Common Forum Acronyms and Their Meanings

[BigBoxaJunk]

TEOTWAWKI
The End Of The World As We Know It

That's what's expected to happen after the SHTF.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

ITWDH?

 

[indyblue]

ITWDH?

I Totally Would Do Her?

 

[BugI02]

ITWDH?

"I think we're done here"

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Off topic but why does the air force air lines say niner for 9? Like flight nineer two two on runway 2 niner......

 

[Doug]

Off topic but why does the air force air lines say niner for 9? Like flight nineer two two on runway 2 niner......

Nine sounds too much like five.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

"I think we're done here"

Forgot about that!

 

[jamil]

Well, we already have the archives for those...

The Archives: Classic threads of INGO

This is where the classics live, without having to spend several hours trying to find that one thread where it all started. Here you'll find the origins of wallet, boner drone, Denny, speed goat and many more. So post em' when you find em'. I'll add the link to this post. What better to start...

www.indianagunowners.com

Oh. I forgot about that.

 

[jamil]

Nine sounds too much like five.

But then why not say fiver instead? Why does nine get the special treatment?

 

[armalitesheepdog]

But then why not say fiver instead? Why does nine get the special treatment?

Mabey its just me...nine and five sound totally different

 

[Doug]

But then why not say fiver instead? Why does nine get the special treatment?

Five was there first.

 

[jamil]

Mabey its just me...nine and five sound totally different

Over a noisy radio it’s harder to tell. It’s usually easier to make out the vowels in speech than the consonants.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Five was there first.

and 6 is afraid of 7 because 7 8 9.

 

[jamil]

and 6 is afraid of 7 because 7 8 9.

Ah. Makes sense now. Niner is a goner.

 

[BugI02]

Mabey its just me...nine and five sound totally different

Picture trying to tell them apart listening to transmissions on the radios of 80+ years ago when the protocol was adopted

 

[actaeon277]

nine and five
middle sound is "I" (eye)
and it's one syllable

You kinda want to be sure when you're doing certain things.

 

[ZurokSlayer7X9]

Hmm, seems that I lost the ability to edit the OP.
Edit - 11:23 AM
Mod edit
Edit - 12:16 AM

 

[Cameramonkey]

Hmm, seems that I lost the ability to edit the OP.

That’s weird. I wonder if it is connected to my edit. I don’t think so. But maybe.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Hmm, seems that I lost the ability to edit the OP.

See if you can edit this post.(meaning #97) I want to try something.

 

[ZurokSlayer7X9]

See if you can edit this post.(meaning #97) I want to try something.

Ok, done