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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    What's NOS?

    And at the risk of being accused (correctly) of being a pedant, surely She Who Must Be Obeyed should be SWMBO, and not SHMBO?

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    New Old Stock.
    I'm not as think as you drunk I am.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Ta!

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by Griswold
    FFS = you might wish to reflect, quietly, on what you just said.
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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by mark996
    And at the risk of being accused (correctly) of being a pedant, surely She Who Must Be Obeyed should be SWMBO, and not SHMBO?
    Thanks, I'm an idiot!

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by Qatar-wol
    Quote Originally Posted by mark996
    And at the risk of being accused (correctly) of being a pedant, surely She Who Must Be Obeyed should be SWMBO, and not SHMBO?
    Thanks, I'm an idiot!
    TIAI

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    Sorry Walt :roll:

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    :lol: Becoming less glossary, more in-jokes. Ah well, this is TZ-UK after all...

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by CPF
    :lol: Becoming less glossary, more in-jokes. Ah well, this is TZ-UK after all...
    STFU :lol: :lol: :lol:
    I'm not as think as you drunk I am.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by mr1973
    Quote Originally Posted by CPF
    :lol: Becoming less glossary, more in-jokes. Ah well, this is TZ-UK after all...
    STFU :lol: :lol: :lol:
    :shock: :cry: :twisted:

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by CPF
    Quote Originally Posted by mr1973
    Quote Originally Posted by CPF
    :lol: Becoming less glossary, more in-jokes. Ah well, this is TZ-UK after all...
    STFU :lol: :lol: :lol:
    :shock: :cry: :twisted:
    Why?

    Samurai Training Finished Unsuccessfully?
    Or never been to the Star Trek Federation University
    I'm not as think as you drunk I am.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by Qatar-wol
    Quote Originally Posted by rdwiow
    Useful guide. What is AD?
    How does 710 translate to wife?
    I prefer 'SHMBO' for the wife (she who must be obeyed).
    Is it SHMBO or SWMBO ??

    And I think I've seen ONO in SC, not meaning Yoko, but what ?

    Neve

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Or Nearest Offer ;-)
    I'm not as think as you drunk I am.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    [quote=even neve]
    Quote Originally Posted by "Qatar-wol":2d7v9f2c
    Quote Originally Posted by rdwiow
    Useful guide. What is AD?
    How does 710 translate to wife?
    I prefer 'SHMBO' for the wife (she who must be obeyed).
    Is it SHMBO or SWMBO ??

    And I think I've seen ONO in SC, not meaning Yoko, but what ?

    Neve[/quote:2d7v9f2c]
    Or Nearest Offer (OBO: Or Best Offer)

    The word "who" is spelled, um, "who", not "hoo". So it is indeed SWMBO :roll:
    ...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by mark996
    What's NOS?
    Nitrous Oxide Systems.

    NOS is short for New Old Stock in the watch world (amongs others), but although this term is supposed to mean something which is genuinely "new" ,"old", "stock", as in "never worn, never sold, but long departed from the price lists", it's been roundly abused to mean any old junk. "NOS, some scratches, with receipt" is amongst some of the most desperate crap I've read over the years :)
    ...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by darrenw
    Thank f*ck for that - the longer I went without knowing what the bloody hell WIS stood for, the harder it was to post a thread to ask.
    +1 :compress:

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by mr1973
    Quote Originally Posted by CPF
    Quote Originally Posted by mr1973
    Quote Originally Posted by CPF
    :lol: Becoming less glossary, more in-jokes. Ah well, this is TZ-UK after all...
    STFU :lol: :lol: :lol:
    :shock: :cry: :twisted:
    Why?

    Samurai Training Finished Unsuccessfully?
    Or never been to the Star Trek Federation University
    Painful reminders of failures in my life so far. I actually thought you were confused as to my location - Still Talking From Uruguay. i don't know why, but it struck me with sadness but then a wicked optimism for evil. Strange thing the mind.

    Then Saturated To Forgetful Acceptance - detailing why I do things after a brew or many. I wondered how you had happened upon this way of making me do things I wouldn't normally do. This power scared me. And it made me cry. But then I realised it was the cause of some successes and famous deeds. So I smiled wickedly.

    :P

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by doug darter
    Flipper:

    A member known as Ben Clapperton.
    Nice one Doug :D
    Cheers,

    Ben



    ..... for I have become the Jedi of flippers


    " an extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife "

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    Quote Originally Posted by Qatar-wol
    Quote Originally Posted by rdwiow
    Useful guide. What is AD?
    How does 710 translate to wife?

    Excuse ignorance.
    It's a punchline to a joke about women drivers - woman goes to garage looking for some "710", demanding it, even, saying that there's a filler cap under the bonnet with that written on it' Turns out, it's the oil filler cap, but upside-down.

    I prefer 'SHMBO' for the wife (she who must be obeyed).

    Thanks for that. I have a vague memory of the joke now.
    Cheers

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by Galea
    wabi Japanese concept wabi-sabi, beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" (according to Leonard Koren in his book Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers). Also as an acronym, Worn And Broken In, used to describe watches with marks related to age and use.
    Otherwise, a watch that is caked with a thick layer of dried oil, dirt, dead skin, and other crud of unknown origin that should be soaked in bleach for 24 hour prior to handling.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by sangman
    i have to go right now however if anyone wants to explain
    710

    seiko om

    mm
    if not will do it when i get back

    bfn
    by for now
    Joke reference:

    710


    A few days ago I was having some work done at my local garage. A blonde came in and asked for a seven-hundred-ten.

    We all looked at each other, and another customer asked, "What is a seven-hundred-ten?"

