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Old 09-23-19, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
So technically SNAFU is a violation of the rules? Sad.
Originally Posted by Rollfast
The F can be fouled, and I see you were not sanctioned.
Originally Posted by DrIsotope
Further, snafu has transcended it's WW2 acronym origins to become an actual word.

snaˇ​fu \ sna-ˈfü , ˈsna-ˌfü\Definition of snafu: a situation marked by errors or confusion

Originally Posted by datlas
OK, so SNAFU passes the sniff test. [
FYA, see this WWII video of Martha Ray, Carol Landis, and Mitzi Mayfair singing ”SNAFU Song for the Troops,” coyly asking “SNAFU…What is the meaning of SNAFU?”


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