rangerruck
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no, they are still considered acronyms. here is a good one. TEOTWAWKI.
the end of the world as we know it.
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There was a school in Memphis, the First Assembly of God School. They were affiliated with the First Assembly of God Church.
They had a basketball team, they got the uniforms printed with the school name abbreviated to the initials, nobody noticed until they went out on the court that they were all wearing shirts saying F.A.G.S. The crowd noticed.
They are now called First Assembly of Christ School.
They had a basketball team, they got the uniforms printed with the school name abbreviated to the initials, nobody noticed until they went out on the court that they were all wearing shirts saying F.A.G.S. The crowd noticed.
They are now called First Assembly of Christ School.
huntingnt
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BFO = Blinding Flash of the Obvious
Red Dragon
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There's always US ARMY backwards as an acronym
Yes, My Retarded A** Signed Up
And of course all the ones I heard in MP school
MP = mud puppy, mental patient, missing person, midget proctologist...
Yes, My Retarded A** Signed Up
And of course all the ones I heard in MP school
MP = mud puppy, mental patient, missing person, midget proctologist...
Sunray
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Most of these are internet chat room lazy typist short cuts. Like LOL, U, etc. Listen to Fly320s. NASA is an acronym. LOL is not. Neither is 'U'. The Queen's English is always preferred. As is proper puncuation, sentences and paragraph's.
Proper use of The Queen's English gives you crediblity. Bad spelling, improperly used words(too, to and two or there, their and they're), no spaces after punctuation marks, etc. reduces said credibility.
"...close quarters concealment..." Eh? That'd be a marketing thing.
MP = meathead.
Proper use of The Queen's English gives you crediblity. Bad spelling, improperly used words(too, to and two or there, their and they're), no spaces after punctuation marks, etc. reduces said credibility.
"...close quarters concealment..." Eh? That'd be a marketing thing.
MP = meathead.
svtruth
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is from the Greek for head. Acronyms, strictly, are made from the beginnings of their source words, but I don't think it is a hanging offense to violate this.
is from the Greek for head. Acronyms, strictly, are made from the beginnings of their source words, but I don't think it is a hanging offense to violate this.
Zach S
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If its an acronym in use on THR, you could probably find it on this list.
You will, of course, also find a buncha acronyms that arent used.
You will, of course, also find a buncha acronyms that arent used.
Cliff47
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Some of my favorites are:
SUSFU - Situation Unchanged, Still Fouled Up
FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Repair
TUIFU - The Ultimate In Foul-Ups
But one must always remember the basic rule of acronyming:
Be Always Sure That Acronyms Reflect Decency
On that note, I will return to my sensory deprivation cubicle for more shock treatments.
SUSFU - Situation Unchanged, Still Fouled Up
FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Repair
TUIFU - The Ultimate In Foul-Ups
But one must always remember the basic rule of acronyming:
Be Always Sure That Acronyms Reflect Decency
On that note, I will return to my sensory deprivation cubicle for more shock treatments.
I could not resist that one. I have a Greek colleague and every time he brings up the Greek root of a word, I think of the movie and Windex.Starter52
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MARINE = Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Expected. 
Dr. Dickie
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Well, like John Kerry says, go to college study hard and you get a B.S.
We ALL know what that stands for.
If you continue on in your education, you can get an M.S.
That stands for More of the Same.
Continue on you can get a Ph.D. Which is Piled Higher and Deeper.
We ALL know what that stands for.
If you continue on in your education, you can get an M.S.
That stands for More of the Same.
Continue on you can get a Ph.D. Which is Piled Higher and Deeper.
possum
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brm- basic rifle marksmanship.
mbr- main battle rifle
AT- anti tank
ap- armor peircing
he- high explosive
hedp- high explosive dual purpose
TOW- tubular launched, optically tracked, wire quided.
BDA- battle damage assesment
mbr- main battle rifle
AT- anti tank
ap- armor peircing
he- high explosive
hedp- high explosive dual purpose
TOW- tubular launched, optically tracked, wire quided.
BDA- battle damage assesment
Cliff47
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Some more that came to mind as I perused the morning paper:
JANFU - Joint Army-Navy Foul-Up
NABU - Non-Adjusting Ball-Up
TGIF - Thank God It's Friday
**** - Sure Happy It's Thursday (preceeds TGIF)
Acronyms, if done properly, should be pronouncable, and slipped into daily conversation without the target person recognizing that a mental time-bomb has been planted until it's too late.
JANFU - Joint Army-Navy Foul-Up
NABU - Non-Adjusting Ball-Up
TGIF - Thank God It's Friday
**** - Sure Happy It's Thursday (preceeds TGIF)
Acronyms, if done properly, should be pronouncable, and slipped into daily conversation without the target person recognizing that a mental time-bomb has been planted until it's too late.
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