Date:         Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:32:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Acronyms (a little OT)
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BUFF often used to describe teh B52 Stratofortress bomber.  Big Ugly Fat
Fellow.  FUBAR - fouled up beyond all repair.  BOHICA  Buzz off here it
comes again.  FUJIMO ... no approved definition.

Wasn't me.  Nobody saw me do it...

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 2:01 PM, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
>