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"SMFW", the title of the comic and an acronym used as the caption, is very close to a number of other common acronyms, including: | "SMFW", the title of the comic and an acronym used as the caption, is very close to a number of other common acronyms, including: | ||
| − | + | *"SFW", meaning "safe/suitable for work", denoting that something does not have suggestive content | |
| − | *"SFW", meaning "safe/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 | + | *"SMH", meaning "shaking my head", used to indicate dismay |
| − | *"SMF", meaning "so much fun" | + | *"SMF", meaning "so much fun" |
| − | *"NSFW", meaning "not safe for work", the opposite of "SFW" | + | *"NSFW", meaning "not safe for work", the opposite of "SFW" |
| + | *"MWF", meaning "Monday, Wednesday, Friday", the update schedule of XKCD | ||
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") and "FWIW" ("For What It's Worth") |
| − | *"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/honest opinion..."), and possibly "LMAO" ("Laughing My Ass Off") |
| − | *"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 "IMHO" ("in my humble opinion") |
Below are possible examples of potential (already existing, albeit rare) representations for each acronym, according to the {{w|Urban Dictionary}}: | Below are possible examples of potential (already existing, albeit rare) representations for each acronym, according to the {{w|Urban Dictionary}}: | ||
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*[http://www.urbandictionary.com/TBFH TBFH] is listed as an acronym for "To be fucking honest". | *[http://www.urbandictionary.com/TBFH TBFH] is listed as an acronym for "To be fucking honest". | ||
| − | Knowing Randall, the | + | Knowing Randall, the sentence is (probably) 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." Another possible interpretation includes: "See [or So,] My Face When (SMFW)" and "What the fuck, world? (WTFW) It's like so many horrible options (SMHO), to be fucking honest (TBFH) I'm done; bye. (IMDB)" |
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| + | The name of the comic "XKCD" is itself a false acronym. From the [http://www.xkcd.com/about xkcd about page]: | ||
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| + | "It's not actually an acronym. It's just a word with no phonetic pronunciation -- a treasured and carefully-guarded point in the space of four-character strings." | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Cueball is sitting at a desk, crouched over a laptop.] | :[Cueball is sitting at a desk, crouched over a laptop.] | ||
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:SMFW an acronym ''almost'' makes sense | :SMFW an acronym ''almost'' makes sense | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
