tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post8826796936109928325..comments2024-03-22T18:01:20.065-05:00Comments on Geezer with a Grudge: Acronyms and JargonT.W. Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-23386267321585161382013-03-20T20:05:47.797-05:002013-03-20T20:05:47.797-05:00Dude, you're killin' me.Dude, you're killin' me. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-55427701321829571262013-03-19T15:36:46.678-05:002013-03-19T15:36:46.678-05:00In JN, an RM from TS will run the MN1K. Should be ...In JN, an RM from TS will run the MN1K. Should be fun. YMMV.Chunk Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16525580793420008289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-40614766981920849842013-03-17T09:52:56.663-05:002013-03-17T09:52:56.663-05:00I am inclined to agree with you on this one.
All ...I am inclined to agree with you on this one.<br /><br />All those acronyms just make me thin of people that won't write out proper words and prefer to use the 'texting' version. <br /><br />IDK if I'll ever get used to it, LOL. Yeah, like that, annoying yes?<br /><br />And there seem to be more and more of them in motorcycle training. I don't remember any from my training in 2002. Except SIPDE and I only remember that one from reading hubby's training guides. I think it stands for "scan, Interpret, Predict, Decide and Execute"<br /><br />Oh and we have a riding friend that swears KTM stand for "Kick 'til Monday"Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-51553429621088580552013-03-16T22:56:36.988-05:002013-03-16T22:56:36.988-05:00I don't always agree with your posts, but I en...I don't always agree with your posts, but I enjoy reading your rants. My bob job is named "FUBAR" (Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition) and my bagger is "SNAFU" (Situation Normal: All Fouled Up). I'm not normally one to name possessions, but both are old Army acronyms that pretty much apply to my bikes AND life. DILLIGAF? Yes, I do. Keep up the good work. RespectsDMZ Vethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847434157564257903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-72915525325166175212013-03-16T13:41:48.776-05:002013-03-16T13:41:48.776-05:00In medical devices (and, probably, medicine) more ...In medical devices (and, probably, medicine) more work seems to go into generating acronyms than gets applied to helping patients. One of the things I've had to figure out in my post-heart attack diet research is that the first refuge of a medical bullshitter is to revert to jargon and acronyms. It's been 11 years since I've thought much about that godawful business but my recent research has been eye-opening and disappointing at the same time. <br /><br />At the end of my first follow-up visit with my cardiologist, he said "About 50 years ago, there was an argument between American and British doctors about diet and nutrition. Americans won and we were wrong." Of course, he promptly prescribed 50-year-old American technology drugs and diet after saying that, but he pointed me to a book that counter-advised everything he'd prescribed. <br /><br />I can't help but wonder what that all means. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.com