Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/20

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Military acronyms [was: Missed you & more]
From: "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 23:26:45 +0200

Situation Normal is my understanding.

Steve

- -----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: 20 August 2001 22:52
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