What does WFO mean?
Keith D Gregory
I've always thought this meant something like "Wide F---ing Open", which struck
me as descriptive but not terribly subtle. And then, on a long cold ride
recently, some other possibilities came to mind:
Wrist Folded Over -- plausible, but painful
Wound Flat Out -- more likely
Waiting For [an] Opening -- not at all likely
Watching For Otter -- in this group it would be WFL
So, are any of these close? It's been keeping me up nights.
-kdg
Speedy Mercer
>-kdg
Try "Wide F**king Open". That's what the guys I ride with mean by WFO.
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John Stafford
FAQ: WFO == "WIDE FULL OPEN" British derivation.
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John Stafford
Staf...@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.edu (John Stafford) wrote:
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> FAQ: WFO == "WIDE FULL OPEN" British derivation.
or "WICK FULL OPEN" again, Brit.
Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher
>
>I've always thought this meant something like "Wide F---ing Open",
No, it means "Wide Fucking Open."
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Christopher Hee
>Staf...@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.edu (John Stafford) wrote:
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>>
>> FAQ: WFO == "WIDE FULL OPEN" British derivation.
>
> or "WICK FULL OPEN" again, Brit.
>
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WFO == "WHILST FULL OPEN" again, Brit.
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Steve Garnier
>>Staf...@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.edu (John Stafford) wrote:
>>> FAQ: WFO == "WIDE FULL OPEN" British derivation.
>> or "WICK FULL OPEN" again, Brit.
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Mark Hodgson
: FAQ: WFO == "WIDE FULL OPEN" British derivation.
What a load of crap. It stands for Wide Fucking Open just the same
as in the US.
Why do you think we Brits are always so polite?
Oh no another race war? Hope Andy doesn't read this! 8-)
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John Stafford
wrote:
> John Stafford (Staf...@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.edu) wrote:
>
> : FAQ: WFO == "WIDE FULL OPEN" British derivation.
>
> What a load of crap. It stands for Wide Fucking Open just the same
> as in the US.
(Correction: Wick Full Open)
This is a term we used in the Sixties, when I lived in
England (Oxford.) Maybe this was before you were born.
If it is, then I'm more Brit than you, you bloody newbie.
Charles Sampson - K31
you old fart :") :") (ear to ear smiley liked your answer just had to
throw the last in for fun)
Charlie Sampson
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Tom Gent
>chr...@NAD.3Com.COM writes:
>>>Staf...@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.edu (John Stafford) wrote:
>>>> FAQ: WFO == "WIDE FULL OPEN" British derivation.
>>> or "WICK FULL OPEN" again, Brit.
>> WFO == "WHILST FULL OPEN" again, Brit.
>
>Weally Fine Owgasm --- E. Fudd
>
Are you sure that wasn't Babwa Wawa?
Oh, and of course the American version of WFO would be "Wednesday 'fore open".
Tom Gent
Michael Seales
> In article <CDKu9...@world.std.com> k...@world.std.com (Keith D Gregory) writes:
>
>
> >I've always thought this meant something like "Wide F---ing Open"
> >-kdg
>
> Try "Wide F**king Open". That's what the guys I ride with mean by WFO.
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I nominate this for "posting without brain engaged" of the month.
Mike
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Jeff Lloyd
>John Stafford (Staf...@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.edu) wrote:
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>: FAQ: WFO == "WIDE FULL OPEN" British derivation.
>
>What a load of crap. It stands for Wide Fucking Open just the same
>as in the US.
>
>Why do you think we Brits are always so polite?
>
>Oh no another race war? Hope Andy doesn't read this! 8-)
"Wide Fucking Open"... as in ... "your mouth is WFO" ... "It has to be, to get
your foot in"
:-)
ObMoto: Mark, when you on for this ride then?
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Josh J Fielek
>In article <CDp4w...@uniplex.co.uk>, m...@uniplex.co.uk (Mark Hodgson)
>wrote:
>
>> John Stafford (Staf...@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.edu) wrote:
>>
>> : FAQ: WFO == "WIDE FULL OPEN" British derivation.
>>
>> What a load of crap. It stands for Wide Fucking Open just the same
>> as in the US.
>
> (Correction: Wick Full Open)
> This is a term we used in the Sixties, when I lived in
> England (Oxford.) Maybe this was before you were born.
> If it is, then I'm more Brit than you, you bloody newbie.
>
I always thought it was for "Whot the Fock 'Oppened?", as quote by
Hackney poms with really bad accents when they wicked the throttle full open
and the bike left without them.
