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May 24, 2018 16:31:53   #
PeterBergh
 
n3eg wrote:
... Acronym overload...


Another good example of acronym overload is PC: Politically Correct, Personal Computer, or Probable Cause (the latter is cop jargon).

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May 24, 2018 17:21:29   #
BudsOwl Loc: Upstate NY and New England
 
garygrafic wrote:
Question: Was it in WW2 that acronyms became into being? everyone knows the meaning of 'snafu', but what about 'fubar'?


The last three letters stand for “but army regulation.” Use your imagination for the first two.
Bud

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May 24, 2018 17:24:40   #
Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.
 
garygrafic wrote:
Question: Was it in WW2 that acronyms became into being? everyone knows the meaning of 'snafu', but what about 'fubar'?


F**ked up beyond all recognition

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May 25, 2018 03:00:06   #
usn ret Loc: SoCal High Desert
 
From the Pentax side: LBA = Lens Buying Addiction, WR = Weather Resistance, SR = Shake Reduction

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May 25, 2018 03:26:16   #
garygrafic Loc: South Florida
 
Mac, Got in one!.............I guess that means you're an old man?

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