Word and phrase origins...

[smc]

Originally Posted by ErosArtist

I think the Germanic term may be 'fic'. I once worked for a German company (in a US office location) and there was a code procedure for our in house network which was called Format Indicator Coding. Other non-Germanic techs always referred to it as 'fic'.

One afternoon, I was working with a new employee fresh from Germany and she was having some issues with the network. My solution? I suggested she call a tech and request a 'fic'. The then very red faced young lady asked me to explain how a 'fuck from the tech would her her log into the network.'

True story. I swear.

And no one laughed at the fact that the tech might use his "log" to fuck her?

[ErosArtist]

Originally Posted by smc

And no one laughed at the fact that the tech might use his "log" to fuck her?

Oh yeah...everyone got lots of mileage out of that one...for years down the road!