The wiener and its warming (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Laurence Horn]

On Oct 31, 2011, at 4:39 PM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC wrote:

> Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
> Caveats: NONE
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>>>
>>> As long as you pronounce it "BAA-bie" /'bae:bi/, to distinguish it
> clearly
>> from the doll, the copper, and the Nazi.
>>>
>>> LH
>>>
>>
>> Barbie is the only one of those I got.
>>
> The doll is Mattel's Barbie.
>
> Dunno the copper.
>
> The Nazi is Klaus Barbie.

And the copper is the British policeman, a.k.a. "bobby".  A bit of a stretch, to be sure.

LH

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