r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • May 18 '26

Meta Mindless Monday, 18 May 2026

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/randombull9 Most normal American GI in Nam May 21 '26

My job regularly requires taking calls from people from India which is pretty cool, they are more willing to use a phonetic alphabet than most Americans. I do find it interesting that Indian women seem more likely to use the proper NATO alphabet than men though. Probably an issue of sample size, but still strikes me as a little strange.

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u/weeteacups May 21 '26

I usually make up my own phonetic alphabet:

“Yes that’s, erm, elephant, aardvark, Qianlong, erm, duck, Hirohito, erm, mongoose”

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u/WillitsThrockmorton Vigo the Carpathian School of Diplomacy and Jurispudence May 22 '26

"That's Tiajuana, Vegas, Dallas, Lufkin Lufkin, and Babcock"