WWII Postal Acronyms

WWII Postal Acronyms

WWII postal acronyms were first used to convey messages between servicemen and their sweethearts back home. They were usually written on the back of the envelope. [cite book|title=Portrait of a Decade: London Life 1945-1955|Pages=25|author=Douglas Sutherland|year=1988|isbn=0245545611|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SIiAAAAAIAAJ]

The acronyms, possibly including some more recent additions, are:

* SWALK - Sealed With A Loving Kiss
* HOLLAND - Hope Our Love Lives/Lasts And Never Dies
* ITALY - I Trust And Love You or I'm Thinking About Loving You
* FRANCE - Friendship Remains And Never Can End
* BURMA - Be Undressed/Upstairs Ready My Angelcite book|title=The Big Book of Talking Dirty|author=Jonathon Green|year=2006|pages=292|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FcZfq9wdtKkC|isbn=0304366773]
* MALAYA - My Ardent Lips Await Your Arrival
* EGYPT - Eager to Grab Your Pretty Tits
* NORWICH - (k)Nickers Off Ready When I Come Home
* BOLTOP - Better On Lips Than On Paper
* ENGLAND - Every Naked Girl Loves A Naked Dick
* CAPSTAN - Can A Prick Stand Twice A Night

Terry Pratchett parodied this briefly in his Discworld novel "Going Postal". His acronyms included QUIRM and KLATCH.

A Dirty Pretty Things song is named "B.U.R.M.A" after the postal acronym and contains the line 'Be Upstairs Ready My Angel'.

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