geronimo

[bartholomew]

Hi
I do not know when one can shout geronimo
(you can when jumping out of a plane)
Are there any other situations?

Thanks

Bart.

[rojash]

Dunno, but it's not a good idea to shout it when having sex with a girl in her parents' house (well, not if they're in, anyway).

[heathfield]

Any time you like - though I would advise against it when walking through a shopping mall! I use the word in preference to 'Eureka!' when I find something that's been mislaid.
If I cut myself, I change it to 'Germoline'!

[sophie_1003]

what does geronimo actually mean?

[biggiejay]

yeh wot does it mean??

[heathfield]

'Geronimo' was a corruption of 'Jerome', which was the name given to him by the Mexicans, who he fought against.
His actual Apache name was 'Goyathlay' which means 'one who yawns'.

[sophie_1003]

so who was he and why do we shout his name in jumping out of planes situations?

[Pudcat]

I think he was a North American india chief and members of the Airborne Regiment shouted out his name whenever they jumped out of their planes over enemy territory during the WW2 years but I don't know what the connection was, probably it had something to do with America Parachutest's

[bartholomew]

Please do not answer this question. None of you have done it properly!

Bart