    She replied, "You know, the little piece in the middle of the engine. I lost it and need a new one. It had always been there."

    The mechanic gave the blonde a piece of paper and a pen and asked her to draw what the piece looked like. She drew a circle and in the middle of it wrote 710.

    He then took her over to another car which had the hood up and asked, "Is there a 710 on this car?"

    She pointed and said, "Of course, it's right there." Click here to see the 710!

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by rdwiow
    Quote Originally Posted by Qatar-wol
    Quote Originally Posted by rdwiow
    Useful guide. What is AD?
    How does 710 translate to wife?

    Excuse ignorance.
    It's a punchline to a joke about women drivers - woman goes to garage looking for some "710", demanding it, even, saying that there's a filler cap under the bonnet with that written on it' Turns out, it's the oil filler cap, but upside-down.

    I prefer 'SHMBO' for the wife (she who must be obeyed).

    Thanks for that. I have a vague memory of the joke now.
    Cheers
    explains it all http://fybix.com/2007/05/17/710-joke/

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    Bump for the newbies.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Bumped to top for new members :wink:

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    One that took me a while: RMSD- Royal Mail Special Delivery

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    And now: OT ??

    Haven't worked that one out - first thought 'OR TRADE' like in FSOT, but when read the OP it didn't make sense ?

    Now of course I will receive a ''polite'' revelation and say ''of course it is..... :lol:


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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by ingenioren
    And now: OT ??

    Haven't worked that one out - first thought 'OR TRADE' like in FSOT, but when read the OP it didn't make sense ?

    Now of course I will receive a ''polite'' revelation and say ''of course it is..... :lol:


    Peter
    Off Topic :wink:

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Off Topic, Something that bears no relevance to watches, OR i found this crap at home and thought i'd try my luck on here...

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by ghosty
    Off Topic, Something that bears no relevance to watches, OR i found this crap at home and thought i'd try my luck on here...
    :thumbright:

    many thanks !!
    Peter

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by shadowman
    Quote Originally Posted by ingenioren
    And now: OT ??

    Haven't worked that one out - first thought 'OR TRADE' like in FSOT, but when read the OP it didn't make sense ?

    Now of course I will receive a ''polite'' revelation and say ''of course it is..... :lol:


    Peter
    Off Topic :wink:
    Thanks also !!!!! :lol:

    It is SOOO easy when you know ...

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    BUMP for the NEWBIES :D

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    Quote Originally Posted by CPF
    AFAIK - as far as i know

    IIRC - if i recall

    :wink: - license to say almost anything

    Bump - blank post to bring a topic up to the top of a forum, mainly because someone wants it to be seen. Because they're selling it!
    Thought IIRC was - If I Remember Correctly? (NII).....sorry, (no irony intended) :wink: :blackeye:

    Also.....IMHO - In My Humble Opinion, (I think?)

    Oh yeah, LMAO - Laugh My Ass Off

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Excellent idea. My dictionary (a big one!) doesn't even have a definition for crown as applied to watches. Also I came across 'pheon' the other day. Fantastic word for the crow's foot military marking (I'd credit the person who posted that here if I could remember where I saw the post, but I'm sure you know who you are so thanks and well done.

    AD was the one that took me ages to fathom when I first started browsing this forum. :)

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    YAHAGA???
    Good luck everybody. Have a good one.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Bump for newbies.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Bump for the newbies

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    OMG WTF IMHO ROFLOL IGMC etc...

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    NOS - New Old Stock

    Parts that were made a long time ago and never used or discontinued and but now being sold again.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by draz
    Hmm... what do you call a watch that is in exactly 65% condition?
    If you're selling: "near mint"

    If you're buying: "I see you've had that on the forum for a couple of weeks now - I'm a bit strapped at the moment, I don't suppose you could come down another 20 quid hmmm?"

    ;)

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    what does oem stand for?
    Good luck everybody. Have a good one.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by seikopath
    what does oem stand for?
    I think it stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by Revolvingjones
    Quote Originally Posted by seikopath
    what does oem stand for?
    I think it stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer.
    tyvm
    Good luck everybody. Have a good one.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Might it be an idea for this thread to be made permanent at the top of the forum? Save people like me asking questions which regular users find irritating.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    I think the only one thats missing is the only one i've struggled with the most

    HAGWE - Have A Good/ Great Weekend! - Main seen on the Friday Thread!

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    Quote Originally Posted by thattallchap
    I think the only one thats missing is the only one i've struggled with the most

    HAGWE - Have A Good/ Great Weekend! - Main seen on the Friday Thread!
    i love that one. it sounds swedish dont you think?
    Good luck everybody. Have a good one.

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Very useful info. Thank you!

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Quote Originally Posted by seikopath
    Quote Originally Posted by thattallchap
    I think the only one thats missing is the only one i've struggled with the most

    HAGWE - Have A Good/ Great Weekend! - Main seen on the Friday Thread!
    i love that one. it sounds swedish dont you think?
    Youre telling me - it took me 3 weeks to figure it out !!!

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Hi fellas, forgive me if i've missed this one but what does 'LOL' stand for.
    Cheers, Neal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nealywheelie
    Hi fellas, forgive me if i've missed this one but what does 'LOL' stand for.
    Cheers, Neal.

    Laugh out loud :wink:

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    Quote Originally Posted by alexaff
    Quote Originally Posted by Nealywheelie
    Hi fellas, forgive me if i've missed this one but what does 'LOL' stand for.
    Cheers, Neal.

    Laugh out loud :wink:
    or lots of laughter :D

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    Re: TZ-UK Glossary

    Useful thanks espacially for those who suffer from PABS - permanent acronym blindness syndrome

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