Subject: Re: Cast Iron Welding

From: [email-masked] (Peter Brooks)
Date: 2 Dec 1996 19:13:24 GMT

Fitch R. Williams ([email-masked]) wrote:
: [email-masked] (Peter Brooks) wrote:

: >an arc welder, but AFAIK, the keys are to preheat the pieces and to

: >OTOH, the first and last time I stick welded, (in high school), I couldn't 

: OK, OK, OK, I give up already. What does "AFAIK" stand
: for???   HSM, LSM, OTOH, IMHO or IMO, and about 5,000
: aerospace acronyms including a few hucdred TLAs, I know, but
: not that one.  I've seen it several times now and am not
: able to define it from the context.  

AFAIK:  As far as I know
OTOH: On the other hand
OK:   Orll Kerrect -- Andrew Jackson
ROTFL:  Rolling on the floor laughing
WITS:   What is this (stuff)?
BTW:   By the way
BBTW:  By (the) By the way
Reminds me of my late father telling us young'uns the various --BAR meanings
while keeping the language to a G rating.  

JANFU:  Joint Army-Navy Foul Up

Pete Brooks, abuser of language

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From: [email-masked] (Peter Brooks)
Date: 6 Dec 1996 18:15:02 GMT

Charles Gallo ([email-masked]) wrote:
: And you all Missed Foobar, which is a corruption of FUBAR, which is 
: F____D up beyond all recognition

Nah, didn't miss it; simply thought it was 'obvious to the casual observer'.
:-)

Pete Brooks