Talk:Reg Chard

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Beta Beta Beta (talk) 07:31, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that Australian World War II veteran Reg Chard recalled using the pronunciation of "Woolloomooloo" as a test to distinguish Japanese soldiers from Australians? Source: Many Japanese could speak perfect English and would try to lure the Aussies into a trap. "You might be out in the jungle somewhere and hear somebody saying, 'Oh mate, come and get me, I'm shot in the guts, I can't get up,'" he remembered...The only thing they couldn't say was Woolloomooloo...And you sing out, 'Did you live in Woolloomooloo?' … 'No, I don't live in Wool…'...They couldn't say Woolloomooloo, so that's it, you'd give 'em a burst wherever you thought they were."
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Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 74 past nominations.

CMD (talk) 04:51, 6 August 2026 (UTC).

• New enough and long enough. Adequately cited. Hook is interesting and cited in the text; I took the liberty of linking to Woolloomooloo. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 09:26, 6 August 2026 (UTC)