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Vic's cries "Tally-Ho!" before jumping from car to car. [[Sam Raimi]] later had heroes yell "Tally-Ho!" before jumping in two later films: [[Army of Darkness]] and [[Spider-Man]]. |
Vic's cries "Tally-Ho!" before jumping from car to car. [[Sam Raimi]] later had heroes yell "Tally-Ho!" before jumping in two later films: [[Army of Darkness]] and [[Spider-Man]]. |
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Also used in the Classic movie "The Battle of |
Also used in the Classic movie "The Battle of Britain", and by Tom Cruise ("Maverick") in [[Top Gun]]. |
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"Tally ho" is the code word in "The Great Escape". |
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===TV Shows=== |
===TV Shows=== |
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Revision as of 06:57, 7 September 2007
The phrase tally-ho is a largely British phrase, used in foxhunting, shouted when a rider sees the fox.
Etymology
The phrase was first brought to England by William the Conqueror, an avid stag hunter, after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The old Norman phrase was "Tya Hillaut",[citation needed] and was shouted when a deer had been found. The phrase is mentioned in Jaques Du Fouilloux' book on hunting, "La Venerie" (1516), chapter 13: "Du valet de Chiens, et comme il doyt panser, gouverner, et dresser les Chiens". It became the phrase "Tally oh" in England, and is still shouted in fox hunts today.
One book contained a theory that "Tally ho" came from the Palestinian Arabic for "Come here!" (Tāl hum or similar) brought back by returning Crusaders.
In air traffic control
In addition to its use in foxhunting, this expression became commonly used during the Second World War by English-speaking fighter pilots to say that an enemy aircraft has been sighted.
Tally-ho is the squadron motto of 609 (West Riding) Squadron, a famous British World War II fighter squadron. 609 (WR) Sqn RAuxAF still exists today, having been reformed in 1998 at Royal Air Force Station Leeming in North Yorkshire, England, UK.
This phrase has since been used by civilian pilots in response to traffic advisories provided by air traffic controllers. The pilot's response "Tally" or "Tally-ho" tells air traffic controllers that the pilot has seen the air traffic in question. For example:
ATC: "ABC aircraft identifier, traffic at two o'clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet."
Pilot: "ABC, Tally-ho."
Note: While in common use, this phrase is not in the official FAA Pilot-Controller Glossary.
Rolling papers
A brand of self-rolled cigarette papers available in Australia. They are by far the most common brand and as such the phrase 'tally-ho' is synonymous and used interchangeably. eg. "Please Sir. may I have a pouch of ready-rubbed tobacco and a packet of Tally-Ho?"
Playing Cards
Tally-Ho is also a brand of poker-sized playing cards manufactured by the US Playing Card Company.
Square Dancing
Tally-ho is also a square dance call in Modern Western square dance at the C1 (Challenge 1) level .
Music
Tally Ho is a title of the hit single by New Zealand lo-fi rock band The Clean. Tally Ho! is also the title of Wagon Christ's album dated 1998.
Films
Vic's cries "Tally-Ho!" before jumping from car to car. Sam Raimi later had heroes yell "Tally-Ho!" before jumping in two later films: Army of Darkness and Spider-Man. Also used in the Classic movie "The Battle of Britain", and by Tom Cruise ("Maverick") in Top Gun.
"Tally ho" is the code word in "The Great Escape".
TV Shows
On the Class TV show The Prisoner the people in The Village read a newspaper called Tally Ho. This would seem to suggest that this is not a peaceful retirement community but instead more of a fox hunt.