“Dot” and “dash” are the names of characters used to print Morse code, but the names used by Morse operators for the pulses they represent are “dit” and “dah”. That is because, when spoken, “dah” has three times the length of “dit”. The Morse family would have used those names, not Dot and Dash.
i_am_the_jam over 11 years ago
Wow, that actually fits…
el8 over 11 years ago
The Mrs. was key to those inventions.
-Saint- over 11 years ago
Sam looks like he’s fighting a winter code…
Plods with ...™ over 11 years ago
I would have thought Dit and Dah.
RonaldDavis over 11 years ago
“Dot” and “dash” are the names of characters used to print Morse code, but the names used by Morse operators for the pulses they represent are “dit” and “dah”. That is because, when spoken, “dah” has three times the length of “dit”. The Morse family would have used those names, not Dot and Dash.
gene1969 over 11 years ago
Its still a good gag.