May 18, 2019, 09:02 PM
EdmondOveruse of Acronyms
Army is awful for use of acronyms for 3 letter words that end up as a 3 letter acronym.
Car is POV for personally owned vehicle
Gun is POW for personally owned weapon
May 19, 2019, 06:14 AM
Skins2881quote:
Originally posted by 12131:
I don't find it annoying. Really. I find it a fun challenge for me to look things up and learn something new.
I'm unsure if you are being serious or sarcastic.
I fully agree with the sarcastic version of you statement.
I stop reading things that have Twitter/text words or acronyms in them unless I can figure out from context. I'm not googling some acronym, it defeats the point of abbreviations if they add time to reading something.
May 19, 2019, 08:39 AM
Eponymquote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Seems that was a recent THREAD title. My snarky comment in the thread was ignored.
For example IBTL May 19, 2019, 11:32 AM
AquabirdI do not use them much at all, but when I worked for the DOD(Dept. of Defense) We had to take an acronym test to get promoted, as well as a test in the area or expertise.
May 19, 2019, 01:20 PM
ZSMICHAELquote:
We had to take an acronym test to get promoted, as well as a test in the area or expertise.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This explains a lot of things. Promotion of bureaucrats to higher and higher positions.
May 19, 2019, 02:29 PM
trapper189quote:
Originally posted by mcrimm:
“Excuse me, sir. Seeing as how the VP is such a VIP, shouldn’t we keep the PC on the QT? ‘Cause if it leaks to the VC he could end up MIA, and then we’d all be put on KP.”
– Robin Williams playing Adrian Cronauer, Good Morning Vietnam
Why would he end up in Miami?
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
And while we're on the subject, can we use common names for airports instead of the three letter designation?
I mean, I get that it makes you sound all cool and pilot-y and shit, but I have no fucking idea where KCO (or whatever) is, and it might just have some bearing on the post, ya know?
IKR? The thread asking about things to do in FRA is a good example. I guessed it was an airport code, then surmised it was Frankfort, so I clicked on the thread thinking I'd find some good information about Frankfort, KY. Nope. I'm not a world traveller.
May 19, 2019, 03:10 PM
YooperSigsAnd this one was a PITA for me:
S elective
T raffic
E nforcement
P rogram
And the local dope unit:
U pper
P eninsula
S ubstance
E nforcement
T eam
May 19, 2019, 03:21 PM
arfmelI always wanted to know what EIEIO stood for in that song about the farm.
May 19, 2019, 04:25 PM
.38supersigIt is the sound they make when getting blown through the air. Like this:
Old MacDonald had a farm. EIEIO.
And on his farm he had some landmines. EIEIO!
May 19, 2019, 04:37 PM
vthokyquote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs:
And this one was a PITA for me:
S elective
T raffic
E nforcement
P rogram
Risking thread drift, I have to say I've wondered about that one. I've seen red stickers on local cruisers, saying "Selective traffic enforcement program." The semantics nerd in me wonders what's selective about that? Today it's red cars, tomorrow it's Ford products, next day it's guys in suits? My momentary snideness aside, what is "selective" about the program?
May 19, 2019, 04:45 PM
pbramlettquote:
Originally posted by Puckpilot78:
Excuse me, sir. Seeing as how the V.P. is such a V.I.P., shouldn't we keep the P.C. on the Q.T.? 'Cause if it leaks to the V.C. he could end up M.I.A., and then we'd all be put out in K.P.
First thing I thought of when reading this thread. Hilarious movie.