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Old Jul 1st 2010, 3:00 pm
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I'm not making this up..I know we all hear them...and probably ponder which idiot came up with them...

I heard this a long time ago while attached to a USN unit..

So, courtesy of the United States Navy's Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC), I offer you the...

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Originally Posted by SDDep
I'm not making this up..I know we all hear them...and probably ponder which idiot came up with them...

I heard this a long time ago while attached to a USN unit..

So, courtesy of the United States Navy's Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC), I offer you the...

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When my mother-in-law was pregnant with my OH's younger brother, they decided to name him Andrew Steven, and their last name began with S.

What acronym is that?

All together now: ASS!

It took until the day of his birth before some bright spark pointed out this minor issue and they chose a different name for him. Still makes me chuckle.
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I'm very sorry, couldnt help it..

(W.T.F.) Women Take Flight - The women are still taking flight to this day, while the rest of us look up in the sky and say, WTF!
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Originally Posted by gingerert
All together now: ASS!
I work in a group called After Sales Service. Comes up on the odd report
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a little different, but in the same vein.........



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a little different, but in the same vein.........



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Ill throw in a few car makes:

Ford: Found On Roadside Dead

Fiat: Failed Italian Automotive technology

BMW: Bought my wife

VW: Virtually worthless

oh dear...just found this...

NAVY: Need any Vaseline yet...
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SS always gets a bit of a smile

Also years back, college in Chicago changed their name from something like chicago university, northeastern techonoloy to something else. Imagine playing for their teams, you'd literally be playing for the ******
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There was a couple we used in Sixth Form for those that went for a GNVQ rather than A-Levels:

Getting Nowhere Very Quickly

Generally Not Very Qualified

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There was a couple we used in Sixth Form for those that went for a GNVQ rather than A-Levels:

Getting Nowhere Very Quickly

Generally Not Very Qualified

When I was in libraries the union was NALGO known as Not A Lot Going On
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Another Navy one- BUPERSNOT
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TWA airlines had to stop their hostess' from asking if the passengers would like TWA coffee or TWA tea
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Originally Posted by SDDep
Ill throw in a few car makes:

Ford: Found On Roadside Dead

Fiat: Failed Italian Automotive technology

BMW: Bought my wife

VW: Virtually worthless

oh dear...just found this...

NAVY: Need any Vaseline yet...
What I've heard has been:

FORD -- Fix Or Repair Daily

FIAT -- Fix It Again Tony

SAAB -- Stops At All Banks
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