What your grandparents never told  you about SNAFU and its meaning, origin and definition.

Don't read this post if you are offended by the "F" word, you have been warned. Here at comeandget.us we are language neutral.

I wrote a tweet today where I used the acronym SNAFU.  I hadn't used that term in years, it just popped from my mind through my fingers to the keyboard and landed all capitalized and proud in my tweet, SNAFU.  I used it appropriately. I was having equipment failure and my post stated that "...my computer was SNAFU".

Now I know what SNAFU means and I even know its origin.  What struck me after I saw the word in print was how timeless the acronym is and how great it fits into today's world of abbreviated spelling.  It is of pre-computer origin yet fits our current need of emoting without going over 120 characters.

For you who do not what SNAFU means I will explain. SNAFU is of World War II origin. That would be my Grandparent's and Parent's generation.  It means "Situation Normal All Fucked Up".  Do not let your Grandparent's tell you otherwise.  The "F" does not stand for "Fouled".

I am part of an age group that sits between the SNAFU generation and the WTF generation.  My kids think they are so smart for coming up with WTF and MILF and all their little keyboard shortcuts, but they don't even come close to their Great-grand parents.

SNAFU is so much better than WTF.  First it is a word that can be pronounced,  second it is an answer as opposed to a question, and third it is full of cynicism and sarcasm.

Here is some more creative keyboard emoti-words that you can borrow from dear old Great Grandaddy  and GranMaMa:

• BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
• DILLIGAS - Do I Look Like I Give A Shit
• DILLIGAFF - Do I Look Like I Give A Flying Fuck
• FIDO - Fuck It-Drive On
• FISHDO - Fuck It, Shit Happens - Drive On
• FIFI - Fuck It-Fly It
• FUBAB - Fucked Up Beyond All Belief
• FUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Repair/Recognition/Reason
• FUBB - Fucked Up Beyond Belief
• FUBISO - Fuck You Buddy, I'm Shipping Out
• FUMTU - Fucked Up More Than Usual
• JANFU - Joint Army-Navy Fuck Up
• KMACYOYO - Kiss My Ass Colonel, You're On Your Own
• SNAFUBAR - Situation Normal: All Fucked Up Beyond All Repair/Recognition/Reason
• SOL - Shit Out of Luck
• SRDH - Shit Rolls Down Hill
• SSDD - Same Shit, Different Day
• SUSFU - Situation Unchanged, Still Fucked Up
• TARFU - Things Are Really Fucked Up, or Totally and Royally Fucked Up
• TAUFU - Totally And Utterly Fucked Up
• Charlie Foxtrot - From the phonetic alphabet letters C and F, meaning Cluster Fuck

ROTFL here at the center SSDD - CAGUS