Monty Python got some good alliterative mileage out of that term in their movie “And Now For Something Completely Different.” One sequence in the movie is a fake WWII British newsreel, in black and white, with suitably bombastic narration that includes the opening line “Yes, the war against the Hun continues – and as Britian’s brave boys battle against the Boche…” By the standards of genuine WWII newsreels, that’s actually not as over-the-top as it sounds to modern ears. And during a real WWII deception operation, the fake letter from General Nye to General Alexander which was the centrepiece of the “Mincemeat” disinformation scheme used such phrases as “We have had recent information that the Boche have been reinforcing and strengthening their defences in Greece and Crete…”
Carrying on the name
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Found out today that I will be carrying on my family name. We are having a boy in June. I’m the 4th, so I had some pressure placed on myself. :lol:
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congrats and well done. Now comes the hard part. Good luck
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I have two step sons, this will be first infant. :-o
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Congrats! Are we hoping for a birth on the 6th? 8-)
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LoL The due date is still D-day, June 6th.
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