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From: wbt@cbnews.ATT.COM (William B. Thacker)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: Frequently asked question? (SOL)
Message-ID: <9244@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Date: 28 Aug 89 19:45:35 GMT
References: <1989Aug27.071434.21110@lth.se>
Reply-To: wbt@cbnews.ATT.COM (William B. Thacker,00440,cb,1D211,6148604019)
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In article <1989Aug27.071434.21110@lth.se> bengtl@maths.lth.se (Bengt Larsson) writes:
>Is this another "frequently asked question"? I have seen this used in news
>quite a few times lately. "SOL": I have an idea what it stands for, but
>what do the letters really mean? 

Shit Outta Luck  (shit out of luck), as in, "Gee, you drove a hundred miles
to visit this site and forgot your camera ?   You're just S.O.L"

>I hope it isn't too obscene :-)

Judge for yourself  8-)


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