Armour

glyn · 03-23-2007, 18:39 PM

May I remind our colonial (and ex-colonial) friends that the first tank regiment ever to be formed was and is the First Royal Tank Regiment of the British Army.

Not un-naturally the Regt is one of a number in the Royal Armoured Corps. Note the spelling. It is English. The fact that an American brand of tinned meat is called Armour is somewhat satisfying to me!

RustyBattleship · 03-24-2007, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by glyn

May I remind our colonial (and ex-colonial) friends that the first tank regiment ever to be formed was and is the First Royal Tank Regiment of the British Army.

Not un-naturally the Regt is one of a number in the Royal Armoured Corps. Note the spelling. It is English. The fact that an American brand of tinned meat is called Armour is somewhat satisfying to me!

Actually, the Armour name to canned foods has absolutely nothing to do with tanks but is named after the company's founder:

Armour and Company was a big meatpacking company of Chicago. In 1891, the company was the largest meat packer in the country and controled 30 percent of Chicago's grain supply; under the brand name Veribest, Armour manufactured vegetable, soup, sauce and meat products.

Armour and Company was acquired by the Dial Company in 1973. The Dial Corporation is one of America’s leading manufacturers of consumer products, including Dial soaps, Purex laundry detergents, Renuzit air fresheners and Armour Star canned meats. Dial products have been in the American marketplace for more than 100 years.

Company History

1868-1900

1868 — An eyewitness to the California Gold Rush and its aftermath, Philip Danforth Armour returns to the Midwest and strikes it rich - processing food for the prospectors. Today we offer consumers Armour® Star canned meats.

glyn · 03-24-2007, 19:23 PM

[quote=RustyBattleship;358466]Actually, the Armour name to canned foods has absolutely nothing to do with tanks but is named after the company's founder:

Ha ha. I didn't claim otherwise, merely that Armour is the correct spelling - so at least SOME of our ex-Colonials can get it right

braindead · 03-25-2007, 14:28 PM

I wonder what would happen to someone who by mistake leaves out some other letter and ends up with ´´Amour Corps/Btl./Co.´´ etc.

dave lukins · 03-25-2007, 14:43 PM

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Originally Posted by braindead

I wonder what would happen to someone who by mistake leaves out some other letter and ends up with ´´Amour Corps/Btl./Co.´´ etc.

Braindead there are "official" military abbrieviations or should that be abb abbr.abbbri' Oh! sod it...we all know what it is anyway!!!crack on

lol

sappersgt · 03-25-2007, 17:13 PM

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Originally Posted by RustyBattleship

Actually, the Armour name to canned foods has absolutely nothing to do with tanks but is named after the company's founder:

Ha ha. I didn't claim otherwise, merely that Armour is the correct spelling - so at least SOME of our ex-Colonials can get it right

The spelling is fine, I can understand both kinds. It's the pronunciation that's off. Cecil is pronounced "sea sil" not "sess sil".

glyn · 03-25-2007, 17:23 PM

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Originally Posted by braindead

I wonder what would happen to someone who by mistake leaves out some other letter and ends up with ´´Amour Corps/Btl./Co.´´ etc.

That person would not be considered as the Flavour of the Month!

glyn · 03-25-2007, 17:29 PM

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Originally Posted by glyn

The spelling is fine, I can understand both kinds. It's the pronunciation that's off. Cecil is pronounced "sea sil" not "sess sil".

The first time I encountered that pronunciation was while watching the TV in the mess when a program about the B-70 Valkyrie was being shown. The US announcer said that its nickname was "sea sil" the sea serpent. All the viewers cracked up with laughter. Surely, we thought, even the Americans can't talk like that!

And now sappersgt says they do!!

T_igger_cs_30 · 03-25-2007, 17:56 PM

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The first time I encountered that pronunciation was while watching the TV in the mess when a program about the B-70 Valkyrie was being shown. The US announcer said that its nickname was "sea sil" the sea serpent. All the viewers cracked up with laughter. Surely, we thought, even the Americans can't talk like that!

And now sappersgt says they do!!

Not just our American chums Glyn ........just about every town you hit in Canada has a "Sea-sill" hotel

RustyBattleship · 03-25-2007, 18:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sappersgt

The US announcer said that its nickname was "sea sil" the sea serpent. All the viewers cracked up with laughter. Surely, we thought, even the Americans can't talk like that!

And now sappersgt says they do!!

Sigh! You're not as old as I thought you were.

The name was "Cecil", not "Sea Sil". It was named after "Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent" who was a hand puppet in very early TV called "Beanie".

