What's naughty about the U.S.A.A.F.?

Every time I type the abbreviation “U.S.A.A.F.” in my Eudora e-mail software, Eudora in her fussy way warns me that this may cause offense to the recipient, and highlights the last letters A.F. in red. She labels my indiscretion with three hot chilis in the head of the message, her rating for the most offensive material, and won’t send it unless I reconfirm that I want it sent.

Can anyone tell me what is offensive about the letters “A.F.”? Does it mean something I am not aware of?

U.S.A.A.F., by the way, was the United States Army Air Forces, the Army’s aviation wing from 1941 to 1947, when the U.S. Air Force was created. My father was a veteran of the U.S.A.A.F.

Ass Face? Air Force? Aching Foot?

Eudora’s a P.B.

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on alot of the fertility boards I go to AF stand for aunt flo, commonly known as menstruation, thats not really offesive though…

All I can think of would be “aw fuck”.

However, you can turn the chilis down, or even off, if it bothers you. You can set your Eudora Moodwatch Options for just how many chilis you’d like her to let through.
http://www.utexas.edu/computer/news/features/0011/eudora1.html

There’s a whole huge article, plus a screen shot of the Moodwatch Options Menu, in case you don’t recognize it.

I’m shocked, Walloon! I wouldn’t use that kind of language in the Pit! Don’t be surprised if the Mods close this thread immediately…

The naughtiest thing acronym finder came up with was Anal Fissure, but apparantly that’s a type of disease.

I suspect it’s objecting to the repeated 'A’s - it may think it’s a typo - try replacing the A’s with O’s - same flag?

No, when Eudora finds what it thinks is a typo, such as an unknown acronym, it underlines the text and turns it indigo, like this.

When Eudora finds what it thinks is objectionable language, it turns it bright red, and rates its level of objectiveness with one to three hot chili peppers in the header.

Asian Female? Maybe it objects to personals?

Just A.F.? Not A.F.E., or A.F. something? I know some racial slurs that could be shoehorned into this, but you really need more letters.

Maybe it opposes the racy nose art some of the bombers carried…

Well, considering that Eudora flagged me with three chili peppers for typing the word “ass” in a message (if you can say it on TV, I don’t think it’s that offensive), “AF” could stand for something innocuous like “Aunt Flo”.

However, I can’t get my copy of Eudora to replicate your situation. In fact, it won’t even flag the word “ass” for me now. Oh, it’ll only flag it if you precede it with “your”…as in, “I’ll kick your ass.” That’ll get my keyboard washed out with soap, all right! All that happens if I type “U.S.A.A.F” is that Eudora flags the “F.” as spelled wrong. Weird, huh? Why just the “F.”

Perhaps they think that “A.F.” stands for “ass fucker”…though, I’ve never heard anyone use it that way.

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Must be a strange program. Not only does it highlight offensive terms, it probably burps a lot, too.

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This is a little like the {{whispers Purple Box}} joke isn’t it??

my copy of eudora does not flag up U.S.A.A.F either. It does flag up ass. I suspect that your version of eudora just has a thing about men in uniform