Tally-ho
Encyclopedia
The phrase tally-ho is a largely British
phrase, used in foxhunting, shouted when a rider sees the fox
.
Tally-ho is also used in the Northern Indian countryside for provoking and alerting dogs. This is pronounced in India as leo-ho. Most probably the British Colonists introduced this word to Indian people. Later on it became interchangeable with choo, with the same meaning as leo-ho.
by English-speaking fighter pilot
s to say that an enemy aircraft
has been sighted. It is still used today for this purpose, and also applies to sighting ground targets, though it is generally shortened to "Tally."
Tally-ho is the squadron motto of 609 (West Riding) Squadron
, a famous British World War II fighter squadron. 609 (WR) Sqn RAuxAF still exists today, having been reformed in 1998 at Royal Air Force Station Leeming
in North Yorkshire, England, UK.
The phrase is also the motto of the US Air Forces 604th ASOS (Air Support Operations Squadron) Headquartered in Uijong-bu South Korea
.
s (ATC). The pilot's response "Tally" or "Tally-ho" tells air traffic controllers that the pilot has seen the air traffic in question. For example:
While in common use, this phrase is not in the official FAA Pilot-Controller Glossary. This use is contrary to the use by military pilots, who would not call "tally" on an aircraft they did not intend to kill. The proper response to a traffic call issued by ATC is "traffic in sight."
coach, named the Tally-ho, was a coach that once plied between London
and Birmingham
.
Also, the brand name of a large sightseeing carriage used by the Crescent Stables and Livery in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
is brand of self-rolled cigarette papers available in Australia
. They are by far the most common brand and as such the phrase "Tally-ho" is synonymous with the papers and used interchangeably, for example, "mate pass me a Tally-Ho?" I need to roll up."
Tally-Ho is also a brand of poker-sized playing cards manufactured by the US Playing Card Company.
Tally-Ho Uniforms is also the name of an airline pilot uniform company in Miami, FL that has been operating since 1948.
astronauts use in audio transmissions to signify sightings of other spacecraft, space stations, and unidentified objects..
at the C1 (Challenge 1) level.
, London
where Eggs over Easy
started playing in May 1971, and were soon joined by Bees Make Honey
, Brinsley Schwarz
, Max Merritt and the Meteors
, Ducks Deluxe
and others.
had heroes yell "Tally-ho!" before jumping in two films: Army of Darkness
and Spider-Man. In Matilda
, Miss Trunchbull yells the phrase while jumping down from the second floor. "Tally-ho" is the code word in The Great Escape
.
In episode 36 of Scrubs (TV series)
, J.D. shouts Tally-ho! as he skids across the bonnet of giftshop woman's car.
On the classic TV show The Prisoner
the people in The Village read a newspaper called Tally Ho, suggesting that this is not a peaceful retirement community but instead more of a fox hunt. The phrase was extensively used by Hugh Laurie
in A Bit of Fry and Laurie
and Blackadder Goes Forth
British television series in the 80s.
In the sixteenth series episode of The Simpsons
, Midnight Rx
, Montgomery Burns
yells tally-ho as he's about to jump out of an airplane.
In the 4th series episode of Star Trek:Voyager - "The Killing Game part II" - The Doctor responds to Klingons in a simulation with the "Tally ho" phrase after a Klingon and Neelix shout Qapla'.
In the television series "Silverhawks" and the beginning of the show you can hear Tally-how before the hawk takes fly, suggesting the hunting of the enemies.
it is also used in Wallace and gromit, The wrong trousers in the train chase, where wallace shouts: "TALLY - HO" as they try to get feathers mcGraw.
In episode one, season five of The Larry Sanders Show - "Everybody Loves Larry" - Hank Kingsley yells "Tally ho, fuckface!" during a telephone conversation with a car mechanic.
in the USA, the Tally Ho Theatre is a historic twin theatre operating under the management of Market Street Productions. While the venue showcases first-run feature films, it also plays host to film themed nights, live comedy, magic and musical acts, as well as private events.
's book series The Pendragon Adventure
, the aquatic character Vo Spader shouts "Hobey-ho!" many times to the point where it is his motto. It is probably derived from "tally-ho," as it sees similar usage as a sort of rallying cry.
The West Midlands Police
Learning and development Centre, Tally Ho!, Edgbaston
, Birmingham
HMS Tally-Ho
was a British World War II submarine
.
It is also the name of a pub in Worcestershire
, England
.
