RE: acronymious

From: Vincent Campbell (v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk)
Date: Wed Oct 04 2000 - 13:56:41 BST

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IIRC, it's a computer support acronym for 'Read The F***ing Manual!'

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> From: Wade T.Smith
> Reply To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2000 1:40 pm
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> Subject: acronymious
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> On 10/03/00 08:12, Robin Faichney said this-
>
> >I just coined a new internet acronym, to join the ranks of BTW, IIRC
> >and RTFM -- DBFS. See if you can guess what it means. (Hint: it has
> >more in common with RTFM than the fact they're both FLA's (four letter
> >acronyms).)
>
> I'm horrible with acronyms, and besides, what the hell is RTFM? The only
> one I know that comes close is ROTFLMAO, which is not a 4LA. Anyway, I
> ain't got a clue what DBFS is.
>
> It is said that Harvard runs on TLA's. And to a large extent, so does any
> bureaucracy require the jargon of its torpidity.
>
> - Wade
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