Most of an alphabet
I recall listening to, I think, Flanders and Swann, declaiming a new phonetic alphabet. It goes something like this:
Update 22 July: Courtesy of Andre, I’ve now got A, Q and W sorted
A for 'orses |
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B for mutton |
C forth Islanders |
D for dumb |
E for brick |
F for vescent |
G for police |
H for respect |
I for novello |
J for oranges |
K for ahnsis |
L for leather |
M for sis |
N for |
O for the garden wall |
P for a penny |
Q for a bus |
R for mo |
S for you (*ess for you too!) |
T for two |
U for films |
V for La France |
W or quits |
X for breakfast |
Y for Pete’s sake |
Z for breezes |
Now I can’t quite recall Q, but I do remember that the non-reciting member of the duo interrupted with “no no, W for a bob” – and so I’m stuck for Q. If you know it (or who performed it if not F+S), please leave a comment below.