It was bowdlerised, Shiv. The original was with the F word.
shiv sastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I recall reading long ago - when
linguistic morals wre different, that the F
in SNAFU is not "fckued" as suggested, but "fouled"
shiv
On Monday 29 Oct 2007 5:07 am, Charles Haynes wrote:
> On 10/27/07, Jeff Bone wrote:
> > On Oct 26, 2007, at 8:33 AM, Venkat Mangudi wrote:
> > > Didn't know that they were the US Military's contribution to
> > > English...
> >
> > A bit OT, but --- mil jargon is fun:
>
> I knew that SNAFU and FUBAR came from the military, since I learned
> them from my dad, who was in the US Navy (atomic submarines.)
>
> I also use BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again.
>
> -- Charles
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