A new acronym?, User Friendly cartoon, 2007/07/26 |
A new acronym?, User Friendly cartoon, 2007/07/26 |
Darin McGrew |
Jul 26 2007, 10:00 AM
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WDG Member Group: Root Admin Posts: 8,365 Joined: 4-August 06 From: Mountain View, CA Member No.: 3 |
I thought folks here might get a kick out of today's User Friendly cartoon (2007/07/26). It certainly made me laugh.
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Peter1968 |
Jul 26 2007, 06:28 PM
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Serious Coder Group: Members Posts: 448 Joined: 23-September 06 Member No.: 213 |
Touché to that one.
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lavazza |
Jul 26 2007, 07:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 25-June 07 Member No.: 3,191 |
Very good! That's one acronym I'll immediately remember the original meaning of... unlike PCMCIA
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pandy |
Jul 26 2007, 10:13 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,716 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Wee! I understood that.
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Brian Chandler |
Jul 26 2007, 10:50 PM
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Jocular coder Group: Members Posts: 2,460 Joined: 31-August 06 Member No.: 43 |
Very good! That's one acronym I'll immediately remember the original meaning of... unlike PCMCIA The reason PCMCIA is inscrutable is that it's actually in Japanese. Of course the letters are the initial letters of English words, but they are arranged according to Japanese grammar... Paasonaru Konpyuutaa Memorii Kaado Kokusai Kyoukai ... actually sounds quite natural. |
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