[Ads-l] RES: ping

[Jonathan Lighter]

HDAS III would have had "ping jockey" ('sonarman') from WWII.

But that doesn't have much to do with "pinging" Donald Trump.

Perhaps he meant "get the attention of."

JL



On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 11:24 AM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:
> When traveling, I send a one-word message, "Ping"  Skype-to-Skype to my
> wife, if I have nothing to say. When online, she'll write back "Pong" if
> she's still alive & has nothing to say. Got the idea from submarine movies.
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