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Acronym for "The Fucking Article" although in this case the 'a' is an advertisement.
by benologist 13y ago
Acronym for "The Fucking Article" although in this case the 'a' is an advertisement.
- steveklabnik 13y agoFor extra context, this was (originally, I think) used on /. because people would comment without reading the articles. The 'fucking' is used to communicate annoyance that it wasn't read in the first place. An example, for this article: OP: "Yeah, there's a lot to be thankful for, but I get delayed out of SFO because of fog almost every flight." Reply: "TFA actually has a chart that shows that flight delays due to weather are not a problem, at least compared to other cities."
- benologist 13y agoUrban Dictionary agrees with /. as the source but derived from RTFM -> RTFA -> TFA which makes sense: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=TFA http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=TFA