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Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 03:15 on 25th October 2008 On 24th October 2008 05:32, Wolf wrote: I think it's an old sea term. I bet Paul would know. Would I ??? OB---Over board??? Actually, I'd have said, Outside Broadcast. To add another then----SNAFU. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 01:04 on 26th October 2008 I know what a snafu is, Paul, but I don't know what the acronym stands for. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 01:23 on 26th October 2008 Situation Normal, All Fouled Up. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 01:26 on 26th October 2008 Thanks, Paul. LOL. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 01:39 on 26th October 2008 On 24th October 2008 10:07, Ron Brind wrote: Ruth, what about American acronyms, are there many 'repeatable' that you can come up with? Hi Ron: OK, here are a few that I can think of OTTOMH. (off the top of my head) KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid (or keep it simple silly, if you want to be kinder) NIMBY - Not in my backyard WIFM - What's in it for me? USFWS - United States Fish and Wildlife Service USPS - United States Posal Service SCUBA - Self contained underwater breathing apparatus (everybody knows this one) NFL - National Football League NBA - National Basketball Association MLB - Major League Baseball NHL - National Hockey League (there are teams from Canada in the NHL) NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration GIS - Geographic Information Systems Phx, AZ - Phoenix, Arizona PA - Pennsylvania (all 50 states have a 2-letter abbreviation for postal purposes) My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Wolf Posts: 3423 Joined: 9th Jul 2008 Location: Australia	quotePosted at 03:42 on 26th October 2008 NSW - New South Wales ACT. - Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) Qld. - Queensland WA. Western Australia SA. South Aus. NT. Northern Territory Tas. Tasmania My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Wolf Posts: 3423 Joined: 9th Jul 2008 Location: Australia	quotePosted at 03:54 on 26th October 2008 The following includes a list of the most used and abused abbreviations in this fast-evolving language: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_speak My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 08:18 on 26th October 2008 Qantas----Queensland and Northern Territory Air Service. Edited by: Paul Hilton at:26th October 2008 22:31 My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 08:20 on 26th October 2008 TIT - Trotters Independant Traders ....LOL My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Wolf Posts: 3423 Joined: 9th Jul 2008 Location: Australia	quotePosted at 11:47 on 26th October 2008 LG - Lyn Greenaway - Lifes Good. lol Fabulous avatar Lyn suits you. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions