RE: acronymious

From: Joe E. Dees (joedees@bellsouth.net)
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    Subject: RE: acronymious
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    From: "Wade T.Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu>
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    > On 10/04/00 09:02, Gatherer, D. (Derek) said this-
    >
    > >No, RTFM originally meant 'Read the files meticulously'.
    >
    > Ah, sounds like a retroactive bowdlerization to me....
    >
    > In the same way my parents told me SNAFU meant Situation Normal, All
    > Fouled Up....
    >
    > But, maybe.... Timelines are notoriously slippery.
    >
    SNAFU has remained the most popular military acronym of its
    type, but there are others, such as the JANFU (Joint Army-Navy
    F**k-Up) and JASFU (Joint All-Services F**k-Up).
    >
    > - Wade
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