Am 20.06.2016 um 20:21 schrieb Graham P Davis:
On Mon, 20 Jun 2016 16:58:35 +0100 ianseeks <ianseeks@btinternet.com> wrote:
On Monday, 20 June 2016 12:03:44 BST Henne Vogelsang wrote:
Hey,
On 19.06.2016 11:59, ianseeks wrote:
Has this list gone tits up?
Next time think about your choice of words on an openSUSE mailing list. I do not tolerate sexist comments.
Henne
Sorry about that but its a term i stole from "theregister.com" thats been used for a long time when something has collapsed. (earliest use on their website i could find was in the year 2000)
I've known and used the phrase for many more years than that and assumed it to be wartime RAF slang. The Phrase Finder hints that I might be correct and that it is an alternative to "belly up". Both mean that you're flat on your back, perhaps dead, and apply to males as well as females. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/385050.html
Other sources suggest it might be an acronym: Total Inability To Support Usual Performance. Can't say that I'm madly keen on this one.
For how long a phrase was used is no excuse to stop thinking about what words you are actually using. I could come up with a long list of nowadays very unappropriate phrases that have been used for a very long time. Just my 2 cents, tomme -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org