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My father-in-law taught me a similar "A for" sequence, which I append below and will fill in as I remember it. Apologies for long post. Maybe someone else knows it? Unfortunately it involves celebrities from UK 1940s (I think). It could be updated.
There is also a lovely scene in "The Radio Ham" with Tony Hancock in which he is using the phonetic alphabet. But the other party doesn't understand (for example) "Alpha" so Tony starts in with "Alpha - A for apples, L for Lunch". I think he gets about 3 levels down before he gives up.
Some may not be correct -
Ishould have googled - it can be found at http://www.heenan.net/trivia/language/alfabet.html
A for 'orses ......... Hay for Horses
B for Mutton ......... Beef or Muttton
C for highlanders .... Seaforth Higlanders (a Scots regiment?)
D for Evans .......... Dyfor Evans (a Welsh singer?)
E for Adam
F for Essence ........ Effervescence
G for ................ (g for se = G force?)
H for consent
I for Novello ........ Ivor Novello
J for Oranges ........ Jaffa Oranges
K for Ancis ..... Kay Francis
L for Leather ........ 'ell for Leather
M for Sis ............ emphasis
N for lope
O for seas ........... Overseas
P for a penny ........ (What it cost)
Q for Anything ....... A British habit especially in and after WWII
R for Askey .......... Arthur Askey
S for Williams ....... Esther Williams
T for Two
U for Me
V for La France ...... Vive la France
W for a tenner ....... Double you for £10
X for Bacon .......... Eggs for Bacon
Y for ................ (Y for a husband?)
Z for the doctor, I've got a cod" z=ZED remember!
Rod
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