Gay Men's Chorus performs at Washington DC Temple Visitor's Center

[Kenngo1969]

On 12/21/2019 at 5:55 PM, Scott Lloyd said:

 

 

My high school junior is learning vocabulary words in his English class, and this is the sort of thing he has learned to call jargon. 

Are you kidding?  I work for the Feds!  You want jargon?  We've got jargon to describe our jargon for you!    

[The Nehor]

On 12/21/2019 at 1:30 AM, Scott Lloyd said:

I know there were some who freaked out about the choir performing at the inauguration. I’m just asking who is getting upset about the gay choir at the visitors center. I just haven’t seen any indication of it so far. 

The people who imagine their erotic lives rather than listen to the music. I have this problem except with everyone;

[Scott Lloyd]

17 hours ago, Kenngo1969 said:

Are you kidding?  I work for the Feds!  You want jargon?  We've got jargon to describe our jargon for you!    

Jargon, at its worst, amounts to arrogance. The sender expects the receiver to understand him when the sender has made no reasonable effort to be understood. 
 

In any communication process, being understood should be one’s primary objective. 

[Kenngo1969]

1 hour ago, Scott Lloyd said:

Jargon, at its worst, amounts to arrogance. The sender expects the receiver to understand him when the sender has made no reasonable effort to be understood. 
 

In any communication process, being understood should be one’s primary objective. 

You'll get no argument from me.  I agree completely.  And, for the record, as [prospective] employees of the Veterans Administration, we've been told to be sure to explain any jargon (acronyms, etc.) we do use.  

[Latter Day Data]

On 12/20/2019 at 3:08 PM, Duncan said:

it's interesting that when the Tabernacle Choir sang for Pres. DJT inauguration people lost their mind but now some are losing it over this, I say we get the Smurf choir and call it even

 

Ah that brings back memories. The chipmunks are pretty good, too. 

[Scott Lloyd]

On 12/24/2019 at 2:34 PM, Kenngo1969 said:

You'll get no argument from me.  I agree completely.  And, for the record, as [prospective] employees of the Veterans Administration, we've been told to be sure to explain any jargon (acronyms, etc.) we do use.  

SMU* are notorious for peppering their posts with unclear and unclarified  abbreviations, obliging the hapless SMR* to try to figure out what they mean. GMAB!*  STM!*
 

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*And yes, if you are reading this and you are a habitual user of unexplained abbreviations and acronyms in your social media and message board posts, I am making fun of you. 

Edited December 27, 2019 by Scott Lloyd

[Calm]

3 hours ago, Scott Lloyd said:

*And yes, if you are reading this and you are a habitual user of unexplained abbreviations and acronyms in your social media and message board posts, I am making fun of you. 

My apologies if I take it too far...I see a few common to the board as very useful.  Having to type out the cautions I attach to my comments frequently is boring for me and I have been assuming would be boring for others due to sheer repetition.  Curious as to how others view the use of such.  

Acceptable or too much potential for confusion?  Please give me your opinion (everyone):

iirc:  if I recall correctly

imo:  in my opinion

otoh:  on the other hand

Then there is:

cfr:  call to reference (this is the one that needs to be explained almost as much as used, but I chose to use it when I believe the person is familiar with it as it feels more casual to me and therefore less demanding, oppressive).

I generally write out "in my experience" as I don't see many using "ime" much.

 Nothing else springs to mind at the moment.

Anyone else now curious about their own favorite shortcuts for typing?

[Tacenda]

20 hours ago, Calm said:

My apologies if I take it too far...I see a few common to the board as very useful.  Having to type out the cautions I attach to my comments frequently is boring for me and I have been assuming would be boring for others due to sheer repetition.  Curious as to how others view the use of such.  

Acceptable or too much potential for confusion?  Please give me your opinion (everyone):

iirc:  if I recall correctly

imo:  in my opinion

otoh:  on the other hand

Then there is:

cfr:  call to reference (this is the one that needs to be explained almost as much as used, but I chose to use it when I believe the person is familiar with it as it feels more casual to me and therefore less demanding, oppressive).

I generally write out "in my experience" as I don't see many using "ime" much.

 Nothing else springs to mind at the moment.

Anyone else now curious about their own favorite shortcuts for typing?

ILS! (I learned something!) 😉

I didn't ever know what iirc meant until now. 

 

[Bernard Gui]

On 12/27/2019 at 7:42 AM, Scott Lloyd said:

SMU* are notorious for peppering their posts with unclear and unclarified  abbreviations, obliging the hapless SMR* to try to figure out what they mean. GMAB!*  STM!*
 

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*And yes, if you are reading this and you are a habitual user of unexplained abbreviations and acronyms in your social media and message board posts, I am making fun of you. 

