Acronyms 101 if you have one, post it cause i don't know half of them

[Frick-n-Frags]

adam, sounds like you definitely work with electronics. BBR is great

We also had a saying "the smoke is what makes it work"

If you let the smoke out, it doesn't work anymore

[adamjr]

I work on some pretty well integrated systems. A lot of my current job is switching around memory modules. Many of the slots are the same but the chips are completely proprietary so right chip in the wrong socket can cause some unexpected problems. Some permanent, some not. After major disassembly/reassembly flipping the power switch the first time is widely referred to as a smoke check. Much like dropping something is referred to as accelerated gravitational field testing.

Like I always used to tell my ex-wife: "It's not what you say but how artfully worded it is."

Wife 1 "Does this outfit make me look fat?"

My options (prior to wondering why G-D continues to allow her to breathe)

1.) "Definitely makes you look like a heifer."

2.) "No honey, don't place the blame on the outfit."

3.) "No, you being fat makes the outfit look bad."

4.) "I know how hard you've been working on that diet babe, and it really shows, you're almost where you want to be."

But I digress.

Anyway, anymore acronyms?

[Frick-n-Frags]

"Mooooo" Soo soo soooooooooooooEEEEE

HQI - mercury quartz iodide (Hg is mercury)
HPS - high pressure sodium (NOT for use over reefs - bogus spectrum)
NO - normal output [flourescent]
HO - high output [flourescent]
VHO - Very high output [flourescent]
HD - Home Depot
LOA - Lights of America (lighting mfr)
AB - Aqualine Buschke (bulb mfr)
WRT - with respect to
BB - barebottom [aquarium ]
CC - crushed coral [substrate]
LED - light emitting diode
IC - IceCap brand ballast

[cwhitefo]

What about "zoos" and "frags" what exactly are those? I know they aren't abreviations of words but rather nicknames, but I searched and haven't been able to figure out the long name.

[cUddlefish]

zooanthus and fragments of coral - like when you frag a coral and send a piece to a friend.

[cUddlefish]

roflmao - rolling on the floor laughing my axx off.

[phr0ze]

RAG - Reef Aquarium Guide

[adamjr]

RC = a slightly more snooty reefing site.

[cUddlefish]

Did anyone list FOWLR?

Fish Only With Live Rock

[cUddlefish]

I thought RC meant Really Creepy - or Remote Control.