Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hp-pcd!hpfclo!dvs From: dvs@hpfclo.UUCP (dvs) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: No joy? Message-ID: <42600002@hpfclo.UUCP> Date: Mon, 8-Oct-84 12:36:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hpfclo.42600002 Posted: Mon Oct 8 12:36:00 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Oct-84 01:56:32 EDT References: <586@ihlts.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO Lines: 14 Nf-ID: #R:ihlts:-58600:hpfclo:42600002:000:534 Nf-From: hpfclo!dvs Oct 11 08:36:00 1984 I would certainly agree that the phrase "no joy" comes from military jargon. I've heard the phrase quite often when issuing traffic, both for avoidance and intercepts, to military (usually fighter/recky) pilots. If they don't see the traffic that has been issued they say "no joy". On the other hand, if they see the traffic they often respond with, "tallyho". As for how and in what context the astronauts use the phrase "no joy" I'm not certain. Dan Simula Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Systems Division