It is also the name of a pub in North Finchley, London
, and often North Finchley is referred colloquially as Tally Ho or in the case of local bus transport as Tally Ho Corner
It is also the name of a fast food restaurant near McMaster University
in Hamilton
, Ontario
Canada
There is also a residential street named Tally-Ho Road in Arroyo Grande
, California
.
British English
British English, or English , is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere...
phrase, used in foxhunting, shouted when a rider sees the fox
Fox
Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
.
Etymology
Tally-ho dates from around 1772, and is probably derived from the French taïaut, a cry used to excite hounds when hunting deer. This, in turn, probably was derived from taille haut!http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/ta%C3%AFaut meaning raise swords cried by French commanders upon mediaeval battlefields upon the final assault.Tally-ho is also used in the Northern Indian countryside for provoking and alerting dogs. This is pronounced in India as leo-ho. Most probably the British Colonists introduced this word to Indian people. Later on it became interchangeable with choo, with the same meaning as leo-ho.
Air forces
This expression became commonly used during the Second World WarWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
by English-speaking fighter pilot
Fighter pilot
A fighter pilot is a military aviator trained in air-to-air combat while piloting a fighter aircraft . Fighter pilots undergo specialized training in aerial warfare and dogfighting...
s to say that an enemy aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
has been sighted. It is still used today for this purpose, and also applies to sighting ground targets, though it is generally shortened to "Tally."
Tally-ho is the squadron motto of 609 (West Riding) Squadron
No. 609 Squadron RAF
No. 609 Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, originally formed as a bomber squadron and in World War II active as fighter squadron, nowadays provides personnel to augment and support the operations of the Royal Air Force. The squadron is no longer a flying Squadron, but instead has the role...
, a famous British World War II fighter squadron. 609 (WR) Sqn RAuxAF still exists today, having been reformed in 1998 at Royal Air Force Station Leeming
RAF Leeming
RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, UK.HRH The Duchess of Cornwall is the Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Leeming. The Station Commander is Group Captain Anthony Innes....
in North Yorkshire, England, UK.
The phrase is also the motto of the US Air Forces 604th ASOS (Air Support Operations Squadron) Headquartered in Uijong-bu South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.
Air traffic control
This phrase has since been used by civilian pilots in response to traffic advisories provided by air traffic controllerAir traffic controller
Air traffic controllers are the people who expedite and maintain a safe and orderly flow of air traffic in the global air traffic control system. The position of the air traffic controller is one that requires highly specialized skills...
s (ATC). The pilot's response "Tally" or "Tally-ho" tells air traffic controllers that the pilot has seen the air traffic in question. For example:
- ATC: "ABC aircraft identifier, traffic at two o'clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737Boeing 737The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
, west-bound, at 4000 feet." - Pilot: "ABC, Tally-ho."
While in common use, this phrase is not in the official FAA Pilot-Controller Glossary. This use is contrary to the use by military pilots, who would not call "tally" on an aircraft they did not intend to kill. The proper response to a traffic call issued by ATC is "traffic in sight."
Coach
A four-in-handFour-in-hand (carriage)
A four-in-hand is a carriage drawn by a team of four horses having the reins rigged in such a way that it can be driven by a single driver. The stagecoach and the tally-ho are usually four-in-hand coaches....
coach, named the Tally-ho, was a coach that once plied between London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
.
Also, the brand name of a large sightseeing carriage used by the Crescent Stables and Livery in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Eureka Springs is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. Along with Berryville, it is one of the two county seats for the county. It is located in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 2,350...
in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Brands
Tally-HoTally-Ho
Tally Ho is an Australian brand of cigarette rolling paper distributed by Imperial Tobacco Australia. The packaging of the product aims to appeal to Australian patriotism, with many assertions such as 'Australia's Finest' and 'Australia's No.1 paper for over 60 years'...
is brand of self-rolled cigarette papers available in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. They are by far the most common brand and as such the phrase "Tally-ho" is synonymous with the papers and used interchangeably, for example, "mate pass me a Tally-Ho?" I need to roll up."
Tally-Ho is also a brand of poker-sized playing cards manufactured by the US Playing Card Company.
Tally-Ho Uniforms is also the name of an airline pilot uniform company in Miami, FL that has been operating since 1948.
NASA
Tally-ho is also a term NASANASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
astronauts use in audio transmissions to signify sightings of other spacecraft, space stations, and unidentified objects..
Square dancing
Tally-ho is also a square dance call in Modern Western square danceModern Western square dance
Modern Western square dance is one of two types of square dancing, along with traditional square dance. As a dance form, modern Western square dance grew out of traditional Western dance...
at the C1 (Challenge 1) level.
