Acronym of the day thread.

[sawlight]

Some may appreciate this more than others,

FNG: Frigging new guy

 

[subversive]

TLDR

too long, didn't read - typed by people who are annoyed either at lack of paragraphs or who are just buttholes.

 

[sawlight]

TLDR

too long, didn't read - typed by people who are annoyed either at lack of paragraphs or who are just buttholes.

Or already have an agenda and wish to push their favorite. But yes, I love when people don't bother to read the thread to even see what the OP was asking for!

 

[sawlight]

MAR's: Morning after remorse. Drinking too much and late night shopping spree's!

 

[Over_Stimulation]

Think I will throw a few that I do know up here.

ETA = Edit To Add

saw u bust out with one of them bad boys earlier on the "stock up?" thread...

 

[BWhare]

CRS = Can't Remember S..... squat? stuff? something - can't remember

 

[Over_Stimulation]

my email is... have_some_s t f u ....@..........
(shut the f... up, for work/business I go with myname@gmail.com)

ETA wow, s t f u is censored

 

[sawlight]

CRS = Can't Remember S..... squat? stuff? something - can't remember

I suffer from this badly!

 

[IntelligentDesigner]

INTELLIGENT DESIGNER

I Need To Emit Large, Loud, Inflammable, Gaseous Explosions Noticeably Toxic.

Does Everyone Smell It Getting Nasty, Even Rancid?

 

[Over_Stimulation]

INTELLIGENT DESIGNER

I Need To Emit Large, Loud, Inflammable, Gaseous Explosions Noticeably Toxic.

Does Everyone Smell It Getting Nasty, Even Rancid?

nice man, nice...took me a min...good stuff!

 

[tj99959]

NO ALuminum OXide

 

[hadouken]

RTFM: Read the ... Manual
TOFFT: Take one for the team

 

[Sikko]

This was popular when I was working phone technical support

PEBKAC - Problem exists between keyboard and chair.

 

[Iffy]

Da seven Pees - Prior Proper Planning Prevents Pizz Poor Performance

 

[indianajames]

Used in tactical firearms circles, DRT: Dead Right There

I saw BFH earlier. That's quite common in the machine tool trade. I've been a BFH operator, or tempted to be, on numerous occasions.

 

[NW Redneck]

SNAFU: Situation normal, all f'd up
worsens to become
TARFU: Things are REALLY F'd up
then becomes
FUBAR: F'd up beyond all repair!


Spell check recognizes SNAFU, but not the other two!

And one of my long time faves:
TANSTAAFL!
(20 Nerd points to whoever knows this one! )

 

[BWhare]

Heinlein
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch ;-)

 

[peacepipe]

MCT

Mexican Chicken Truck

 

[Traeh]

I suffer from this badly!

I think I suffer from this. I don't remember.

 

[xanderxman]

PFM - Pure Freakin' Magic

That is how most "accidents" happen in my house. How did the fish bowl get knocked into the floor?!? PFM!