Red October, White Flag

Lehan Edirisinghe

A tense Red October scene landed on a line about fighting Americans. Dido’s “White Flag” played late, holding the night in a softer place

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NATO Phonetic Alphabet Codes and Pronunciations

7:15 p.m.

Symbol Code word DIN 5009

(2022) IPA[15] ICAO (1950)[14]

IPA respelling

A Alfa [sic] ˈalfa ˈælfa AL fah

B Bravo ˈbravo ˈbraːˈvo [sic] BRAH voh

C Charlie ˈtʃali or ˈʃali ˈtʃɑːli or ˈʃɑːli CHAR lee or SHAR lee

D Delta ˈdɛlta ˈdeltɑ DELL tah

E Echo ˈɛko ˈeko ECK oh

F Foxtrot ˈfɔkstrɔt ˈfɔkstrɔt FOKS trot

G Golf ˈɡɔlf ɡʌlf [sic] golf

H Hotel hoˈtɛl hoːˈtel ho TELL

I India ˈɪndia ˈindi.ɑ IN dee ah

J Juliett [sic] ˈdʒuliˈɛt ˈdʒuːli.ˈet JEW lee ETT

K Kilo ˈkilo ˈkiːlo KEY loh

L Lima ˈlima ˈliːmɑ LEE mah

M Mike ˈmai̯k mɑik mike

N November noˈvɛmba noˈvembə no VEM ber

O Oscar ˈɔska ˈɔskɑ OSS cah

P Papa paˈpa pəˈpɑ pah PAH

Q Quebec keˈbɛk [sic] keˈbek keh BECK

R Romeo ˈromio ˈroːmi.o ROW me oh

S Sierra siˈɛra siˈerɑ see AIR rah

T Tango ˈtaŋɡo ˈtænɡo TANG go

U Uniform ˈjunifɔm or ˈunifɔm ˈjuːnifɔːm or ˈuːnifɔrm [sic] YOU nee form or OO nee form

V Victor ˈvɪkta ˈviktɑ VIK tah

W Whiskey ˈwɪski ˈwiski WISS key

X Xray, x-ray ˈɛksrei̯ ˈeksˈrei [sic] ECKS ray

Y Yankee ˈjaŋki ˈjænki YANG key

Z Zulu ˈzulu ˈzuːluː ZOO loo

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Asking Ken Soh to Sign Lee Kuan Yew Books

8:30 p.m. (d)

I should ask Ken Soh to sign my Lee Kuan Yew books rather than LHL

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Claims About Indian and Sri Lankan Sinhalese DNA

Friday, August 18th.

12:30 a.m.

The majority of people in India, North Indians, they're the same DNA as us Sri Lankan Sinhalese, the Mallu Aunties, the Telegu, they're a minority. Narendra Moddaya Modi needs to remember this.

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Hunt for Red October and Following Orders

4:00 a.m.

A stickler for orders

They try to fire on a defecting Russian submarine in Hunt for Red October

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Quoting Lines About Race and Discrimination

4:00 a.m. (d)

Hehe

In the USA, the big CIA The Bloods and the Crips and the KKK But if you only have love for your own race. Then you only leave space to discriminate

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