Years ago, I was teaching a computer class with college seniors, and as we were getting started, of them held up a bookstore receipt and asked “why does it say POS after our textbook?” Snicker, snicker.
I thought, “This is going to be a long semester” but I said “In that context, it probably means Point Of Sale, and it is identifying which clerk checked you out. But you can interpret it however you like.”
Later, our “POS” textbook started using the abbreviation FU for “Functional Unit”, but happily nobody made an issue out of it…
derdave969 4 months ago
Didn’t see that coming, but should have! Now I’ve just got to figure out how to use my new word.
Zebrastripes 4 months ago
There’s a lot of really crappy people in this world! ☹️
But it may be true of a lot of people who weren’t born into money! The ones who acquire it wear it on their sleeve!
The ones born into it, you would never know…….
gustoons Premium Member 4 months ago
He must have had to dig for that one, I’m a pharmacy technician and I’ve never heard of it.
The Famous Eccles 4 months ago
Rita Rudner quote. She was great!
mistercatworks 4 months ago
“Rude rich” which is just past “stupid rich”.
viniragu 4 months ago
George Soros rich !!!
CleverHans Premium Member 4 months ago
Years ago, I was teaching a computer class with college seniors, and as we were getting started, of them held up a bookstore receipt and asked “why does it say POS after our textbook?” Snicker, snicker.
I thought, “This is going to be a long semester” but I said “In that context, it probably means Point Of Sale, and it is identifying which clerk checked you out. But you can interpret it however you like.”
Later, our “POS” textbook started using the abbreviation FU for “Functional Unit”, but happily nobody made an issue out of it…