Ironically, years later I helped design an oil containment boom to protect the harbor entrances from the Santa Barbara oil spill. We had two entrances. I named one "Cecil" (after the seasick sea serpent) and the other one "Ollie" (for Ollie the Dragon from TV's very first puppet show "Kukla, Fran and Ollie").

Well ---- you gotta have fun sometime. Especially when the plan went through all the signatures without anybody catching it.

**Parihaka** · 03-25-2007, 18:42 PM

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Sigh! You're not as old as I thought you were.

He is very, very old though

dave lukins · 03-25-2007, 18:46 PM

[quote=RustyBattleship;359027][QUOTE=glyn;358994

The name was "Cecil", not "Sea Sil". It was named after "Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent" who was a hand puppet in very early TV called "Beanie".

What do you mean? I never knew he was a puppet..Oh!no

RustyBattleship · 03-25-2007, 18:46 PM

Talking about accents, thought I'd throw these at you for the fun of it:

The word "Schedule" in the US is pronounced "Skedju-el". But in England it's pronounced "Shedj-ual".

In the lower 48, "Out and About" are pronounced "Owt and Abowt". Across the northern border in Canada (where my Irish and Welsh ancestors wetbacked from) it is "Oot and Aboot".

No, no. I'm not going to take on Cockney or Aussie.

T_igger_cs_30 · 03-25-2007, 18:52 PM

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Originally Posted by RustyBattleship

Talking about accents, thought I'd throw these at you for the fun of it:

The word "Schedule" in the US is pronounced "Skedju-el". But in England it's pronounced "Shedj-ual".

In the lower 48, "Out and About" are pronounced "Owt and Abowt". Across the northern border in Canada (where my Irish and Welsh ancestors wetbacked from) it is "Oot and Aboot".

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No, no. I'm not going to take on Cockney

or Aussie.

So Rusty, just about to go up the apple and pairs, for a bob squash and a dig in the grave, don the old whistle and flute and meander darn to the rub a dub dub for a few, if thats ok with the trouble and strive that is

sappersgt · 03-25-2007, 19:10 PM

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The name was "Cecil", not "Sea Sil". It was named after "Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent" who was a hand puppet in very early TV called "Beanie".

What do you mean? I never knew he was a puppet..Oh!no

Wow we are BOTH old! "Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent", was a Bob Clampet cartoon. You can rent them at the video store. They contain a truly amazing amount of adult innuendo, interesting because it was supposedly childrens cartoon. Kind of the "Ren and Stimpy" of it's day.

On a similar note anyone ever see Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation?

03-23-2007, 18:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
glyn *Military Professional* Join Date: 09-15-06 Location: Penzance, Cornwall UK Posts: 6,886	Armour May I remind our colonial (and ex-colonial) friends that the first tank regiment ever to be formed was and is the First Royal Tank Regiment of the British Army. Not un-naturally the Regt is one of a number in the Royal Armoured Corps. Note the spelling. It is English. The fact that an American brand of tinned meat is called Armour is somewhat satisfying to me! __________________ Semper in excretum. Solum profunda variat.

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braindead Lost in Translation *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 11-30-06 Location: estonia Posts: 1,418 Country:	I wonder what would happen to someone who by mistake leaves out some other letter and ends up with ´´Amour Corps/Btl./Co.´´ etc. __________________ If i only were so smart yesterday as my wife is today

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glyn *Military Professional* Join Date: 09-15-06 Location: Penzance, Cornwall UK Posts: 6,886	[quote=RustyBattleship;358466]Actually, the Armour name to canned foods has absolutely nothing to do with tanks but is named after the company's founder: Ha ha. I didn't claim otherwise, merely that Armour is the correct spelling - so at least SOME of our ex-Colonials can get it right

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dave lukins *Military Professional* Join Date: 01-04-07 Location: cheshire uk Posts: 5,191 Country:	[quote=RustyBattleship;359027][QUOTE=glyn;358994 The name was "Cecil", not "Sea Sil". It was named after "Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent" who was a hand puppet in very early TV called "Beanie". What do you mean? I never knew he was a puppet..Oh!no

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RustyBattleship *Defense Professional* Join Date: 01-12-06 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 2,858	Talking about accents, thought I'd throw these at you for the fun of it: The word "Schedule" in the US is pronounced "Skedju-el". But in England it's pronounced "Shedj-ual". In the lower 48, "Out and About" are pronounced "Owt and Abowt". Across the northern border in Canada (where my Irish and Welsh ancestors wetbacked from) it is "Oot and Aboot". No, no. I'm not going to take on Cockney or Aussie.

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