"Standard abbreviations..."

andy1071 · Post by **andy1071** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 1:27 pm

Trevorhp's post of "'Laws' relating to rebuilding cars !! made me think about the "Standard Abbreviations" I tend to us:

RTFM = Read The F***ing Manual

JFDI = Just F***ing Do IT

I guess everyone has others...?

Peter Laidler · Post by **Peter Laidler** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 1:59 pm

We had several in the big tank workshops. Many of them of a technical nature, not heard in polite civilian circles

PDQ was pretty damn quick while PDFQ needed a higher degree of urgency. While not an abbreviation, the term 'shagged' meant that the item was past its useable best while 'totally' or 'fxxxxxg shagged' told the storeman that it needed replacing......., er......, PDFQ!

In Australia, as a clean living, polite, churchgoing pom who knitted socks for the elderly in his spare time (just joking...) there were a LOT more abbreviations such as a 'gnats knacker' or a 'RCH' when a gap was very close. Maybe the antipodeans can enlighten us poms.......

gs.davies · Post by **gs.davies** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 2:55 pm

RTFM is standard parlance, or so I thought until I used it at work and nobody knew what I was on about.

Youngsters; useless. They need YouTube instruction for everything, manuals are a bit C20 for them.

steve1071 · Post by **steve1071** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:25 pm

GYGAFO.
As a young office junior 30 odd years ago a rather unapproachable and angry old underwriter had this on a sticker on his trays. Took me a while to ask him what is stood for, ‘get yer gear and f.. off’ came the brutal reply.
I still use it now.

hanlminiman · Post by **hanlminiman** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:47 pm

gs.davies wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2023 2:55 pm RTFM is standard parlance, or so I thought until I used it at work and nobody knew what I was on about.

Youngsters; useless. They need YouTube instruction for everything, manuals are a bit C20 for them.

WFM! Not one beginning with H. But as an older enthusiast I have learned much from selected YouTube instruction videos - car related I should add

Joel Welsh 4769VU · Post by **Joel Welsh 4769VU** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 8:45 pm

I'm a former (read old) us army sergeant.

Theres a quite a few we have.
But the standard favorites...

FUBAR- F****d up beyond all repair
FIDO- F*** It drive on
SNAFU- situation normal all f****d up
BOHICA- bend over, here it comes again!

Exminiman · Post by **Exminiman** » Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:46 am

Joel Welsh 4769VU wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2023 8:45 pm
BOHICA- bend over, here it comes again!

andy1071 · Post by **andy1071** » Wed Mar 08, 2023 12:44 pm

"Float Test" and "Flame Test" -for broken / worn / suspect parts:

If the part is metal, then "Float Test" -Throw it in the sea / lake, and if it floats, keep it..

If the part is wood /fabric etc, then "Flame Test" -Set light to it, and if it doesn't burn, keep it...

Bitsilly · Post by **Bitsilly** » Wed Mar 08, 2023 1:10 pm

RAOTFLMTO!

CooperTune · Post by **CooperTune** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 2:59 pm

I recall my father using the abbreviation ( RCH ) for the smallest measurement known to man. Steve (CTR)

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