What does it mean, that's what I like to know... (NAC)

[Achint Sandhu]

Hi Bernard,

    Incase you didn't adequately answer your dad's question, here is some
useful information

In ancient England, a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the
King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby,
they got consent of the King, the King gave them a placard that they hung on
their door while they were having sex. The placard had F.U.C.K. (Fornication
Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where that came from.

Cheers,
Achint

Bernard Littau wrote:

Hi Maurits,

Most of these are slang, or at best, idiomatic expressions.  Let me know if
you want an explaination.

One of the high points in my life, as a teenager, was when my father, a
native German who moved to American just before I was born, sat me down one
evening when I was about 14 years old :-), and asked: What does "Fuck" mean?
He had heard it used around the office a few times and was naturally
curious.

FWIW

For What It's Worth

ETKA

German, for Electronic Parts Catalog Application
Also referred to as the "Family Album" on the Quattro List.

IMHO

In My Humble Opinion

IME

In My Estimation

BTDT

Been There, Done That

BTDTNDIA

I am guessing here: Been There, Done That; Not Doing It Again
I have done a few of these in my life :-)

HTH

Happy To Help, or Hoping To Help

TIA

Thanks In Advance

AFAIK

As Far As I Know

You should also know YMMV
Your Mileage May Very (that is, your results may be different than mine, but
here is what I saw...)

Best,

Bernard Littau
Woodinville, WA
'88 5ktq




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--
Cynic, n.:
A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not
as they ought to be.  Hence the custom among the Scythians of
plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"