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Old 5 February 2003, 09:27 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Willy, no one has had a shot at this.

Here's what I know from scant reading:

Old Charles doesn't literally translate, apparently, but has been called a 'nickname' of sorts, like Old Bean or Old Bill or Kilroy, for that matter.

Willie and Joe (Bill Mauldin) with a Gaellic tweeest.

Perhaps. Perhaps not - there are many here with tons more experience. This is what my brainpan retained.

Something along the lines of "Dude!', summat.
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