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07-10-2014, 06:55 AM

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HealingWillCome

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You know you're a member of F&F when...

...you read "RA" and think it means Recovering Alcoholic.

Laughing at myself this morning and this is the only place I can share the humor. A friend posted this on Facebook, and I couldn't figure out why she would be so public about her RA...or who she could possibly be talking about. Then I remembered RA means rheumatoid arthritis in her world. Nothing funny about that, of course, but whew. We all wear different goggles don't we?

I think this meme actually applies nicely in our world, too.

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07-10-2014, 07:38 AM

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lillamy

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I love it!!! When our oldest, who's in college, talks about his RA, I always make the same mistake -- in his case, RA means Residential Advisor...

07-10-2014, 08:05 AM

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limbogal

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LOL!! I have seen license played with the letters XAH, ABF, and XAW and I always think of SR!!

07-10-2014, 08:06 AM

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lillamy

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Oh can you imagine getting stuck with the license plate XAH? I think I'd sell the car!!!

07-10-2014, 08:06 AM

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limbogal

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^^^ plates

07-10-2014, 08:07 AM

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limbogal

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Me too lillamy!!

07-10-2014, 08:57 AM

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HealingWillCome

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lillamy

I love it!!! When our oldest, who's in college, talks about his RA, I always make the same mistake -- in his case, RA means Residential Advisor...

Ha, that's funny! And I used to be an RA (the college dorm kind) and that one didn't even cross my mind. Apparently, I'm aging.

07-10-2014, 11:07 AM

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Stung

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That is hilarious!!!

07-10-2014, 01:30 PM

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ResignedToWait

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This is funny, just a few weeks ago I was thinking how XCODIE would make a great license plate.

07-10-2014, 05:19 PM

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Pearlie52

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I thought RA meant Raging Alcoholic. I guess in some circumstances that could apply.

07-11-2014, 01:11 AM

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honeypig

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pearlie52

I thought RA meant Raging Alcoholic. I guess in some circumstances that could apply.

Pearlie, I'm not sure if you were joking or not since I can't see your face or hear your tone of voice, but in case you really were confused about that or any other acronym here, this might help: http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-acronyms.html

And if you were joking, I apologize for taking you too seriously, as it IS funny!

07-11-2014, 01:34 AM

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FeelingGreat

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My sister has RA, and I STILL think it means Recovering Alcoholic.

07-11-2014, 07:47 AM

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Seneca7

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The word "RAW" no longer looks weird, even though it's used very infrequently here.

07-11-2014, 08:14 PM

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suncatcher

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When you tell a friend that is going through detaching to " drop the rope" and the friend replies "that is exactly what my therapist said! ". This just happened earlier today.