Abbreviations

[ksher]

HFSRU (not politically correct in a respectful workplace but muttered under the breath constantly)

:? Nope cant figure that one out and I know i am gonna kick myself..

How f**king sure are you?

 

[Taz]

HFSRU - How Flipping Sure Are You
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
PMSL - Pissing My Sides Laughing
RTFM - Read The Flippin Manual
TLA - Three Letter Acronyms
WTF - What the flip

 

[mcbeee]

HFSRU (not politically correct in a respectful workplace but muttered under the breath constantly)

:? Nope cant figure that one out and I know i am gonna kick myself..

How f**king sure are you?

80% correct, "How F**king stupid are you?" Usually mumbled right before RTFM ...

 

[Z4 Beemer]

HFSRU... must remember that one when I'm sending emails at work.

 

[mcbeee]

I don't know about you folks but I HATE acronyms....I live in a world of them, all day long. I work for RDS, in UA at JPDGAS or sometimes it's SCAN .It's driving me crazzzzzy

 

[Oakandacorns]

I don't know about you folks but I HATE acronyms....I live in a world of them, all day long. I work for RDS, in UA at JPDGAS or sometimes it's SCAN .It's driving me crazzzzzy

Yes yes yes, I agree. I work for an American company and US colleagues/teams seem to use even more acronyms than UK. And we've got loads of acronyms in my work.

 

[srhutch]

HFSRU... must remember that one when I'm sending emails at work.

by then it's TBL

 

[Z4 Beemer]

too bloody late ? :?

 

[Taz]

i started this for the right reasons, its getting out of hand, please be sensible

 

[Oakandacorns]

TLC - tender loving care

 

[mcbeee]

There are a couple of good ones on some of the "older" hardhats around here.

DILLIGAF & OESGP

"Do I Look Like I Give A F**K ....&.... Overtime Egg Sucking Gravy Pig" (My fearless leader had to retire his hat... )

 

[Taz]

what is tender loving care?

 

[mcbeee]

what is tender loving care?

How you treat your Zed...not what your mother did to you.

 

[Anonymous]

My work is filled with Acronyms SAMS, CELS, CEMS, EPG, NSS, OSM, FTR, etc etc etc, Drives me feckin nuts I mean OMG what did we do before them :wink:

 

[Taz]

ah mcbeee, all makes sense now

 

[Anonymous]

Taz I thought PMSL was pissed my self laughing :?

 

[JimmyPop]

There used to be a few good medical ones which are now no longer allowed.

FUBAR - f**ked up beyond all recognition
FUBARBUNDY - f**ked up beyond all recognition but unbelievably not dead yet
NFG - normal for Glasgow

 

[Taz]

nosa, i suppose it depends where you come from, same thing really

 

[ksher]

My colleague heard a teenage girl said "DFS", and she asked me for the meaning. I know it now after she told me.

But does anyone here know?

 

[Taz]

dum flippin stupid