Music
Pub rock is usually traced back to the Tally Ho, a former jazz pub in Kentish TownKentish Town
Kentish Town is an area of north west London, England in the London Borough of Camden.-History:The most widely accepted explanation of the name of Kentish Town is that it derived from 'Ken-ditch' meaning the 'bed of a waterway'...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
where Eggs over Easy
Eggs over Easy
Eggs over Easy were an American country-rock band, of the early 1970s, who visited London to record an album, and then became a resident band in a London public house, launching what subsequently became known as pub rock.-Formation:...
started playing in May 1971, and were soon joined by Bees Make Honey
Bees Make Honey
Bees Make Honey were an influential band in the early pub rock movement in the UK.The band were formed in 1971 in north London by Barry Richardson, who had a residency in a jazz band at the "Tally Ho" public house, when Eggs over Easy started playing pub rock there...
, Brinsley Schwarz
Brinsley Schwarz
Brinsley Schwarz were a 1970s English pub rock band, named after their guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. With Nick Lowe on bass and vocals, keyboardist Bob Andrews and drummer Billy Rankin, the band evolved from the 1960s pop band Kippington Lodge.-Formation:...
, Max Merritt and the Meteors
Max Merritt
Max Merritt is a New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and guitarist who is renowned as an interpreter of soul music and R&B...
, Ducks Deluxe
Ducks Deluxe
Ducks Deluxe were an English pub rock band of the 1970s, who have recently reformed. Usually called "The Ducks" by their fans, they were known for up-tempo, energetic performances, and the successful careers of their members, after they disbanded.-History:...
and others.
- Tally Ho is the title of the 1981 hit single by New Zealand lo-fi rock band The CleanThe CleanThe Clean are an influential Indie rock band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978. Led through a number of early rotating line-ups by brothers Hamish and David Kilgour, the band settled down to their well-known and current line-up with bassist Robert Scott...
. - Tally Ho (タリホー Tari Hō) is also the title of the hit single by Japanese rock band The Cro-MagnonsThe Cro-Magnonsis a Japanese rock band founded in July 2006 by Hiroto Kōmoto and Masatoshi Mashima , previously of The Blue Hearts and The High-Lows, with Masaru Kobayashi and Katsuji Kirita .- History :...
(ザ・クロマニヨンズ Za Kuromaniyonzu) from their self-titled debut album. - Wagon Christ's 1998 album is titled Tally Ho!.
- Tally Ho is the refrain of a very popular Hindi song Baar Baar Dekho from the film China Town (1962).
- Tally Ho is the pre-refrain of the song "Death or Glory" by Running WildRunning Wild (band)Running Wild is a German heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Hamburg. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s. The band has carved its niche in the metal world as the first "pirate metal" band, a theme which took off with the release of Under...
. - "Tally Ho !" is the title of a comic song recorded by comedian Jerry Colonna on Vocalion 78 on May 12, 1939 (Voc 4872)
Films and Television
The American film director Sam RaimiSam Raimi
Samuel Marshall "Sam" Raimi is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. He is best known for directing cult horror films like the Evil Dead series, Darkman and Drag Me to Hell, as well as the blockbuster Spider-Man films and the producer of the successful TV series Hercules: The...
had heroes yell "Tally-ho!" before jumping in two films: Army of Darkness
Army of Darkness
Army of Darkness, also known as Evil Dead III: Army of Darkness or simply Evil Dead III, is a 1992 horror comedy fantasy action film directed by Sam Raimi. It is the third and final installment in The Evil Dead trilogy. The film was written by Raimi and his brother Ivan, produced by Robert Tapert,...
and Spider-Man. In Matilda
Matilda (1996 film)
Matilda is a 1996 fantasy film directed by Danny DeVito, based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film was released by TriStar Pictures.-Plot:...
, Miss Trunchbull yells the phrase while jumping down from the second floor. "Tally-ho" is the code word in The Great Escape
The Great Escape (film)
The Great Escape is a 1963 American film about an escape by Allied prisoners of war from a German POW camp during World War II, starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough...
.
In episode 36 of Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
, J.D. shouts Tally-ho! as he skids across the bonnet of giftshop woman's car.
