Experienced Organic Grower to Answer Your Questions

[Fastslappy]

Not even kidding. It's one of the first military acronyms I picked up from my dad. It WAS the Vietnam War era, after all...

That's way older than Vietnam war !

 

[ttystikk]

That's way older than Vietnam war !

Lol, I never claimed that was the origin of the acronym!

Let's just say it was used a lot in that era.

 

[greasemonkeymann]

So can you clear this up a bit for the young uns like me?
There seems to be some "historic" background to this beyond the mere absurdity of layering nutrients into the soil?
This brother...? May be interfering with the discussion though he's not even here
Just noticed ttystikk and you have been around for about the same time Snafu's profile is..

nah, not history between us, I don't know him at all, I just like to do research, DYODD is a favorite saying of mine (since we are talkin acronyms)
Do Your Own Due Diligence.
all I did was go look through some of his posts to see if he was in fact, an "experienced organic grower", and didn't find anything profound.

Oh and FUBAR, and SNAFU are my favs

I actually had another username before, but forgot my password, and it was linked to an email acct that is long gone, I've been around since probably mid 2000s,

 

[calliandra]

nah, not history between us, I don't know him at all, I just like to do research, DYODD is a favorite saying of mine (since we are talkin acronyms)
Do Your Own Due Diligence.
all I did was go look through some of his posts to see if he was in fact, an "experienced organic grower", and didn't find anything profound.

Oh and FUBAR, and SNAFU are my favs

I actually had another username before, but forgot my password, and it was linked to an email acct that is long gone, I've been around since probably mid 2000s,

you're saying FUBAR is an acronym?! ohlol
I always thought it was just a placeholder word

So you're actually ancient in RIU terms LOL, any rust developing yet?

 

[ttystikk]

you're saying FUBAR is an acronym?! ohlol
I always thought it was just a placeholder word

So you're actually ancient in RIU terms LOL, any rust developing yet?

Fucked
Up
Beyond
All
Recognition

Comes in handy almost as as often as SNAFU does.

 

[calliandra]

Fucked
Up
Beyond
All
Recognition

Comes in handy almost as as often as SNAFU does.

kinda sad, but true
but damm, to think I was missing the point of FUBAR for decades!
tis fubar in itself

 

[NaturalFarmer]

My personal favorite was always FNG.

 

[calliandra]

My personal favorite was always FNG.

yeah... but how do you pronounce that?

 

[ttystikk]

yeah... but how do you pronounce that?

Same as FML...

 

[unwine99]

Why go to the trouble of using your "younger brother's" account when you can very easily just start your own. I swear, some of the crap people think they can get others to believe -- it makes me chuckle.

 

[calliandra]

Same as FML...

Ahhh yeah
Takes me back to an old rant of mine from my web accessibility days lol
The difference between acronym and abbreviation, impossible to get into peoples' heads so they'd mark it up correctly, though it's really not complicated to understand: can you speak it out like a word? then it's an acronym lol

 

[NaturalFarmer]

FNG- Fucking New Guy. Acro or abbrev?

 

[ttystikk]

FNG- Fucking New Guy. Acro or abbrev?

Acronym.

Abbrev. is an abbreviation for 'abbreviation'. That's the abbreviated version.

 

[calliandra]

FNG- Fucking New Guy. Acro or abbrev?

Acronym.

haha nope
FNG is an abbreviation, not an acronym. It would be an acronym if it were FUNG though

 

[NaturalFarmer]

It is pronounced F-N-G. one word. I should have went with FFE.

 

[calliandra]

It is pronounced F-N-G. one word.

LMAO
yeah sure, go ahead then haha
I don't care what you call it anymore, I don't have to
(but F-N-G is just spelling the letters out, not a word )

 

[NaturalFarmer]

LMAO
yeah sure, go ahead then haha
I don't care what you call it anymore, I don't have to
(but F-N-G is just spelling the letters out, not a word )

I believe OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) was originally planned Operation Iraqi Liberation until they realized the gaffe.

 

[calliandra]

I believe OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) was originally planned Operation Iraqi Liberation until they realized the gaffe.

Haha unintentional honesty? Good one!

 

[NaturalFarmer]

Not all acronyms can be as catchy as RADAR or SCUBA I guess.

 

[calliandra]

Not all acronyms can be as catchy as RADAR or SCUBA I guess.

lalala, lalala nice day today