

| Subject: | Re: Acronyms (a little OT) |
| From: | miguel pacheco |
| Date: | Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:58:58 -0600 |
Uhm.....it's not 'fouled,' but it does begin with an 'f.' Miguel I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. - Thomas A. Edison On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > 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 >>> >
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