# Schirmahorn! GIT That Sonofabitch.....
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schirmahorn-git-that-sonofabitch/106017
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [April 27, 2002, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schirmahorn-git-that-sonofabitch/106017 "2002-04-27T22:23:34Z")
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### Author:  [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2002, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schirmahorn-git-that-sonofabitch/106017/1 "2002-04-27T22:23:34Z")
… He just stole my **Jeep!**.
Right! it’s from the movie **M_A_S\*H**. But remember when **Hawkeye** and **Trapper John** finally arrive at the 4077th, Col. Blake said to Hawkeye: _“I had a **twix** about you. Seems you stole a jeep from battalion headquarters.”_
Well, what is a **twix**? I assume it’s a message of some kind, but is the word short for another word, or an acronym or what?
Thanks
Q
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### Author:  [@MisterThyristor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterThyristor)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2002, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schirmahorn-git-that-sonofabitch/106017/2 "2002-04-28T07:23:22Z")
It’s **TWX** , an acronym for **T** eletype **w** riter E **x** change Service. Similar to Telex, used by the military and others. Landline, not radio (RTTY).
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### Author:  [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2002, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schirmahorn-git-that-sonofabitch/106017/3 "2002-04-28T18:12:02Z")
Another layer of my ignorance peeled away. This time courtesy of **MisterThyristor**. Thank you, sir! 🙂
Quasi
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### Author:  [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schirmahorn-git-that-sonofabitch/106017/4 "2002-04-28T19:11:50Z")
_I didn’t steal it. It’s right there!_
It wasn’t Trapper, BTW. It was Duke Forrest. Trap shows up later.