“NO INTERNAL LOCK”?

Which really is not correct because unless they have done aware with the hammer block and one or two others, there is still a lock.

Kevin

 

“NO INTERNAL LOCK”?

Thankee kindly there, young feller.

 

Someone asked a question about one. I had no idea. I had never heard of one. So I started doing a search.

Apparently moss refers to the color - it's grayish green cerakote. The color of Spanish moss? Maybe?

But I can't find anything that explains what NIL means.

So if someone could explain that to me I would certainly appreciate it.

Another victim of initialism. Sad.

 

Yes Vic, typing out 3 complete words is just brutal.

 

Canyourepeatthatpleasebill?

 

WNJTWYM? NEIPTATIUT.

 

WHAT??? My mother was a saint!!!!!

 

WNJTWYM? NEIPTATIUT.

I got the first one. The second one - not every individual person? No idea for the rest.

NO INTERNAL LOCK

Actually I never think of it as an internal lock. I've always heard it called an INFERNAL lock.

 

WNJTWYM

Why Not Just Type What You Mean

NEIPTATIUT

Not Everyone Is Privy To All The Initialism Used Today

Makes perfect sense to me. As much sense as GSR or NIL.

 

Do you know TANSTAAFL?

 

It's been so long ago, but wasn't there a lot of that in the military?

Another version of this is using contractions instead of writing all the words. I find myself doing that all the time. Don't, can't, isn't; even etc which I rarely use.

 

Heinlein brought it to the forefront in the 60's but I think it is older.

Stranger in a Strange Land brought us grok and i suspect that is both the origin and meaning of Musk's GROK.

 

You guys need to enter a quiz show. I can't believe some of the things they know.

 

I wish I could remember the things I've forgotten.