LSMFT.

 

[Scott Lloyd]

6 hours ago, Bernard Gui said:

LSMFT.

 

“Lucky Strike means fine tobacco”?

[MiserereNobis]

3 hours ago, Scott Lloyd said:

“Lucky Strike means fine tobacco”?

I've been watching WWII movies and documentaries so you get a rep for this  

[3DOP]

11 hours ago, Bernard Gui said:

LSMFT.

 

In the same TV ads in the early 60's...Lucky Strike means flavor tip.

Edited December 29, 2019 by 3DOP

[Scott Lloyd]

2 hours ago, MiserereNobis said:

I've been watching WWII movies and documentaries so you get a rep for this  

Hey! I was born a full 10 years after World War II. Stop aging me! 😖 

I’m a child of the sixties (see 3DOP’s post). 

[Bernard Gui]

1 hour ago, 3DOP said:

In the same TV ads in the early 60's...Lucky Strike means flavor tip.

Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco is correct.
 

Before joining the Church, my dad was a Camels smoker. Thought Lucky Strikes were for sissies.

Edited December 29, 2019 by Bernard Gui

[Bernard Gui]

MR DUCKS.

MR NOT DUCKS!

OSMR. CM WANGS?

LIB. MR DUCKS.

Edited December 29, 2019 by Bernard Gui

[Bernard Gui]

15 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said:

Hey! I was born a full 10 years after World War II. Stop aging me! 😖 

I’m a child of the sixties (see 3DOP’s post). 

You’re just a kid.

[Scott Lloyd]

17 minutes ago, Bernard Gui said:

Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco is correct.
 

3DOP is correct as well. 
 

In the 1960s, the cigarette company, apparently playing off the old movie commercials of the 1940s and 1950s, promoted in TV commercials an additional meaning for LSMFT: “Lucky Strike means flavor tip.”

[Bernard Gui]

2 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said:

3DOP is correct as well. 
 

In the 1960s, the cigarette company, apparently playing off the old movie commercials of the 1940s and 1950s, promoted in TV commercials an additional meaning for LSMFT: “Lucky Strike means flavor tip.”

My dad scoffed at flavor tips.

[Scott Lloyd]

21 minutes ago, Bernard Gui said:

My dad scoffed at flavor tips.

“You get a lot to like with a Marlboro. Filter, flavor, pack or box.” 🎵 

[Calm]

I can't believe we are quoting old cigarette jingles or slogans or whatever they are called.  

I feel the urge to post a LaBatt commercial that I love, music makes it:

 

Edited December 29, 2019 by Calm

[Scott Lloyd]

On 12/27/2019 at 12:36 PM, Calm said:

My apologies if I take it too far...I see a few common to the board as very useful.  Having to type out the cautions I attach to my comments frequently is boring for me and I have been assuming would be boring for others due to sheer repetition.  Curious as to how others view the use of such.  

Acceptable or too much potential for confusion?  Please give me your opinion (everyone):

iirc:  if I recall correctly

imo:  in my opinion

otoh:  on the other hand

Then there is:

cfr:  call to reference (this is the one that needs to be explained almost as much as used, but I chose to use it when I believe the person is familiar with it as it feels more casual to me and therefore less demanding, oppressive).

I generally write out "in my experience" as I don't see many using "ime" much.

 Nothing else springs to mind at the moment.

Anyone else now curious about their own favorite shortcuts for typing?

I’m never bothered or bored by what some might deem as too much clarity. 
 

Trying to figure out obscure or esoteric expressions, on the other hand, can be tedious indeed. So tedious that in many instances, readers or hearers don’t bother to make the effort and simply ignore the (to them) inexplicable expressions. Which benefits neither the sender nor the receiver, because the message has not been communicated. 
 

Ideally, a receiver who doesn’t understand a message will seek clarification from the sender. But how often does that happen? In my tongue-in-cheek post on this thread, I threw in a few off-the-top-of-my-head abbreviations that I expected no one would understand. To date, no one has bothered to ask me to explain them. 

Edited December 29, 2019 by Scott Lloyd

[Bernard Gui]

7 hours ago, Scott Lloyd said:

“You get a lot to like with a Marlboro. Filter, flavor, pack or box.” 🎵 

My dad scoffed at filters.

[rockpond]

I love to see this kind of bridge-building happening.  Well done DC Temple and DC Gay Men's Chorus!