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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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Randall gives some examples of confusing acronyms that closely resemble more commonly-used acronyms. He depicts [[Cueball]] apparently puzzling over the meaning of one such acronym. | Randall gives some examples of confusing acronyms that closely resemble more commonly-used acronyms. He depicts [[Cueball]] apparently puzzling over the meaning of one such acronym. | ||
− | "SMFW", the title of the comic and an acronym used as the caption, is | + | "SMFW", the title of the comic and an acronym used as the caption, is eerily close to a number of other common acronyms, including: |
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+ | * "SFW" (meaning "safe (or suitable) for work", denoting that something does not have suggestive content) | ||
+ | * "MFW" (meaning "my face when...", setting up for a user's reaction to something: possibly the intended replacement for the caption at the bottom of the comic) | ||
+ | * "SMH" (meaning "shaking my head", used to indicate dismay) | ||
+ | * "SMF" (meaning "so much fun") and "NSFW" (meaning "not safe for work", the opposite of "SFW"). | ||
− | + | Randall uses "SMFW" itself in the comic to stand in for the phrase "That moment when..." or "That feel when..."; therefore, a version of the comic text using the "correct" acronym would be "TFW an acronym ''almost'' makes sense." | |
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The title text contains more examples of imaginary acronyms of a similar nature: | The title text contains more examples of imaginary acronyms of a similar nature: | ||
− | *"WTFW" is a combination of "WTF" ("What the fuck") and "TFW" ("That feel | + | * "WTFW" is a combination of "WTF" ("What the fuck?") and "TFW" ("That feel when...", used in a similar nature to "MFW"), and possibly "FTW" ("For The Win") |
− | *"SMHO" is a combination of "SMH" ("shake my head") and "IMHO" ( | + | * "SMHO" is a combination of "SMH" ("shake my head") and "IMHO" ("In my humble opinion...") |
− | *"TBFH" is a combination of "TBF" ("to be fair") and "TBH" ("to be honest") | + | * "TBFH" is a combination of "TBF" ("to be fair") and "TBH" ("to be honest"), also similar to "BOFH" ("Bastard Operator From Hell") |
− | *"IMDB" is, of course, [http://www.imdb.com/ the Internet Movie Database], but also resembles "IMHO" | + | * "IMDB" is, of course, [http://www.imdb.com/ the Internet Movie Database], but also resembles abbreviations such as "IMHO" ("in my humble opinion") and "IDK" ("I don't know") |
− | Below are possible examples of potential | + | Below are possible examples of potential representations for each acronym, according to [http://www.urbandictionary.com/ Urban Dictionary]: |
− | * | + | * SMFW is an acronym for "Smoke more fucking weed". |
− | * | + | * WTFW is an acronym for "What the fuck, what?". |
− | * | + | * SMHO is an acronym for "Shaking my head off". |
− | * | + | * TBFH is an acronym for "To be fucking honest". |
− | Knowing Randall, the | + | Knowing Randall, the sentence is not supposed to make sense, but there are some mildly-plausible translations (if one discounts IMDB, which is only there to make an already obnoxious sentence completely absurd). One way would be "What the fuck, what? It's like shaking my head off, to be fucking honest." |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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− | + | [Cueball is sitting at a desk, crouched over a laptop] | |
− | + | SMFW an acronym ''almost'' makes sense | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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