[Spooks] Spooks, spies, and students

[Todd Dokey]

Its my dim recollection that these go back to the telegraph days.  Seems to me I read an artucle in the 70's about that.



On June 23, 2014 1:09:11 AM AKDT, KD7JYK DM09 <kd7jyk at earthlink.net> wrote:
>Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe
>from this list
>
>73 is a ham radio term that is similar to saying "Thanks and good luck"
> or 
>similarly  "Best wishes"
>Tradionally 88 is "love and kisses" -typically sent to the operator's
>wife.
>"73s Bill and 88s to your XYL"  -or naming  her.
>
>And never plural.  It's 73 and 88, not 73's or 88's.  That would be
>best 
>wisheses and hugs and kisseses.
>
>Kurt 
>
>______________________________________________________________
>Spooks mailing list
>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks
>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>Post: mailto:Spooks at mailman.qth.net
>
>This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

-- 
Semper Reluctor

"War is a country of will, there’s no room for sympathy. If you’re not
willing to give up everything…You’ve already lost."

-- Chief Dave