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New Comet
« on: 19.10. 2022 09:35 »
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Re: New Comet
« Reply #1 on: 19.10. 2022 11:13 »
SMIDSY...

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Re: New Comet
« Reply #2 on: 19.10. 2022 11:52 »
SMIDSY...
I needed to look that up:
Etymology. Acronym for "Sorry mate, I didn't see you."
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Re: New Comet
« Reply #3 on: 19.10. 2022 14:49 »
TMDATD
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Re: New Comet
« Reply #4 on: 19.10. 2022 19:34 »
First attempt to a crumple zone? *doubt*
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Re: New Comet
« Reply #5 on: 19.10. 2022 19:40 »
TMDATD
What does TMDATD stand for?
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Re: New Comet
« Reply #6 on: 19.10. 2022 20:51 »
Too Many Damned Acronyms These Days .....
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Re: New Comet
« Reply #7 on: 19.10. 2022 21:21 »
It's true, and there are, but SMIDSY has been around for donkey's years now.
Hardly an invention of the Net age.
{Do people even say "mate" anymore?}

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Re: New Comet
« Reply #8 on: 19.10. 2022 21:56 »
Yes they do mate... 'cos we've forgotten everybody's name.