On the classic TV show The Prisoner
The Prisoner
The Prisoner is a 17-episode British television series first broadcast in the UK from 29 September 1967 to 1 February 1968. Starring and co-created by Patrick McGoohan, it combined spy fiction with elements of science fiction, allegory and psychological drama.The series follows a British former...
the people in The Village read a newspaper called Tally Ho, suggesting that this is not a peaceful retirement community but instead more of a fox hunt. The phrase was extensively used by Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie
James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE , better known as Hugh Laurie , is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, musician, recording artist, and director...
in A Bit of Fry and Laurie
A Bit of Fry and Laurie
A Bit of Fry & Laurie is a British sketch comedy television series starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast on both BBC1 and BBC2 between 1989 and 1995. It ran for four series and totalled 26 episodes, including a 35 minute pilot episode in 1987.As in The...
and Blackadder Goes Forth
Blackadder Goes Forth
Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth and final series of the BBC situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 28 September to 2 November 1989 on BBC One....
British television series in the 80s.
In the sixteenth series episode of The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
, Midnight Rx
Midnight Rx
"Midnight Rx" is the sixth episode of The Simpsons sixteenth season. It was the first new episode of 2005.-Plot:Mr. Burns reserves the Springfield Air and Space Museum for a plant company party. While there, Burns acts strangely kind to all of his employees. At the end of the party, Burns announces...
, Montgomery Burns
Montgomery Burns
Charles Montgomery "Monty" Burns, usually referred to as Mr. Burns, is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, who is voiced by Harry Shearer and previously Christopher Collins. Burns is the evil owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and is Homer...
yells tally-ho as he's about to jump out of an airplane.
In the 4th series episode of Star Trek:Voyager - "The Killing Game part II" - The Doctor responds to Klingons in a simulation with the "Tally ho" phrase after a Klingon and Neelix shout Qapla'.
In the television series "Silverhawks" and the beginning of the show you can hear Tally-how before the hawk takes fly, suggesting the hunting of the enemies.
it is also used in Wallace and gromit, The wrong trousers in the train chase, where wallace shouts: "TALLY - HO" as they try to get feathers mcGraw.
In episode one, season five of The Larry Sanders Show - "Everybody Loves Larry" - Hank Kingsley yells "Tally ho, fuckface!" during a telephone conversation with a car mechanic.
Cinema / Film theatre
Located in the heart of central Leesburg, VirginiaLeesburg, Virginia
Leesburg is a historic town in, and county seat of, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America. Leesburg is located west-northwest of Washington, D.C. along the base of the Catoctin Mountain and adjacent to the Potomac River. Its population according the 2010 Census is 42,616...
in the USA, the Tally Ho Theatre is a historic twin theatre operating under the management of Market Street Productions. While the venue showcases first-run feature films, it also plays host to film themed nights, live comedy, magic and musical acts, as well as private events.
Literature
In D.J. MacHaleD.J. MacHale
Donald James MacHale , known popularly under the pen name D. J. MacHale, is a writer, director, and executive producer. He has been affiliated with shows such as Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Flight 29 Down and Seasonal Differences...
's book series The Pendragon Adventure
The Pendragon Adventure
The Pendragon Adventure is a young adult series of science fiction/fantasy novels by D. J. MacHale. They follow the chronicles of Bobby Pendragon, a teenager who discovers that he, as well as his two best friends, Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde, must prevent the destruction of the universe.The...
, the aquatic character Vo Spader shouts "Hobey-ho!" many times to the point where it is his motto. It is probably derived from "tally-ho," as it sees similar usage as a sort of rallying cry.
Video games
In the Final Fantasy series, Lali-ho or Rally-ho, an altered form of the phrase, is used by Dwarves as their password.Other names
In America, the term is used to refer to Tallahassee, FL by locals.The West Midlands Police
West Midlands Police
West Midlands Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.Covering an area with nearly 2.6 million inhabitants, which includes the cities of Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and also the Black Country; the force is made up...
Learning and development Centre, Tally Ho!, Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
HMS Tally-Ho
HMS Tally-Ho (P317)
HMS Tally-Ho was a British submarine of the third group of the T class. She was built as P317 by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow, and John Brown & Company, Clydebank, and launched on 23 December 1942. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Tally-Ho, probably after Tally-ho,...
was a British World War II submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
.
It is also the name of a pub in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
It is also the name of a pub in North Finchley, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, and often North Finchley is referred colloquially as Tally Ho or in the case of local bus transport as Tally Ho Corner
It is also the name of a fast food restaurant near McMaster University
McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
in Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
There is also a residential street named Tally-Ho Road in Arroyo Grande
Arroyo Grande, California
Arroyo Grande is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. The population was 17,252 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Arroyo Grande is a small coastal town with historic, suburban, and rural elements located at...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.