A difficult decision...
One of the guys in my office has to give a talk next week on his work. Jokingly, he suggested people might pay more attention if he came up with a swish acronym for what he was studying. He's studying Carbon Dioxide Concentrations.

I of course explained to him the connotations of such initials. Now, fellow b3tans, since the devil on my left shoulder has distracted the angel on my right with bubble wrap, I ask you: should he consistently and repeatedly use this abbreviation in his talk, eliciting sniggers only from the other b3tans who might be secreted in the room?
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 11:54, 10 replies)

CDC?
I've just had a flypast from the Whoosh bird.

Unless you mean CO₂C...?
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 12:01, closed)

Well...
...obviously CO₂C would be scientifically correct, but yes, I was being immature* and referring to CDC. I also suggested he use a big magenta cock as a logo, but that was probably going a bit far.


*_{I say it like it's something unusual}
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 12:03, closed)

Um, er...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDC

I still don't get it.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 12:06, closed)

Ah, sorry,
It may be more of a /board thing.

CDC = Crudely Drawn Cock.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 12:09, closed)

it is definitely a board thing
if you google CDC, you get Centre For Disease Control whereas if you google CDC B3TA, you get Crudely Drawn Cock.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 12:17, closed)

Ooops
I is new.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 12:33, closed)

Not to worry
As baz has just confirmed, the CDC is more endemic to /board language. Does this suggest I'm spending too long lurking on there? And should my friend use this abbreviation frequently in his talk?
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 12:52, closed)

You have to switch between the two
Board and QOTW - both have their purposes. 'tis easier to while away a train journey reading QOTW on a phone than tryin to keep track of /board, for example.

However, /talk - never visited and don't wanna.

Freaks.
( Ghoti Fingers, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 13:03, closed)

Likewise...
I never felt brave enough to dip my toe in /talk. I fear it might be nibbled away by internet piranha.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 14:33, closed)

I got
most of the way to starting a wikipedia article about CDCs, but then decided I couldn't be arsed and didn't have any references.

maybe someone else should do it....
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 14:56, closed)