Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down10
arrow-up1184arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square153fedilink
minus-squareGraniteM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 hours agoI remember reading a scene where a pilot is getting orders over the radio and it went something like: Tower: I want you to return to base immediately! Pilot: Roger. Tower: I heard a “Roger,” but I didn’t hear a “Wilco,” now I repeat, I am ordering you to return to base! Pilot: Roger. Tower: [Explodes in radio transmitted fury]
I remember reading a scene where a pilot is getting orders over the radio and it went something like:
Tower: I want you to return to base immediately!
Pilot: Roger.
Tower: I heard a “Roger,” but I didn’t hear a “Wilco,” now I repeat, I am ordering you to return to base!
Pilot: Roger.
Tower: [Explodes in radio transmitted fury]