referred to someone as a right "charlie" would that be regarded as offensive? ///

Only if his surname was Hebdo.

[vakayu]

AOG ;0)

[andy-hughes]

AOG - "andy-hughes

/// He comes over as a deeply cynical and generally unpleasant individual - so as I say, best ignored. ///

Which obviously you failed to do so this time."

When I say 'best ignored' - I am referring to his pointless mysoginistic right-wing twitterings, which I dip into very very occasionally.

When it comes to having a poke at him, I rarely miss an opportunity!

[agchristie]

Honestly, how 'Natal' are we becoming? ;)

[-Talbot-]

Littlejohn's articles are far from funny (imo)

But this is pathetic, where is the harm in saying 'Z for Zulu'?

andy...you have dodged the issue once again. I could have guessed what your opinion on Littlejohn was, but not your opinion on Zulu now being a no-go zone for the phonetic alphabet.

[ichkeria]

I don't actually believe that story.
For one thing it would have been Mr Monk who would have been using the alphabet, not the person at the other end, so they had no use ZULU or ZEBRA
What is wrong with ZULU anyway?

I might try it with HMRC and see what happens :-)

[ummmm]

I used to work in car repair so used the phonetic alphabet daily. Never heard anyone use anything but 'zulu'

[Canary42]

This is a complete fabrication to suit the Mail's appalling agenda.