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2016 Postmortem

stevenleser

(32,886 posts) Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:01 PM Jul 2016

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Last night's RNC exploits remind me of several acronyms I learned in the military, most notably:

SNAFU and FUBAR.

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Last night's RNC exploits remind me of several acronyms I learned in the military, most notably: (Original Post) stevenleser Jul 2016 OP

Don't forget FUMTU. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2016 #1

and BOHICA LoverOfLiberty Jul 2016 #2

...and BOAC TheBlackAdder Jul 2016 #3

Charlie Foxtrot and PEBKAC come to mind here-- cyberpunk Jul 2016 #4

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,525 posts)

1. Don't forget FUMTU.

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:05 PM

Jul 2016

LoverOfLiberty

(1,438 posts)

2. and BOHICA

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:07 PM

Jul 2016

TheBlackAdder

(28,154 posts)

3. ...and BOAC

Reply to LoverOfLiberty (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:21 PM

Jul 2016

Bend Over and Cough

cyberpunk

(78 posts)

4. Charlie Foxtrot and PEBKAC come to mind here--

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:30 PM

Jul 2016

although in the case of the latter, I suppose it's more PEBSAC-- problem exists between stage and camera.

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