you have to include FUBB too - fouled up beyond belief.  Military origin.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Thyer" <matt_thyer@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: Acronyms (a little OT)

> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snafu
>
> I'm not sure how'd you explain that one to the kiddies, but being
> ex-military I sure make use of it plenty.
>
> MT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> PB
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 2:02 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Acronyms (a little OT)
>
> Please let me know what "SNAFU" and "BUFF" mean as acronyms.  I've heard
> of
> them as words, but not acronyms.  Hope you don't mind a brief "OT"
> question.
> Patti
> *****************
>
> On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 12:45 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>> At 03:23 PM 6/1/2010, Jamie Fitterer wrote:
>>
>>> really!?  we are banning acronyms?
>>>
>>
>> Dear Jamie,
>>
>> That one, yes.  FLAPS and SNAFU and BUFF can be explained to the
>> kiddies in an innocent way, but that one can't.
>>
>> Yours,
>> David
>>