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S.O.S the distress call

more explicitly, morse code signal for distress that is commonly associated as SOS. Technically/historically, it actually means nothing from a verbal iteration standpoint. It was first used my Germans, and then codified when International leaders agreed that it was a VERY easy combination of morse code gestures to do in a pinch during an emergency. Because the signals form an 'S' (short dot, short dot, short dot or ... in morse code), an 'O' (long, long, long, or _ _ _) and then a second 'S,' people shortened it verbally to 'SOS'

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S.O.S. is a much-despised breakfast entree in the US military.

Officially "Chipped Beef on Toast".

Colloquially "____ on a Shingle".

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S.O.S. is a much-despised breakfast entree in the US military.

Officially "Chipped Beef on Toast".

Colloquially "____ on a Shingle".

My dad makes that for us..... I love it.

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where is it in the show?

It's in "Night on Bald Mountain". Here's a clip from

a show several weeks ago...it occurs at 4:10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eMWSAYLTAQ

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It's in "Night on Bald Mountain". Here's a clip from

a show several weeks ago...it occurs at 4:10.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=4eMWSAYLTAQ

I have been wondering what the significance of using such a goofy sound like that was. Now I get it, fantastic!!

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