Evil Acronyms

[Sheepman]

I was reminded of this after talking to an HSP. Of course doctor's don't use these any more, do they? We are now all far too PC, but I thought they might provide some amusement. Apparently these all used to appear on medical records.

LMF - Lacking In Moral Fibre
PBM - Poor Biological Material
TC - Thin Cortex
TATP - Thick as Two Planks
CAUC - Complete And Utter C*nt
HSP - Heart Stopping Patient (as in "Oh no not HIM again")
OWNID - Often Wrong - Never In Doubt
GOK - God Only Knows
TFBUNDY - Totally F*cked But Not Dead Yet
LOLWNAD - Little Old Lady With Nothing Abnormal Detected
NFN - Normal For Norfolk (ie TATP)
NFS - Normal For Somerset
NFR - Not For Resuscitation
GOMER - Get Out Of My Emergency Room


So are there other professions that can equal this cynicism in their acronyms?

Greg

[LordOfTheFiles]

No profession can rival the cynicism of the Medical Profession.

It's all that training they get

[philsmove]

Consumer types

AB Awkward Bugger

[ducasi]

I guess doctors use these acronyms just in case their patients get to see their notes... Probably not such a common problem is other professions.

The best known one used in the IT world is "PEBKAC" – Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair.

Occasionally you here people talk about "I-D-ten-T" problems...

Personally, I feel that as it's these people who are keeping me in a job, they deserve a bit more respect.

[WittyBird]

Originally Posted by ducasi

Occasionally you here people talk about "I-D-ten-T" problems...

That's my favourite one I tend to use it alot

[LMC]

One of my favourite sources of acronyms from all sorts of professions

Some are, unfortunately, sensible, but Can't Utilise Normal Thinking has to be one of my favourites. Together with WTBH (for marking on work stuff, when I have to be polite. Ish).

[DangerousCurves]

A friend told me a good one from the IT helpdesk industry...

RTFM - "Read the F****** Manual"

[El Salsero Gringo]

Originally Posted by Sheepman

I was reminded of this after talking to an HSP. Of course doctor's don't use these any more, do they? We are now all far too PC, but I thought they might provide some amusement. Apparently these all used to appear on medical records.

LMF - Lacking In Moral Fibre
PBM - Poor Biological Material
TC - Thin Cortex
TATP - Thick as Two Planks
CAUC - Complete And Utter C*nt
HSP - Heart Stopping Patient (as in "Oh no not HIM again")
OWNID - Often Wrong - Never In Doubt
GOK - God Only Knows
TFBUNDY - Totally F*cked But Not Dead Yet
LOLWNAD - Little Old Lady With Nothing Abnormal Detected
NFN - Normal For Norfolk (ie TATP)
NFS - Normal For Somerset
NFR - Not For Resuscitation
GOMER - Get Out Of My Emergency Room


So are there other professions that can equal this cynicism in their acronyms?

Greg

Some more medical ones:

from the paediatric ward:

GLM - Good-Looking Mother
VGLM - Very etc.

From the Geriatricians:

OFITG - One foot In The Grave
OFITGATOOS - One Foot in the Grave, And The Other One's Slipping


Other medical terminology:

Chandelier's Sign - The result of any test or probing after which the
patient must be removed from the chandelier

Ceiling Sign - near-levitation from the bed to the ceiling induced by
examining for abdominal tenderness

CRI - Cranial-Rectal Insertion or Cranial-Rectal Inversion (head-up-ass
syndrome)

Double Whopper w/ Cheese - Obese female with genital thrush

Faecal Encephalopathy - Sh*t for brains

Throckmorton's Sign - in the unconscious male, the penis points to the
injury

[Bangers & Mash]

I worked at one place and the manager was given the nickname NLF.

On my last day, I explained that it stood for Nasty Little F*cker

The other one was TLS = That Little Sh*t

One of the best I have heard here is a Dry F*ck. That's what they call somebody who walks around the red light district and then goes home and has a w*nk

[LMC]

Another medical one, which I've always liked:

SBB - Stupid B* (complete as applicable to gender of user) Bag (the brown one you give to someone who is hyperventilating)

[Barry Shnikov]

Originally Posted by Sheepman

HSP - Heart Stopping Patient (as in "Oh no not HIM again")

I thought HSP = heart sink patient - the doctor's heart sinks when he walks through the door..?