Re: Lunar Nicknames

From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_cs.ucc.ie>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 21:50:40 +0100 (BST)

Edward G McDonald:
> As you may know, British soldiers were nicknamed Tommies (from Kipling'ss
> Tommy Atkins) and Russians were Ivan. Now what would Lunar soldiers be??

Presumably the nobility doesn't send off Number One Son to the Army. Maybe the generic name for an Imperial Officer is "Secundus". (Or lower down, depending what you think the typical priorities are...)

Cheers,
Alex.

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