11 definitions by s%mebody
"C'mon, let's go to bed."
"e.f. or f.f?"
"both."
Alleged to be old Navy slang, meaning, "You wanna get some real food or some tail first?" Occurs in _Time Enough for Love_ by Robert Heinlein. When Dora, "The Adopted Daughter," propositions him, Lazarus asks her "E.F. or F.F.?" She answers, "Both," which is in character for her and also has multiple meanings.
"e.f. or f.f?"
"both."
Alleged to be old Navy slang, meaning, "You wanna get some real food or some tail first?" Occurs in _Time Enough for Love_ by Robert Heinlein. When Dora, "The Adopted Daughter," propositions him, Lazarus asks her "E.F. or F.F.?" She answers, "Both," which is in character for her and also has multiple meanings.
by s%mebody July 8, 2012
To upload or download data, usually at a high rate of speed. Often used in slang to refer to illicitly gathering data -- that is, theft of somebody else's private data, trade secrets, etc.
I downloaded a new app, and it slurped all my data to some site in Outer Mongolia. Now some hacker knows my birthday, Social Security number and all my credit cards.
by s%mebody October 4, 2011
Putting somebody in charge of a job, when they have a conflict of interest. Often used to refer to industry "self-regulation" or to putting an industry insider on the board that regulates that industry, e.g., appointing an executive of Comcast as chairman of the FCC.
Can also refer to a similar problem in private industry, e.g., putting the manager of a failed project in charge of the investigation into why the project failed.
Can also refer to a similar problem in private industry, e.g., putting the manager of a failed project in charge of the investigation into why the project failed.
Mike Taylor has been appointed to head the Food Safety Working Group at the FDA. The President has set the fox to guard the henhouse.
by s%mebody September 23, 2011
Read the Fucking Manual, Asshole.
But you can't call an officer "asshole," so in the military RTFMA stands for "Read the Furnished Materials, _Sir_."
But you can't call an officer "asshole," so in the military RTFMA stands for "Read the Furnished Materials, _Sir_."
"Corporal, how do I order blankets for the new transfers on this stupid computer?"
Clerk, handing the First Looey a pamphlet: RTFMA.
Looey: What???
Clerk: It's right there in the manual, sir.
Clerk, handing the First Looey a pamphlet: RTFMA.
Looey: What???
Clerk: It's right there in the manual, sir.
by s%mebody March 7, 2013