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Tom Yossarian Joad

(19,227 posts)
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 03:51 AM Jul 2021

Hanging head in shame I had to look up the acronym TFG thinking "Thank Fucking God" was the answer..

TFG Transitional Federal Government
TFG Trading Figure Game (Pokemon)
TFG Tetragon Financial Group (Guernsey, Channel Islands)
TFG Total Fishing Gear (UK)
TFG Triple Fat Goose (Sayreville, NJ)
TFG Task and Finish Group (UK)
TFG Together for God (various organizations)
TFG Tools for Gents (Germany)
TFG Tactical Fighter Group (USAF)
TFG Timber Framers Guild
TFG Task Force Group (various organizations)
TFG Taken for Granted
TFG The Freedonia Group (est. 1985; market research)
TFG The Futures Group
TFG Too Far Gone
TFG Three-F Giken Co., Ltd. (Japan)
TFG The Facility Group (various locations)
TFG The Fitz Group (Addison, TX)
TFG The Forever Glamorous
TFG The Financial Group
TFG The Fall Guy
TFG The Family Groove (online magazine)
TFG Technical Forum Group
TFG Two from Galilee
TFG Teacher Focus Group
TFG Terremark Federal Group (Terremark Worldwide, Inc.)
TFG Trapped Floor Gulley
TFG Théatre Firmin Gémier (French theater)
TFG Talleres Florencio Gomez (Spanish transport system manufacturer)
TFG The Forbidden Gates (video game)
TFG Time for Good (Christian volunteering group; UK)
TFG Technical Focus Group
TFG Technologie–Fonds GmbH (German, now TFG Venture Capital)
TFG Transportation Facility Guide
TFG Terminal Facilities Guide
TFG Tentative Force Guidance
TFG Terrain and Feature Generation
TFG Transfer Flame Generator
TFG Teen Fellowship Group
TFG Total Financial Group (various locations)
TFG Treacalicious Fun Gang (fiction-based organisation from the books published by knn publishing inc.)
TFG TRK (Tyrosine Kinase)-Fused Gene (biology)

But hey, I'm the idiot who can't watch Loki without wandering about all the fuss about the Tennessee Valley Authority (noticing even the logos are similar).

Is it Too Far Gone?

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Hanging head in shame I had to look up the acronym TFG thinking "Thank Fucking God" was the answer.. (Original Post) Tom Yossarian Joad Jul 2021 OP
That Fucking Guy /nt tonedevil Jul 2021 #1
I read it that way for how long before mahina Jul 2021 #7
Interchangeable!! AmBlue Jul 2021 #15
I read it that way too Bettie Jul 2021 #10
Oh same. mahina Jul 2021 #17
Nope, it's not that! It stands for "The Fucking Guy." tRump, in other words. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2021 #2
THANK YOU! Tom Yossarian Joad Jul 2021 #3
The Former Guy Dave in VA Jul 2021 #4
Thx! Tom Yossarian Joad Jul 2021 #5
Yep. I never say his name so Biden's guidance was appreciated. nolabear Jul 2021 #13
lower case is best AmBlue Jul 2021 #16
I too often search out acronyms. It's no cause for head-hanging and personal-shaming. abqtommy Jul 2021 #6
LOL - Hey you malaise Jul 2021 #8
Lol. It's certainly relevant to the situation. ecstatic Jul 2021 #9
Honestly, I've never seen the point of nicknaming people... brooklynite Jul 2021 #11
Okay, Brooklynite... nolabear Jul 2021 #14
It's The Fat Guy to me nt sir pball Jul 2021 #12

Dave in VA

(2,037 posts)
4. The Former Guy
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 05:21 AM
Jul 2021

That's how President Biden refers to the previous white house occupant.

So several people have used the TFG label when referring to the orange hemorrhoid!



nolabear

(41,959 posts)
13. Yep. I never say his name so Biden's guidance was appreciated.
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 10:56 AM
Jul 2021

And it’s so dismissive. I love that.

AmBlue

(3,110 posts)
16. lower case is best
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 03:51 PM
Jul 2021

If you're looking for dismissive, IMHO...

tfg

Almost looks like it's fading into the distance, doesn't it?

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
6. I too often search out acronyms. It's no cause for head-hanging and personal-shaming.
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 07:58 AM
Jul 2021

It does result in a certain level of enlightenment and frustration with some who glibly use acronyms
without providing the meaning they're referring to.

ecstatic

(32,681 posts)
9. Lol. It's certainly relevant to the situation.
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 08:37 AM
Jul 2021

Am I the only one who regularly thanks God that TFG wasn't reinstalled?

brooklynite

(94,501 posts)
11. Honestly, I've never seen the point of nicknaming people...
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 09:04 AM
Jul 2021

It doesn't make me feel better, and it doesn't make them feel worse.

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