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Old 4 September 2009, 06:01 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Certainly not, Archibald!
Not sure if anyone will wander in here and see this...but this seems the best place to start this one.

Anti-aircraft fire came to be called "archie." Supposedly from a line in a popular song of the day. Does anyone know the title of the song? Was it a British tune? Would it have been popular, also, in America? If I can get the name of the song, I should be able to find it on YouTube or even iTunes.
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Not sure if anyone will wander in here and see this...but this seems the best place to start this one.

Anti-aircraft fire came to be called "archie." Supposedly from a line in a popular song of the day. Does anyone know the title of the song? Was it a British tune? Would it have been popular, also, in America? If I can get the name of the song, I should be able to find it on YouTube or even iTunes.
Seek and ye shall find. Ask and ye shall receive. Here's info, lyrics and everything:

Archie

Personally, I think it's funny as heck that a popular song led to a slang term for something so awful. It shows the droll sense of humor that soldiers often have.



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Thanks, Luf. I'll see if I can find it to listen to. If anyone has a link to something that I can listen to, I'd surely appreciate it.
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Old 6 September 2009, 08:25 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I found it. Here's the link, if anyone would like to hear it.

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Old 7 September 2009, 03:44 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I found it. Here's the link, if anyone would like to hear it.

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Lovely! If the Vietnam War had the coolest soundtrack, then the Great War must have had the funniest. There's a nice story in Lyn MacDonald's book
''1914 - The Days of Hope'' concerning the Royal Fusiliers :-

''In response to a fervent rendition of the 'Marseillaise' during their wild reception at Le Harve, they had treated the French to a rousing chorus of 'Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy'. This had the satisfactory result of making the crowd stand respectfully to attention apparently under the impression that this was their allies' National Anthem''
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LOL Now, I have to find and listen to that one. Good story.
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