liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 03:59 PM |
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one of my favourites which people often don't know is an acronym is
Scuba as in "scuba diver"
Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
Another is LASER
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Build Blog
Build Photo Album
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 05:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by pbura
DILLIGAF - Do I look like I give a f***?
Damm. If I hadn't gone to LHR this am I'd have beeten you to it.  
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 08:09 PM |
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Or even the famous (amongst geeks) recursive acronym GNU, which forms part of Linux.
GNU = GNU's Not Unix
I said it was geeky!
David
quote:
Originally posted by chunkielad
Sorry to bring back an old thread but TWAIN is - TECHNOLOGY without an interesting name
PCMCIA - Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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clbarclay
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| posted on 18/3/05 at 01:45 PM |
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What does 'IIRC' stand for, this forum uses it a lot and stumped as to what it means.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 18/3/05 at 01:52 PM |
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If I Recall Correcty
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flyingkiwi
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| posted on 18/3/05 at 05:00 PM |
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I had trouble working out what SWMBO was, until the missus came up to me and had a go, telling me to take the rubbish out, which I duly did.
She Who Must Be Obeyed.
So true, so true.
Better get back to cleaning the kitchen.....
It Runs!!!!! Bring on the SVA!
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 11/4/05 at 04:47 PM |
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When I look at acronyms, I just think, FIIK.
F*ck*ed If I Know
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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