Anne answers, all too quickly for my taste:

<< MayDay is the call for distress, like "Help Me." >>

Correct! As my algebra teacher used to say, "You get an 'A' for the day." 

I thought Canadians and Europeans would be more likely to know the answer 
since the distress signal is derived from the homophonic French "M'aidez," 
which of course means "Help Moi!" 

    --Bob

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