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this is a stupid thing to ask but what is a pow

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It's not stupid I don't know ether Something with taking prisinors... with a pow truck... ?

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Prisoner Of War........... POW

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it's also something that happens in the old batman tv series. POW!!! Take That Penguin!!
:lol:

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And a mia is missing in action. It also stands for miami.

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kia - killed in action.
rtb - return to base.
snafu - situation normal all fouled up

doe anyone know what FUBAR means? i have seen it somewhere..... :bows:

"fubar" stands for the german word "furchtbar", what means "terrible" :nodding:

(U can see that in the movie "We were soldiers")

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I though it was 'fuck up and get recognition" (in Saving Private Ryan)

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i thougt snafu meant "situataion normal all F**ked up".

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That would just be plain rude scipio!!

What's a Snafu?
The saying originated in the U.S. Military during World War 2 as a sarcastic comment about standard operating procedures. "Situation Normal, All Fucked Up!"

Snafu is now used to indicate any foul up.

Fouled up is just the cleaner version I suppose.

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Y'all wrong about FUBAR though!!

Do your research - F.U.B.A.R.

Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition. :smokin:

Recognition can be replaced with Recovery, Reason, Reconciliation.

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You're right, it's in "Saving Private Ryan".


Could it be, that they changed the sense of F.U.B.A.R. in the german version of Saving Private Ryan? Because in the german version it really means "furchtbar"...

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He's right where it is, but he is wrong what it means.

FUBAR is 'fucked up beyond all recognition'. Any similarity to furchtbar is pure coincidence.

If you think about it, GI's would be more likely to use a military acronym than an enemy word. Yes??

:agreed 100% correct :spamtastic

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many thanks scipio africanus

Most people call me Scorpio, like the zodiac. I applaud you for the distinction. :bows:

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i guess most peeps can't read and i can huh?? :lol:

I seem to remember Scipio Africanus from Gladiator. Famous Roman General I believe...

We who are about to die salute you!!

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Yep, he defeated Hannibal, i think. Not Anthony Hopkins the Carthaginian Hannibal.

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"My history's a little hazy Cassius, but aren't the Barbarians
supposed to lose the battle of Carthage!?"

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Yes why?

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lol It's from the film... :lol:

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Great job staying on topic. :thumbsup: :lol:

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:lol:
I don't seem to be any good at staying on topic. I guess my mind wa..........

What was I saying??

Oh yeah, I guess my mind wanders.

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Why thank you. People dont usually reconize my name, so it makes me proud when ppl understand the nature of my name.

off topic
 

But anyway,

the question was answered and the thread has EVOLVED!!

I have no objections to a MOD moving this somewhere more appropriate, but sometimes it is difficult to stay on topic when the topic has run it's course.

Please, feel free to post something on topic... if ya can! :cool:

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You are quite welcome. I guess I watch too many movies and have a keen interest in history too. I have not encountered anybody who can tell me the nature of my moniker yet...

(aww, shucks. I'm off topic again) ;)