Reply to: Specialist Tech Jargon

[Kyajae]

PICNIC

Problem In Chair, Not in Computer

Mint!! Sums up 99% of Sys Admin work. Can I use it in future?

[angusglover]

PICNIC

Problem In Chair, Not in Computer

[thunderlizard]

SNAFU - Situation Normal, All Fouled Up (or similar).

With fascinating wartime provenance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FmhPY-YEAA

[Sockpuppet]

There's also a bunch of comical acronyms that doctors write on their patient's notes, or used to - not sure if they still dare now patients have the right to see their notes.

DNR? Always found that hillarious.

[OwlHoot]

There's also a bunch of comical acronyms that doctors write on their patient's notes, or used to - not sure if they still dare now patients have the right to see their notes.

[Sockpuppet]

3pm Friday...time to Foxtrot Oscar.

[hyperD]

"The [user | server | software | landing] has gone Tango Uniform"

[Sockpuppet]

Not IT related but I do find it passes most people by,

C U Next Time

Cardiff University Netball Team?

I don't really have any good ones. If someone is a **** I generally call them a ****. Must be all the isolation.

[Moscow Mule]

Not IT related but I do find it passes most people by,

C U Next Time

[Clippy]

Not really an IT specific one but from my days as a manager at BT (pre IT contracting) one of my managers would quite often bark "JFDI" at me whenever I questioned her logic.

"Just f****** do it".

It is now one of my faves and shout it at the wife whenever possible

In that vein, one of my faves is FUBAR (ala Full Metal Jacket):

F****d
Up
Beyond
All
Recognition

[chubba]

Not really an IT specific one but from my days as a manager at BT (pre IT contracting) one of my managers would quite often bark "JFDI" at me whenever I questioned her logic.

"Just f****** do it".

It is now one of my faves and shout it at the wife whenever possible

[pisces]

GIGO

Garbage In Garbage Out.

[kramer]

rtfm

read the f***ing manual

contractors favourite

nmfm

not my f***ing problem

[Old Greg]

T.F. Bundy - Totally f&cked but unfortunately not dead yet.

[IDB]

PEBKAC has always been a favourite of mine. Then there's also an "I" "D" "ten" "T" (that's how it's said), or ID10T...