Acronyms

[qarnos]

I'm thinking "aint".

"There aint no" is a double negative, which means there is such a thing as a free lunch!

 

[Minadin]

I think Cheney was actually hunting doves . . . but thanks very much for the breakdowns on the acronyms. I was seriously looking at LIHOP and thinking, "mmmm . . . . pancakes".

 

[firecoins]

Thank you for asking this! I'd been too embarassed to ask, myself. ETA was throwing me off, because in my line of work, that has always stood for Estimated Time of Arrival.

you a cop, EMT or firefighter?

 

[uk_dave]

SNGOTI

I believe this stands for "Some nameless guy on the internet" and referred to a detailed scale drawing of two possible crash scenarios in pa which a resident CT'er obtained from a SNGOTI.

 

[W6102LA]

| - Strawman

 

[brodski]

I think Cheney was actually hunting doves . . . but thanks very much for the breakdowns on the acronyms. I was seriously looking at LIHOP and thinking, "mmmm . . . . pancakes".

You mean you havn't heard the LIHOP/ MIHOP song yet?

 

[Arkan_Wolfshade]

I'm thinking "aint".

Yeah, I learned it as "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"

 

[gumboot]

Yeah, I learned it as "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"

I don't get it, you're not in New York...

-Gumboot

 

[jhunter1163]

BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again (applicable in most political situations here in the US)

 

[Oliver]

DFKAPD - Docker formerly known as Pdoherty

 

[firecoins]

FUBAR - ficked up beyond repair

 

[Arkan_Wolfshade]

I don't get it, you're not in New York...

-Gumboot

iirc it came from a Heinlein novel.

 

[Brainache]

iirc it came from a Heinlein novel.

The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.

IMO his best.

 

[MortFurd]

"This isn't right, this isn't even wrong"

A better translation would be "That is not only not right, it isn't even wrong!"
"Das ist nicht nur nicht richtig, es ist nicht einmal falsch!"

Original German.

 

[Anti-sophist]

"That is not only not right, it isn't even wrong!"

I actually prefer that wording.

Also,
AQIARQ - Ask Question. Ignore Answer. Repeat Question

-or-

IRAQ - Ignoring responses, ask questions...

 

[jhunter1163]

FUMTU - (Rule8)ed Up More Than Usual
FUBB - (Rule8)ed Up Beyond Belief
TARFU - Things Are Really (Rule8)ed Up
JANFU - Joint Army-Navy (Rule8)-Up
FUBAR - (Rule8)ed Up Beyond All Recognition

 

[Minadin]

I wanted to bump this because we were discussing an acronym guide to go along with the other "newbie" guides for this sub-forum.

 

[skepticalcriticalguy]

iirc it came from a Heinlein novel.

I liked Time Enough For Love. But kinda woo-ish.

 

[skepticalcriticalguy]

Crde,yk

Conspiracies do exist, ya know

 

[Woolgatherer]

<(((><- flounder