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On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 03:01:02 GMT, "Pete" wrote:

One of the ACC Generals of the mid 90's had a customization of his email
program to allow, among other things, a one button reply of "YGBSM"

Pete

I had a boss in ATC Hq when I was exiled there for about 18 months who
peppered the daily TWX read-file with obscure acronyms which were
always fun to decipher.

I learned the meaning of WGAS, WTFO, BTSOM, GMAFB, and the truly
elusive but often appropriate, ROMFYOYO.

No telling where this convolution of the thread might lead.


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN #1-58834-103-8

I learned the meaning of WGAS, WTFO, BTSOM, GMAFB, and the truly
elusive but often appropriate, ROMFYOYO.

I spent an entire morning hearing the oft repeated acronym OBE. At lunch I had
to ask what the hell it meant. Out of 6 guys, only 1 knew.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"

On 02 Apr 2004 22:34:03 GMT, (BUFDRVR) wrote:

I learned the meaning of WGAS, WTFO, BTSOM, GMAFB, and the truly
elusive but often appropriate, ROMFYOYO.

I spent an entire morning hearing the oft repeated acronym OBE. At lunch I had
to ask what the hell it meant. Out of 6 guys, only 1 knew.


BUFDRVR

It used to be a very popular acronym in headquarters that are
constipated and don't get actions completed until the issue is
Overcome By Events. It's a good way to insure you don't take the wrong
action.

But, I've always been on top of things...yeah, don't I wish.


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN #1-58834-103-8

In article , Ed Rasimus
wrote:

On 02 Apr 2004 22:34:03 GMT, (BUFDRVR) wrote:

I learned the meaning of WGAS, WTFO, BTSOM, GMAFB, and the truly
elusive but often appropriate, ROMFYOYO.

I spent an entire morning hearing the oft repeated acronym OBE. At lunch
I had
to ask what the hell it meant. Out of 6 guys, only 1 knew.


BUFDRVR

It used to be a very popular acronym in headquarters that are
constipated and don't get actions completed until the issue is
Overcome By Events. It's a good way to insure you don't take the wrong
action.


Leading to the interesting concept of a British civil servant delaying a
truly bad proposal until it was OBE, and then being recognized for
wisdom by being invested in the OBE.

On 02 Apr 2004 22:34:03 GMT, (BUFDRVR) wrote:

I learned the meaning of WGAS, WTFO, BTSOM, GMAFB, and the truly
elusive but often appropriate, ROMFYOYO.

I spent an entire morning hearing the oft repeated acronym OBE. At lunch I had
to ask what the hell it meant. Out of 6 guys, only 1 knew.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"

Overcome By Events.

Al Minyard

I spent an entire morning hearing the oft repeated acronym OBE. At lunch I
had
to ask what the hell it meant. Out of 6 guys, only 1 knew.

Overcome By Events.

Al Minyard

Yep, the 1 out of 6 of us clued the rest in. To this day I haven't felt the
need to use that acronym.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"

After an exhausting session with Victoria's Secret Police, Ed Rasimus
confessed the following:

Okay Alex, I like obscure acronynms for $2000...

I learned the meaning of WGAS, WTFO, BTSOM, GMAFB, and the truly
elusive but often appropriate, ROMFYOYO.


WGAS...who gives a ****
WTFO...what the ****, over
BTSOM...beats the **** out of me
GMAFB...give me a ****in' break
ROMFYOYO...rock on muther ****er, you're on your own

On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 23:49:24 GMT, Robey Price wrote:

After an exhausting session with Victoria's Secret Police, Ed Rasimus
confessed the following:

Okay Alex, I like obscure acronynms for $2000...

I learned the meaning of WGAS, WTFO, BTSOM, GMAFB, and the truly
elusive but often appropriate, ROMFYOYO.


WGAS...who gives a ****
WTFO...what the ****, over
BTSOM...beats the **** out of me
GMAFB...give me a ****in' break
ROMFYOYO...rock on muther ****er, you're on your own

What about FIGMO? g

-Jeff B. (BTDT)
yeff at erols dot com

"Yeff" wrote

What about FIGMO? g

The ROAD Sgt gets to say that and mean it...

Pete

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 03:55:38 GMT, "Pete" wrote:


"Yeff" wrote

What about FIGMO? g

The ROAD Sgt gets to say that and mean it...

Pete

And he's usually a REMF as well.


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN #1-58834-103-8