[Humour] Favourite acronymy

Norman Potting · Nov 25, 2020

...Prompted by this entertaining and informative piece on the BBC website........

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-54893939

Assuming that NSC is a given, have you any to share? SNAFU is a good one, originates from the RAF I believe, I am sure that someone ITK will enlighten me.....

Is it PotG? · Nov 25, 2020

Acrimony?

Anyway, my favourite was Commercial Union having a training course desgned for the whole of the UK, and qualified staff assigned to travel where needed.

These were Commercial Union National Trainers.

zefarelly · Nov 25, 2020

some years ago I worked for whats left of Bedford trucks, primarily catering to the service needs of the MoD via a PDS contract, working with GSV in Andover reverse engineering and supplying obolete componentry, writing AESP's obtaining codification. Most meetings were conducted using acronyms, very few normal words were used, it was like learning a foreign language. Which I've largely now forgotten.

Stat Brother · Nov 25, 2020

KISS.

Mackenzie · Nov 25, 2020

Cambridge University netball team.

Dick Swiveller · Nov 25, 2020

Acronyms cause really odd noises. Your mum, yum!

Am I right?

zefarelly · Nov 25, 2020

I am the founding member of the Shoreham Lambretta Appreciation Group

Jesus Gul · Nov 25, 2020

Used to play in a golf society under the floodlights at the local golf club in UAE...Golfers Of Night Abu Dhabi

Beach Hut · Nov 25, 2020

That long since gone bust computer company TINY whose mantra for customer service was Tough It's Now Yours

Palacefinder General · Nov 25, 2020

For more years than most of us have been alive I thought ‘NSC’ stood for Nerd-like Sad C***s in homage to the men children who waste their lives on here...only to be told last month it’s actually North Stand Chat!

Mega doh!

Deportivo Seagull · Nov 25, 2020

SNAFU originated in the US Marine corp during WWII.

From my nautical days. DSM SMR - Don’t See Me, See My Relief.
RDP - Run Down Period.

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Dick Swiveller · Nov 25, 2020

schmunk · Nov 25, 2020

JamesAndTheGiantHead · Nov 25, 2020

Madafwo · Nov 25, 2020

PICNIC from my tech support days or FUBAR for general use.

amexee · Nov 25, 2020

I used to work in software development. We built a program to be used by a hospital liver unit dealing with Hepatitis. Liver Unit System for Hepatitis

Peteinblack · Nov 25, 2020

Mackenzie said:
Cambridge University netball team.

True story - back in 1992, when John Major's Government allowed polytechnics to become universities, Newcastle Poly was deciding on a new name. but obviously, there was already a Newcastle Uni.

Some management big-wig suggested the Central University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, until someone realised that 100s of students might walk round Newcastle wearing t-shirts or sweat-shirts emblazoned with the slogan 'I love C***' - hence Northumbria University instead. :lolol:

exKT17 · Nov 25, 2020

Courtesy of Roger's Profanisaurus

BOBFOC

Body off Baywatch; face off Crimewatch

Brian Potter · Nov 25, 2020

DILIGAF was one we used. Does It Look Like I Give A F***

FIBOB - Falkland Islands, Bag of Bollocks
STAB - Stupid TA ******* (they were also known as the SAS -Saturdays and Sundays)

Our American cousins were SPAMs - Spastic Plastic American Meathead

They are many and varied.

We also had a different meaning for REMF - Rear Echelon Mother Fu****

studio150 · Nov 25, 2020

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