[Cletus.D.Yokel]

:: Charlie stole the handle, and the train it won’t stop goin’ ::

Interesting trivia: “Charlie” is a holdover slang from the Korean/Vietnam era meaning “Chinese”.

I have know idea who Ian Anderson was speaking of here but, I know who cross-eyed Mary was....

[meyer]

Yes - “Charlie is in the wire”!

A quote from a movie, but I don’t remember which one. One of those war movies though. It meant that NVA or Chinese had breached the outer perimeter defenses.

[Chuckster]

“Charlie” is a holdover slang from the Korean/Vietnam era meaning “Chinese”

"Charlie don't surf"

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"Interesting trivia: “Charlie” is a holdover slang from the Korean/Vietnam era meaning “Chinese”."

"Charlie" in Vietnam was from "Victor Charlie" - VC in radio lingo.