Alphabet Soup

One thing I love about this community is how we’ve basically built our own secret language. ATF, GFE, PSE, UTR, NCNS, ROS, ISO… it’s like reading a foreign dictionary sometimes.

Half the fun is watching new folks try to decode it all:
• “Wait, is ATF a baseball league or a favorite lady?”
• “Does GFE come with dinner or just dessert?”
• “NCNS… that’s basically the scarlet letter of the hobby, right?”

- What’s your favorite acronym in the hobby?
- Which one made you laugh the first time you figured it out?
- And has anyone ever actually invented a new one just to mess with people?

(bonus points if you can string five acronyms into one sentence.)

Happy Hobbying!
sharkman29's Avatar
DFK, CIM, BBBJ, GFE, PSE
Mary was more GFE than PSE, but I loved her DFK and especially loved her BBBJ which ended in CIM.

There you go!!
pyramider's Avatar
BBCR is often overlooked,
BBBJ....DATY.....DATO .....TUMA.... TUYA.....PPT
anandaman's Avatar
Take your pick from the alphabet list...

https://www.eccie.net/showthread.php...hlight=acronym


Take a look... according to the list... none of us guys wants to be a "chump".... lol


A'Man

ps - Here's a translation in Spanish... for those so inclined...

https://home.ourhome2.net/showthread...ted-to-Spanish
Dorian Gray's Avatar



Same acronym, but different application south of the equator
Unique_Carpenter's Avatar
ATF,
I smile every time I see that as I used to have an ATF license to handle stuff used to preventively set off avalanches when I was ski patrol. Simple flashbacks to a prior life.
Unique_Carpenter's Avatar
However, it could apply to breaking beds with my fav.
DFK, CIM, BBBJ, GFE, PSE
Mary was more GFE than PSE, but I loved her DFK and especially loved her BBBJ which ended in CIM.

There you go!! Originally Posted by sharkman29
How would you like your phone points?
sharkman29's Avatar
I don’t know! I get points huh!