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Subject:RE: I just heard another one From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:47:41 -0500
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> From: Cardimon, Craig
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 8:27 AM
> To: Dan Goldstein
> Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: I just heard another one
>
> > You misheard. The word is not "efforting" but rather
> "FRT'ing," as in:
> > "I'm currently FRT'ing that project through Marketing." FRT
> stands for
> > "Fiscally Risking Trillions," and it's a common term in finance and
> > government these days.
>
> Holy Cow. Your explanation sounds even worse.
>
My explanation was a TLA parody.
As someone once said: "Parody is failsafe comedy. If you laugh at it,
I'm a funny guy. If you don't laugh at it, I'm a shrewd observer of
uncomfortable truths."
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