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Old 06 January 2005, 12:58 PM
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Old 06 January 2005, 01:00 PM
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Old 06 January 2005, 01:01 PM
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ROTFLMFAO - means you are laughing in a roundabout way
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Old 06 January 2005, 03:59 PM
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Old 06 January 2005, 04:09 PM
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Old 06 January 2005, 05:07 PM
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KMFA. Used in response when asked to do something at work. Kiss My F ing ****. (Usually mumbled if it's the boss asking)
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Old 07 January 2005, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by mervil
Or HOCBOB- Head Of Crimewatch Body Of Baywatch

Commonly referred to as a Hippocrocamoose
Now abrreviated to "Jodie Marsh"
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Old 07 January 2005, 11:46 AM
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TFFT - Thank F**k For That

LIGAS - Like I Give a Sh**
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Old 07 January 2005, 01:27 PM
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A serious one then.. What's VRM when in the context of a list of 'qualities' of a car on ebay.. i.e. TAX blah blah, MOT blah blah, WARRANTY blah blah, MILEAGE blah blah, VRM ????

anyone?
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Old 07 January 2005, 01:34 PM
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Old 07 January 2005, 01:48 PM
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SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed
UDI = Unidentified Drinking Injury
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Old 07 January 2005, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Jap2Scrap
A serious one then.. What's VRM when in the context of a list of 'qualities' of a car on ebay.. i.e. TAX blah blah, MOT blah blah, WARRANTY blah blah, MILEAGE blah blah, VRM ???
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Old 07 January 2005, 03:30 PM
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POETS - **** Off Early, Tomorrow's Saturday

as in "I'm leaving at 3 today cos it's POETS day"
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Old 07 January 2005, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Jap2Scrap
A serious one then.. What's VRM when in the context of a list of 'qualities' of a car on ebay.. i.e. TAX blah blah, MOT blah blah, WARRANTY blah blah, MILEAGE blah blah, VRM ????

anyone?
I'm sure it's supposed to be Very Reliable Motor, although SpeedKing was probabaly closer
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Old 27 January 2005, 11:01 PM
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FMB's

Oh yes!!
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Old 28 January 2005, 09:23 AM
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Here's one that we use in IT for "those wonderful users" every company has..

PEBCAK

Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard
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Old 28 January 2005, 12:06 PM
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lol you just make half of them up then when someone asks you what they stand for you cant remember anymore
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Old 28 January 2005, 12:08 PM
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I was looking at one website and a lady offered CIM, anyone anyidea what that is?
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Old 28 January 2005, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Lum
POETS - **** Off Early, Tomorrow's Saturday

as in "I'm leaving at 3 today cos it's POETS day"

Also so known as Robinson Crusoe day......






'cos at the end of a long hard week your always phucked by Friday
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Old 28 January 2005, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeyDeacon
I was looking at one website and a lady offered CIM, anyone anyidea what that is?
I suspect the last two characters may be "In Mouth"
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Old 28 January 2005, 05:50 PM
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One we made up at work when the apprentice was slacking..

Will you " JFDI"

I'll let you guess for a while.

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Old 28 January 2005, 05:51 PM
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Then after that the ryme came out...

"Ours is not to reason why, but to JFDI"


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Old 28 January 2005, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
JFDI
Variation on the Nike slogan?
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Old 28 January 2005, 05:53 PM
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hadn't thought of Nike but you could be right.


poet and don't know it as well now
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