[SOC] OT: Vanity Callsigns

[Ian C. Purdie]

W2AGN wrote:

> On Wednesday 06 March 2002 16:50, Rob Matherly wrote:
> > "The Salvation Army (Sallies) are / were held in high esteem in OZ because
> > during WWII (and Korea and Vietnam) no matter how sticky it got, when you
> > turned around in the field there was a "Sally" behind you with a hot drink
> > and some food... That's TRUE..."
> >
>
> --
>
> Well, in every major disaster, including 9/11, the Salvation Army is there
> with free coffee, snacks, etc....While the Red Cross sells the same, and
> wouldn't give a starving man a donut if he didn't have the price!

One of my mates tells me that in New Guinea during WWII they had to politely
tell one "Sallie":

"Padre, keep your head down, you're in the line of fire and DON'T DROP THE
BLOODY COFFEE!"

It was a little more pithy than that... Sallies come around pubs on Friday
nights collecting money and never get a knock back, ever. Don't donate and your
mates will talk about you all night....

72/73's

Ian C. Purdie
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