My father was an agent in the FBI in the 50's and 60's in Chicago. I heard 
quite some stories from him before he died.


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From: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>
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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 17:06:21 
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Do you also say "G-men"?

I've never heard anybody refer to the FBI as anything other than "the F-B-I", 
same with CIA, NSA and the like.

NASA is different as with SCUBA, RADAR, LASER and that like.

-Curt

Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 19:36:29 -0400
From: Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net>
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] TOC
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Rick Knoble wrote:
> On Jul 31, 2013, at 6:24 PM, "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> You need to use a better dictionary. FBI isn't a word although NASA is. If 
>> FBI were a word you'd say "fibbie" not spell out the word.
> 
> 
> Here in Indiana, and also Wisconsin we have "FIB's". 

There ya go.
The feds can be FFBs.

Mitch.
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