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Re: Sequential JPGs?

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Stefan Weiss wrote:
> On 2012-08-05 06:00, Robert Baer wrote:
>> Evertjan. wrote:
>>> Robert Baer wrote on 29 jul 2012 in comp.lang.javascript:
>>>> [Evertjan. wrote:]
>>>>> RTBF
> ...
>>>>      What does Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) have to do with
>>>>      this?
> ...
>>> RTBF is a primarily a "bloody" common usenet abbreviation.
>>>
>>     If it was "well known", why did the Baby Bird (Goo Gull) NOT give the
>> meaning you appear to allude to?
>
> Because it's not common at all. This is the first time I've seen it in
> 15 years of reading and posting to Usenet. Google finds a whopping total
> of seven pages with the meaning Evertjan suggests.
>
> Much more common is "RTFFAQ", with ~37.000 Google results.
>
> Some people like to use obscure acronyms. It gives them a feeling of
> superiority when others can't figure out what they mean.
> https://xkcd.com/169/
>
> - stefan
   Nice cartoon, but if there is a joke, i simply do not get it.

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Sequential JPGs? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2012-07-26 23:07 -0700
  Re: Sequential JPGs? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-07-27 07:01 +0000
    Re: Sequential JPGs? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2012-07-27 20:29 -0700
      Re: Sequential JPGs? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-07-28 07:22 +0000
        Re: Sequential JPGs? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2012-07-29 00:57 -0700
          Re: Sequential JPGs? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-07-29 08:23 +0000
            Re: Sequential JPGs? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2012-08-04 21:00 -0700
              Re: Sequential JPGs? Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2012-08-09 17:12 +0200
                Re: Sequential JPGs? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-08-09 18:51 +0000
                Re: Sequential JPGs? "Eric Bednarz" <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2012-08-11 02:37 +0200
                Re: Sequential JPGs? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-08-11 07:39 +0000
                Re: Sequential JPGs? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2012-08-11 16:01 -0700
                Re: Sequential JPGs? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2012-08-11 15:58 -0700
          Re: Sequential JPGs? SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-08-09 16:01 +0200
            Re: Sequential JPGs? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2012-08-11 15:56 -0700
        Re: Sequential JPGs? Dr J R Stockton <reply1230@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-07-29 21:10 +0100
          Re: Sequential JPGs? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-07-30 08:13 +0000
            Re: Sequential JPGs? Mike Duffy <Use_guestbook_page@website.in.sig> - 2012-07-30 11:48 +0000
            Re: Sequential JPGs? Dr J R Stockton <reply1231@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-07-31 19:45 +0100
              Re: Sequential JPGs? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-07-31 17:55 -0700
                Re: Sequential JPGs? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-08-01 07:04 +0000
                Re: Sequential JPGs? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-08-01 10:53 -0700
                Re: Sequential JPGs? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2012-08-04 21:18 -0700
            Re: Sequential JPGs? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2012-08-04 21:10 -0700
          Re: Sequential JPGs? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2012-08-04 21:09 -0700
            Re: Sequential JPGs? Dr J R Stockton <reply1232@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-06 19:37 +0100
  Re: Sequential JPGs? Dr J R Stockton <reply1230@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-07-28 19:22 +0100
  Re: Sequential JPGs? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2012-07-30 08:24 -0700

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