Quote from Lieutenant Disher in Mr. Monk and the Daredevil
Captain Stottlemeyer: Vehicle Identification Universal tracking program. Come on, come on, come on. Okay, shoot. Lieutenant Disher: First letter "t," as in tsunami. Captain Stottlemeyer: Tsunami. Lieutenant Disher: Silent "t." Captain Stottlemeyer: Why not "T" as in "Tom"? Just say "Tom." Lieutenant Disher: What's the difference? Captain Stottlemeyer: It doesn't- The "t" is silent. Lieutenant Disher: It's not completely silent. T- sunami. Captain Stottlemeyer: All right, all right. Let's go. Lieutenant Disher: Uh, second letter, "P" as in... Captain Stottlemeyer: "P" as in "Paul." Lieutenant Disher: No. Captain Stottlemeyer: Too late. I typed it. "P." Lieutenant Disher: Yeah, but the person reading the letters gets to say the word. That's how we do it. Captain Stottlemeyer: That's how who does it? Lieutenant Disher: Society. We live in a society. Captain Stottlemeyer: Yes, we do Randy. Meanwhile the p's been sitting on my screen for ten minutes. Lieutenant Disher: Fine. "P" for pan. No. Panavision. Tsunami, panavision. The next letter, "L" as in... Captain Stottlemeyer: Uh... Lieutenant Disher: No, we can come back to that one. Captain Stottlemeyer: No, we can't come back to it, Randy. We- [phone rings] Whoever this is, thank you very much for calling.