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1. 10 Words That Originated on the Battlefield w/Photo

   Wednesday Dec 16 | The Asylum

   ... into the civilian lexicon. Keep reading for 10 words or phrases you may not know originated on the battlefield: 10. Snafu -- An acronym for Situation Normal: All F**ked Up. 9. Son of a Gun -- Expression of surprise. May derive from the military ...

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2. Soldier Slang in Afghanistan

   Monday Dec 14 | Fox News

   ... in for the cumbersome term "Radio Detection and Ranging." We may even have encountered, or experienced, the occasional SNAFU, for "Situation Normal: All (Fouled) Up." But what on Earth is a "death blossom?" Or a "fobbit," for that matter? The ...

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3. Slang links warriors to home, front lines

   Saturday Dec 12 | Delaware Coast Press

   ... in for the cumbersome term "Radio Detection and Ranging." We may even have encountered, or experienced, the occasional SNAFU, for "Situation Normal: All (Fouled) Up." But what on Earth is a "death blossom?" Or a "fobbit," for that matter? The ...

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4. If Raiders lose, it's time for Russell's Last Chance

   Thursday Dec 3 | Fox Sports

   ... and his ability to react effectively to an emergency. In Raiderland right now, it's like the old World War II acronym SNAFU - "Situation Normal, Al's Fairly Useless." The crisis cries out for immediate action, so Cable and Davis have taken this ...

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   Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Oakland Raiders, JaMarcus Russell, NFL Players, Jeff Garcia

5. If Raiders lose, it's time for Russell's Last Chance

   Thursday Dec 3 | SFGate

   ... and his ability to react effectively to an emergency. In Raiderland right now, it's like the old World War II acronym SNAFU - "Situation Normal, Al's Fairly Useless." The crisis cries out for immediate action, so Cable and Davis have taken this ... 2 comments

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6. Past 10 years should be known as 'Snafu Decade'

   Nov 18, 2009 | Missourian

   ... For example: The Roaring Twenties, which I think is the only decade where one name stuck. I have a suggestion: the Snafu Decade. The word "snafu" is a military acronym, standing for "Situation Normal: All Fouled Up," and is said to have originated ...

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7. Snafu: Situation Normal at DOEa

   Jul 28, 2009 | NEI Nuclear Notes

   News and commentary on the commercial nuclear energy industry. Tuesday, July 28, 2009 Snafu: Situation Normal at DOE but all fouled up at USEC, the company that enriches a lot of the uranium in the United States.

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   Related Topix: USEC, Specialty Materials, Mining, Department of Energy, Pop/Rock, Piketon, OH