tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post5165581541986115041..comments2023-12-29T15:48:55.596-05:00Comments on Samurai Knitter: Military acronyms.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-28678077110943866162007-07-31T16:30:00.000-05:002007-07-31T16:30:00.000-05:00Oh I remembered one moreBCG - Birth Control Glasse...Oh I remembered one more<BR/><BR/>BCG - Birth Control Glasses. Those are the old time military glasses you could get..think big ass Buddy Holly glasses.KnittyLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523481256710909970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-13966226740534870242007-07-30T09:06:00.000-05:002007-07-30T09:06:00.000-05:00I was engaged to an AF pilot. they spelled it DIL...I was engaged to an AF pilot. they spelled it DILLIGAFF because they only gave flying fucks.<BR/><BR/>Souvenier exotic statuary, stuffed giant cobras, hand-carved coffee tables in the shape of reclining nudes and the like are known as BUF-ies. Big Ugly Fuckers.<BR/><BR/>And when the shifts have to share the same beds in rotation, it's known as "hot racks" The thought of climbing into a bed still warm from the previous occupant kind of creeps me out.roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-80626569761033502122007-07-29T22:23:00.000-05:002007-07-29T22:23:00.000-05:00Too cool. :)I've been associated with the AF for m...Too cool. :)<BR/><BR/>I've been associated with the AF for many years..AF brat, married to an AF in 1st marriage. This reminded me of a few sayings of the military.<BR/><BR/>Shit.Shower.Shave.<BR/>High Speed. Low Drag.<BR/>It's all about Nose Speed and Velocity.KnittyLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523481256710909970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-37968751735250482472007-07-29T21:48:00.000-05:002007-07-29T21:48:00.000-05:00Love them! The only one I know is 86 from the rest...Love them! The only one I know is 86 from the restaurant business, meaning it's gone and take it off the menu. 86 the soup! LOL We went to a nice restaurant, and from where we were sitting, DH could see the white board telling the waitstaff how many was left of what. He's like, "86 Lobsters! Wow! How do they keep that many back there?" <BR/><BR/>TrishJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-71486413617509059112007-07-29T21:05:00.000-05:002007-07-29T21:05:00.000-05:00My dad was in the Navy, but I suspect some of thes...My dad was in the Navy, but I suspect some of these are new in the last 45+ years. FUBAR and SNAFU I know from dad, and SWAG was common in college, the BS degree. The others are new, though. Good to know.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429539000041713324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-26443994895866567072007-07-29T20:54:00.000-05:002007-07-29T20:54:00.000-05:00'Rear eschelon' is a sarcastic term for those grea...'Rear eschelon' is a sarcastic term for those great military commanders who lead from behind. Or from their office in the Pentagon, six thousand miles from the battle. The other part is self-explanatory, I think.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-16922709527553609452007-07-29T20:28:00.000-05:002007-07-29T20:28:00.000-05:00FUBAR I knew. The others are all new.Explain REMF....FUBAR I knew. The others are all new.<BR/><BR/>Explain REMF. That one is a mystery.Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961733332080072331noreply@blogger.com