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[noahgibbs]

So there I was, sickness-addled, on AIM, and several things came together that suddenly make sense. I'm writing it down before I regain my wits.

Specialized sentiments call for specialized vocabulary. There are many things that deserve their own words, and have to be referred to obliquely. Particularly in written communication, these days we tend to use cute acronyms. For instance, Dan Savage, who gives relationship advice, has the cute acronym DTMFA, for Dump The MotherFucker Already.

Despite the questions he routinely gets, "motherfucker" is used figuratively rather than literally in that phrase.

I frequently want to ask other people overpersonal questions, with the preceding disclaimer that I know they're personal and the person can refuse to answer without causing offense.

So from here on out, I should start using the acronym "FOIFA", standing for "Fuck Off Is A Fine Answer", as in the phrase, "So, FOIFA, but why haven't you DTMFA?"

Comments

[aberrantvirtue.livejournal.com]

Yay for FOIFA.

To be accompanied by MYOFB, which isn't used often enough I think. ;)

[angelbob.livejournal.com]

Heh :-)

Yeah, that.

[urbanbard.livejournal.com]

With people who have heard my schpiel more then once, I tend to use the phrase 'ASDA'- All Standard Disclaimers Apply.

[angelbob.livejournal.com]

That works. I'll try to keep that one in mind.

[hopeforyou.livejournal.com]

MYOFB works, too.

[zqfmbg.livejournal.com]

I think I'm a lost cause.

I saw DTMFA and immediately thought "Dual Tone Multi-Frequency...wha?"

[stollman.livejournal.com]

Me too! My first reaction was to wonder if there was some weird new "DTMFD" standard, such that they would now need to distinguish the old DTMF as DTMFA. :-)

[toxgunn.livejournal.com]

Snicker. for ages I'fe prefixed or suffixed some personal questions with the phrase ""Piss Off, Tox" is a perfectly acceptable response...". Mainly to let folks know that I'm curious but don't pretend that the answer is any of my business.

Never though to turn it into an acronym though.... POTIAPAR (poh-sha-par)?

;)