Dots and Dashes Might Require More Than 140 Characters

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Samuel Morse: @alfredvail Dot dot dot dash dash dash… oh screw it. HELP!

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4 Responses to “Dots and Dashes Might Require More Than 140 Characters”

1. redwall_hp responded on 01 Jul 2009 at 11:58 am #

   Funny, but I think you mean “dash-dot-dash-dot dash-dash-dot-dash dash-dot-dot,” which means “CQD.” The SOS distress signal was not first used until the sinking of the Titanic. Before that they used CQD, “CQ” meaning the operator was attempting to make contact with anyone listening, and the “D” denoting a distress signal.

   SOS was adopted later because it was easier and quicker to send.

2. Brennon responded on 01 Jul 2009 at 4:16 pm #

   Showoff…

3. me responded on 06 Jul 2009 at 1:23 am #

   @redwall_hp nice way to ruin something that is supposed to be funny.

4. redwall_hp responded on 07 Jul 2009 at 5:59 am #

   I’m not trying to ruin the funny, just add a bit of historical context to it. :)

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