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RHINOWSO
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BBC!
 
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ZSMICHAEL
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^^^^^^
Is that a porn reference?
 
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BigSwede
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In a former life as a diesel mechanic, a BFH came in handy when needed



 
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ArtieS
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Originally posted by 12131:
Totally agree with OP. It's not the everyday jargons and acronyms, but the ones in the specialized fields that should be spelled out, at least initially.


OP = Original Post(er)


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Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.
 
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kz1000
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For automotive warning lights:

PTO: Put tape over

TBO: Take bulb out


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"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind."
-Bomber Harris
 
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BigJoe
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I work amongt IT specialist. I.T. has got to be the worst at using acronyms!!!!!!!!


...You, higher mammal. Can you read?
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PHPaul
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Ah, acronyms...the military runs on them.

Two of my favorites:

DICNAVAB - Dictionary of Naval Abbreviations. I'm told this actually exists, tho I have my doubts.

PBMFWW - Failure code. "Prick's Broke - Mother Fucker Won't Work. I was chastised for using that in an official Navy Maintenance Log.

And from my brief stint on the fringes of IT: PEBCAK - Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard.



Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
 
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IT is the stronghold of TLA


Let me help you out. Which way did you come in?
 
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SPWAMike0317
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Three Letter Acronyms


Let me help you out. Which way did you come in?
 
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Nframe
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HACCP



It has something to do with food safety. But nobody outside the food service industry knows what it means. It could have been a division of the NAACP for all I knew. Razz


Ha I didn't expect to see this here. 20 years of my career has been with HACCP. Now to finish my last 8-10 years will be LE Compliance.
 
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I used to have a large "PEM" painted on the garbage can in the shop at work. when people would ask, I'd say "Previously Escential Materials". Wink


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US Air Force “Tongue & Quill” handbook (AFH 33-337) specified that you NEVER use an acronym without first spelling it out completely and then put the acronym in parenthesis following it. Roll Eyes


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RHINOWSO
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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
^^^^^^
Is that a porn reference?

Nah, it's "Bitch Be Cool"!

Other good ones.

FAC(A), JTAC, TLAM, LMAV, JDAM, SOFLAM, REDS, RECCE, NTISR... the list goes on and on and on... Big Grin
 
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BigJoe
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"SPHRM" from the leaders in the IT world I work in. I mean really!!! Followed by "BFD" and "BF".


...You, higher mammal. Can you read?
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I work amongt IT specialist. I.T. has got to be the worst at using acronyms!!!!!!!!
IT?


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ZSMICHAEL
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Nah, it's "Bitch Be Cool"!

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Thanks for the clarification. Just was not sure what you were into.
 
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Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
BBC!


I love Black Bean Chili !


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Bisleyblackhawk
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Originally posted by BigSwede:
In a former life as a diesel mechanic, a BFH came in handy when needed


Same in railroading...it always meant going to get “Blue Monday” the 22# sledgehammer Big Grin


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