Moments of Zen

[frank2056]

I think SLUF in Portuguese would be CPF? (Curto. Pequeno. Feio. ?)  Not sure what the equivalent for the two meanings of english "F" are, though.

[scooter]

I think SLUF in Portuguese would be CPF? (Curto. Pequeno. Feio. ?)  Not sure what the equivalent for the two meanings of english "F" are, though.

And I'm not going to trust Google Translate on this.

[DogfighterZen]

Yep, Short is Curto, Little is Pequeno, Ugly is Feio and the F... well, i guess one has to use a different expression in Portuguese to have a similar meaning to the English word because there is no direct translation like there is for the other words.
The word that would probably be the most direct translation would be a "Amigo"...that's if the F stands for Friend...
If you're thinking of swear words, then the Portuguese slang word for the visible parts of the male genitalia would likely be the most direct translation... 
This is making me think of the weird fact that Faith No More have a song in their "King for a day, fool for a lifetime" album which has that slang word in the name... and even weirder is that the meaning of that song's name is "Flying male sex organ"...     
This is the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsm9VlnRJdM&list=RDtsm9VlnRJdM&start_radio=1

So, the acronym in Portuguese would either be CPFA or CPFC... doesn't have the same ring to it, not even close but would still be funny. 

[NARSES2]

So, the acronym in Portuguese would either be CPFA or CPFC... doesn't have the same ring to it, not even close but would still be funny. 

CPFC ? My football team. Crystal Palace - "Come on you Eagles"   

[DogfighterZen]

Very bad start of the day... 
Makes me look back at when i joined the forum... When i got back into scale modelling over twelve years ago and found this place, i wasn't expecting to find what i've come to call my modelling family.
I've come across a great bunch of people along the way and i say that not just because one simply offered me a truckload of resin parts with a full kit i wanted to build but couldn't find, or because one other mate took the time and went through the hassle to buy stuff and send it to me because it's only available in his country and another one sold me one of my "holy grail" kits for a symbolic amount...
Some may think i'm just saying this to look good but it's real to me. I've actually learned a lot regarding so many different subjects, not just hobby-related stuff but general life experiences related by folks on here and everyone else's related comments, have educated me by making me think about things with their perspectives, even if i end up disagreeing.
Reading the news of the passing of two of ours has left me sad... really sad... never met them in person but both left their mark in me, in different ways, as almost everyone on this forum does but maybe a bit more than some.

Rickshaw was one of the first to welcome me on here and always knew how to motivate folks with his comments. I saw him as one of "my older brothers" in this family, and as so, looked up to him as an example on how to behave around here and for his modelling.

Like Rickshaw, Phill was also a member before i got here but because he was absent for a long time, i only got to "know" him and interact when he got back in the hobby a few years ago.
It's safe to say we got along well and i admired him as a scale modeller, superb skill, imagination and sense of humor...

I will be raising a glass in their name today... brothers will be missed, may they rest in peace.

[Old Wombat]

Amen, Brother Rui!

[PR19_Kit]

You've just written my thoughts about this wonderful place, almost word for word Rui. 

99% of the time here we're all one big happy 'family', and that's so unusual on modelling Forums (Forii?) where often so many divide up into conflicting 'camps'. We don't have any of that most of the time here, it's very 'comfortable', for me anyway.

[NARSES2]

Extremely well put sir. Thankyou 

I will be raising a glass in their name today... brothers will be missed, may they rest in peace.

As will I.