EricMc will approve (Elon Musk's views on acronyms at SpaceX)

[cpufreak]

https://twitter.com/collision/status/6029502848646...



it amused me anyway

[CanAm]

Agree wholeheartedly.These TLAs are a PITA.

[Eric Mc]

A man after my own heart. I was in a pub last night with a bunch of RAF chaps and they might as well have been talking Kurdish. And all they were discussing was an upcoming Families Day.

[BristolRich]

My ultimate pet acronym peev is the introduction of numbers eg C3IST....CH2MHI ....AC2DGS.

For the uninitiated it's intention is to represent the number of consecutive words starting with the same letter. Trouble is there is no standard so C3IST could mean three words starting with C or I...utterly pointless

The new one that creeping in is to start using squared and cubed symbols!

[Rick101]

I hate the ex forces guys with their special language they speak so as to act more knowledgeable than the rest of us who didn't do PE for a living.

'I'm going for a bit of a reccy'

You mean you're going to go have a look?

[onyx39]

Eric Mc said:

And all they were discussing was an upcoming Families Day.

Odiham?

Anything you can share Eric?

[Eric Mc]

Not really. I couldn't make out what they were saying

Only joking. Every year my model club gets an invite to the Odiham Families Day and this year is no exception. I'm not sure I can make it this time so haven't really been involved in finding out what is supposed to be there etc.

[onyx39]

Eric Mc said:

Not really. I couldn't make out what they were saying

Only joking. Every year my model club gets an invite to the Odiham Families Day and this year is no exception. I'm not sure I can make it this time so haven't really been involved in finding out what is supposed to be there etc.

I'm now insanely jealous, having only ever watched the display from outside!

[Eric Mc]

Take up model building and join Farnborough IPMS.

[was8v]

Eric Mc said:

Take up model building and join Farnborough IPMS.

IPMS ?!

[Eric Mc]

International Plastic Modellers Society - it's the umbrella organisation for scale model clubs in the UK (and other parts of the world too).

Here's the website for the Farnborough Branch -



http://www.ipms-farnborough.co.uk/

[anonymous-user]

Eric Mc said:

A man after my own heart. I was in a pub last night with a bunch of RAF chaps and they might as well have been talking Kurdish. And all they were discussing was an upcoming Families Day.

That's what they wanted you to think they were discussing

[anonymous-user]

was8v said:

Eric Mc said:

Take up model building and join Farnborough IPMS.

IPMS ?!

Oh the irony

[Eric Mc]

Crossflow Kid said:

Eric Mc said:

A man after my own heart. I was in a pub last night with a bunch of RAF chaps and they might as well have been talking Kurdish. And all they were discussing was an upcoming Families Day.

That's what they wanted you to think they were discussing

Yes - I later learned it was really about where they stash the secret nuclear warheads - or perhaps the base commanders prize marrow - can't be 100% sure.

[Eric Mc]

Crossflow Kid said:

was8v said:

Eric Mc said:

Take up model building and join Farnborough IPMS.

IPMS ?!

Oh the irony

Deliberate - of course.

TTFN.

[Sheepshanks]

Crossflow Kid said:

was8v said:

Eric Mc said:

Take up model building and join Farnborough IPMS.

IPMS ?!

Oh the irony

LOL

[anonymous-user]

Eric Mc said:

Crossflow Kid said:

was8v said:

Eric Mc said:

Take up model building and join Farnborough IPMS.

IPMS ?!

Oh the irony

Deliberate - of course.

TTFN.

IBY. TW.

[onyx39]

Eric Mc said:

Take up model building and join Farnborough IPMS.

Every time IPMS Farnborough comes up, I decide to join, and then something else crops up. Will try my utmost this time!

Meeting on Monday?

[Eric Mc]

There is - and I'll be there. If you turn up, introduce yourself to me. I'll be wearing a name badge so you should be able to spot me. We're a fairly friendly bunch and I might even buy you a drink (there's a full bar available).

There should be some nice models on display too.

[tog]

Rick101 said:

I hate the ex forces guys with their special language they speak so as to act more knowledgeable than the rest of us who didn't do PE for a living.

'I'm going for a bit of a reccy'

You mean you're going to go have a look?

Recce is not exactly an obscure term. I've always used it and have never been in the military. It's widely used in media and film making too, and you've just shown that that you know what it means.