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Subject: RE: [Leica] Military acronyms [was: Missed you & more]
From: "Ian Stanley" <stanley@loxinfo.co.th>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 06:33:52 +0700

Hello Guy,

	SN stands for situation normal.

Ian Stanley
Canadian Armed Forces - retired - VD & Scar

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Guy Bennett
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 3:52 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] Military acronyms [was: Missed you & more]


Isn't SNAFU also a military acronym, only from the army?

I don't know the original phrase, but seem to recall that it ends: All
F***** Up.

What do the S and N stand for?

Guy



>From: Ted Grant
>> imaginative work in an absolutely KISS fashion. "Keep it simple stupid!"
>
>Ted me old dad,
>KISS is from the US Navy (I believe) and is a command acronym for "Keep it
>simple, SAILOR.
>
>But then Ted, you are Canadian and your interpretation of KISS could be a
>subliminal opinion of the US Navy.
>
>Worm your way out of that one :-)
>
>Alan