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4 minutes ago, Alive said:

I ain't got the ____________

Mustard.

WDLAM, I don't have it! :foot-stomp:

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WIFD

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1 minute ago, kwikphilly said:

I'm not very good at this,its like text talk.... I ask my young neighbor to decipher some of my text msgs:wub:They chuckle

As I explained in a different topic, this is the product of my time in tactical communications in the U.S. Army. The military is festooned with so many acronyms, it will make your head swim! :wacko:

Every item in our inventory was described in a "field expedient manner" using acronym-numerical designations. Everything in our inventory had a corresponding Technical Manual (TM :madgrin:) governing its use in the field so of course, we ran with that. An example... 

MTTP = Military Toilet Tissue Packet :bored-1:
 

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2 minutes ago, Marathoner said:


MTTP = Military Toilet Tissue Packet :bored-1:
 

I'm gonna ask my grandkids if I can borrow their MTTP! :red-neck-laughing-smiley-emoticon:

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1 hour ago, debrakay said:

I'm gonna ask my grandkids if I can borrow their MTTP! :red-neck-laughing-smiley-emoticon:

You might want to check to see if they have the TM for MTTP. :emot-nod:

Think I'm joking? Hee hee ha ha, there are step-by-step instructions for the field-expedient use of the MTTP supplied with the MRE. :mellow:

Really! :emot-LOL:

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I think I'm late, but I'll add one - TLA (three-letter acronym)

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