World War II Postal Acronyms
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World War II postal acronyms were first used to convey messages between servicemen and their sweethearts back home. They were usually written on the back of the envelope.[1]
The acronyms, possibly including some more recent additions, are:
- SWALK - Sealed With A Loving Kiss
- HOLLAND - Hope Our Love Lives/Lasts And Never Dies
- ITALY - I Trust And Love You or I'm Thinking About Loving You
- FRANCE - Friendship Remains And Never Can End
- BURMA - Be Undressed/Upstairs Ready My Angel[2]
- MALAYA - My Ardent Lips Await Your Arrival
- EGYPT - Eager to Grab Your Pretty Tits[2]
- NORWICH - (k)Nickers Off Ready When I Come Home
- BOLTOP - Better On Lips Than On Paper
- ENGLAND - Every Naked Girl Loves A Naked Dick
- CAPSTAN - Can A Prick Stand Twice A Night
- CHINA - Come Home I'm Naked Already
Terry Pratchett parodied this briefly in his Discworld novel Going Postal. His acronyms included QUIRM and KLATCH.
A Dirty Pretty Things song is named "B.U.R.M.A" after the postal acronym and contains the line 'Be Upstairs Ready My Angel'.
[edit] References
- ^ Douglas Sutherland (1988). Portrait of a Decade: London Life 1945-1955. p. 25. ISBN 0245545611. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SIiAAAAAIAAJ.
- ^ a b Jonathon Green (2006). The Big Book of Talking Dirty. p. 292. ISBN 0304366773. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FcZfq9wdtKkC.
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