RE: completely off-topic question...

SOS were picked because they are easy to send and understand in Morse code even by people who do not "know" Morse code.

Brian Norrell
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-----Original Message-----
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:41 AM
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I highly believe SOS means save our soul.

That sites gives no reasoning behind their claim, no one just picks letters for no reasoning.

"Do not criticize someone until you walked a mile in their shoes, that way when you criticize them, you are a mile a way and have their shoes."

Christopher R. Spence OCP MCSE MCP A+ RAPTOR CNA Oracle DBA
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-----Original Message-----
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:51 AM
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This Is a simple one: BTW-bye the way.

I visited www.acronymfinder.com. Here is something I wanted to share. /SOS [not an acronym] a common misconception is that SOS means Save Our Ship/Souls (a distress call); the letters don't actually stand for anything./

I always wanted to know what SOS really meant. It is not an acronym at all. Cool site.

• Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 4:56 AM

> ROFL - rolling on the floor laughing
>
> I believe there actually is a web site somewhere that keeps track of
> these acronyms.
>
> Patrice Boivin
> Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Babette Turner-Underwood [SMTP:babattt_at_home.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 2:25 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Re: completely off-topic question...
>
> Or Happy To Help ...
>
> Also ... YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (this took me FOREVER to
> guess)
> LOL - laughing out loud
> RTM - read the manual
> RTFM - read the Fine manual
> IMHO - in my humble opinion OR in my honest opinion
> OT - Off topic
>
> Babette
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>
> > hope this helps
> >
> > hth
> >
> > yosi
> >
> >
> > Michael wrote:
> >
> > > ...which means it's probably going to start a great big thread
> :) I
> > > see a lot of emails with HTH on them, seemingly some sort of way
> to
> > > say "thankyou" or something... as they're always at the end of
> > > somebodies message right before they sign off their name.. I
> have
> > > pondered, and pondered as to what HTH could stand for, could
> somebody
> > > be so kind as to fill me in ? Thanks,Michael.
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Yosi
> >
> >
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