Kevin has part of it. The original W2OY (Mike Premus) was famous for his litany while calling CQ
I'm not sure what his nationality was, but his name was originally spelt
Primus. He reportedly changed the spelling to make it appear more "Anglicised". So therefore, even his
name meant "Class A".
"No lids, no kids, no space cadets, no phonies*, no school bus riders, only class A operators please."
There is a tribute page to his cantankerous demeanor, complete with 2 sound clips caught by members of this forum, at the web page below:
http://hamgallery.com/Tribute/W2OY/ *Hence the term "Phony Operator"
There was a story about Mike written in
The AM Press/Exchange by Richard Haungs, W2UJR (SK). According to Dick, who lived near him and had long known him personally, that was 90% put-on, and he was a nice guy in person who was actually friendly to local "space cadets".
He wouldn't talk to me because he said I was a "long talker" and he wanted "short talkers". IOW, he didn't like old buzzard transmissions.