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Re: B.F.P.O.

From: jdrukman%dlsun87@us.oracle.com (Jon Drukman)
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 93 11:27:42 PDT
Subject: Re: B.F.P.O.
To: love-hounds@uunet.UU.NET
Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa
References: <23pv6uINNrki@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu> <1993Aug5.152608.26517@bilver.uucp> <CBC6LB.3BC@dcs.ed.ac.uk>

Scott Telford writes:

>> >In Army Dreamers, what does BFPO in "comming home from B.F.P.O." stand for,
>> >does anybody know?
>> BFPO stands for British Forces Posted Overseas.
>Ack! No, it's British Forces Post Office.
>Is it really almost two years since this last came up...?

i guess so.  but i don't buy this Post Office jazz.  why would our
little army boy be coming home from a daring assignment with the Post
Office in a body bag?

is it possible that this particular acronym has two meanings?

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Jon Drukman                                      jdrukman%dlsun87@us.oracle.com
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