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Icy North Started conversation May 12, 2011
Our language has a liberal sprinkling of codes. Taking "Z99" codes as an example - one letter followed by two numbers - we have many which are synonymous with the nouns they represent. We have B52 or F16?thread=Our language has a liberal sprinkling of codes. Taking "Z99" codes as an example - one letter followed by two numbers - we have many which are synonymous with the nouns they represent. We have B52 or F16 aircraft, or the M25 motorway, You're served with a P45 form when made redundant, Or maybe you were a fan of nineties boy band E17? The question is: what's the most widely recognisable code in this format?
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Orcus Posted May 12, 2011
The Z80 was (still is I think) a processor although I think it's assembly language became synonymous with it.
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Not the monkey - Skreeeeeeeeeeeee Posted May 12, 2011
If it were just one didgit and one letter, the obvious winner would be A1 Minicabs.
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Not the monkey - Skreeeeeeeeeeeee Posted May 12, 2011
didgit?
Reminds me of when my son used to say ~It was a accidident~...which kinda made sense: he didnt do it on purpose.
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Whisky Posted May 12, 2011
Here's a couple:
B(nn) - replace the 'nn' with just about any two figure number for the designation of an American bomber aircraft
F(nn) - idem - fighter aircraft
E17 - Popgroup / London postcode
E20 - Postcode used in 'Eastenders'
G 7/10/20 - the various groups of economic powers
M(nn) English motorways
T(nn) Russian tanks
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Stealth "Jack" Azathoth Posted May 12, 2011
ZZ9, The club/society for fans The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Douglas Adams; organisers of slouches, purveyors of Beeblebears and the Don't Panic 
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Not the monkey - Skreeeeeeeeeeeee Posted May 12, 2011
>>B(nn) - replace the 'nn' with just about any two figure number for the designation of an American bomber aircraft
Also vitamins in Marmite.
>>M(nn) English motorways
Also US military rifles.
How about ZZ99s? AK47, WD40...
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Whisky Posted May 12, 2011
If we're including ZZnn formats, then I suspect AK47 would probably be top of the list - I read somewhere that in every single war since the end of WWII at least one of the sides involved has been equipped with AK47s.
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MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. Posted May 12, 2011
K9?
CP30?
MMF
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2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted May 12, 2011
CD40, CD8 CD4 C5, C64,
A12, A11, A14, (roads ) A1 (taxi firms, and other firms using it to try get to the top of the list in the pages).
B4, B3, B17, 
DC40, DC10,
F1, etc.... G20 ... ZX81 
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2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted May 12, 2011
I've always got a place for a flake 99 
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