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Michael D. Maxfield
>In article <speed...@engr.latech.edu>, spe...@engr.latech.edu (Speedy Mercer) writes:
>> In article <CDKu9...@world.std.com> k...@world.std.com (Keith D Gregory) writes:
>>
>>
>> >I've always thought this meant something like "Wide F---ing Open"
Gee, What size bur did you get stuck up your *ss.
It stands for "Wide *uck*** Open!"
Damn, is everyone clueless here?
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Rob Koopman
>|> If it is, then I'm more Brit than you, you bloody newbie.
>you old fart :") :") (ear to ear smiley liked your answer just had to
> throw the last in for fun)
...which brings to mind another version:
With Fart Overboost (anyone tried WFAfterburner? beats NOx??)
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Charles Sampson - K31
|> In article <1993Sep20.2...@ncsu.edu> st...@bucolix.ece.ncsu.edu (Steve Garnier) writes:
|> >chr...@NAD.3Com.COM writes:
|> >>>Staf...@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.edu (John Stafford) wrote:
|> >>>> FAQ: WFO == "WIDE FULL OPEN" British derivation.
|> >>> or "WICK FULL OPEN" again, Brit.
|> >> WFO == "WHILST FULL OPEN" again, Brit.
|> >
|> >Weally Fine Owgasm --- E. Fudd
|>
I confused..... Must be a regional joke.
Charlie Sampson
csa...@relay.nswc.navy.mil
Speedy Mercer
>In article <speed...@engr.latech.edu>, spe...@engr.latech.edu (Speedy Mercer) writes:
>> In article <CDKu9...@world.std.com> k...@world.std.com (Keith D Gregory) writes:
>>
>>
>> >I've always thought this meant something like "Wide F---ing Open"
>> > [snip]
>> >-kdg
>>
>> Try "Wide F**king Open". That's what the guys I ride with mean by WFO.
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>I nominate this for "posting without brain engaged" of the month.
>Mike
Yeah? Well waz yer point? Can't you see that F---ing and F**king are not
even similar? Sheesh! Talk about nit-picking! %-P
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Tom Gent
A bit too subtle. Hint: suppose you are riding an American moto on a
Sunday, and wish to go WFO...
I should quit breaking that one beer posting limit.
Tom Gent
Michael G. Palmer
The first one is spot on ... WFO = Wide Fucking Open. Since when is a
r.m motorcyclist subtle?
From the FAQ:
WFO Wide F***ing Open - the normal throttle position
for Denizens, squids, and unfortunates on 50cc
Honda step-throughs.
Come to think of it, since you need a clue, I'll just send you a FAQ.
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Michael Weaver
>In article <CDq4y...@inform.co.nz> de...@inform.co.nz (Michael Seales) writes:
>>In article <speed...@engr.latech.edu>, spe...@engr.latech.edu (Speedy Mercer) writes:
>>> In article <CDKu9...@world.std.com> k...@world.std.com (Keith D Gregory) writes:
>>>
>>>
>>> >I've always thought this meant something like "Wide F---ing Open"
>>> Try "Wide F**king Open". That's what the guys I ride with mean by WFO.
>>I nominate this for "posting without brain engaged" of the month.
>
>Gee, What size bur did you get stuck up your *ss.
>
>It stands for "Wide *uck*** Open!"
>
>Damn, is everyone clueless here?
Nope. The clueless ones should be obvious.
The idea here is that Keith said that he thought it might mean:
"Wide Fucking Open"
Speedy responded that it meant:
"Wide Fucking Open"
Micheal found this amusing in that Speedy was not paying attention to his
posting.
You, sir, blew it altogether. Much more amusing than Speedy's gaff.
Later,
Mike
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Mark Hodgson
Born in the fifties (just) I'm afraid. My post was on the basis of what it
stands for now. Remember gay meant happy and jolly in the sixties - it
doesn't now except occasionally on the BBC!
Anyway they're ever so polite in Oxford and rarely use foul and abusive
language - perhaps that's how you got your derivation of WFO.
:-) Mark
Steve Kuiper
In article e...@hobbes.cc.uga.edu, wea...@moe.coe.uga.edu (Michael Weaver) writes:
>In article <tweekCD...@netcom.com> tw...@netcom.com (Michael D. Maxfield) writes:
>>In article <CDq4y...@inform.co.nz> de...@inform.co.nz (Michael Seales) writes:
>>>In article <speed...@engr.latech.edu>, spe...@engr.latech.edu (Speedy Mercer) writes:
>>>> In article <CDKu9...@world.std.com> k...@world.std.com (Keith D Gregory) writes:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> >I've always thought this meant something like "Wide F---ing Open"
>>>> Try "Wide F**king Open". That's what the guys I ride with mean by WFO.
>>>I nominate this for "posting without brain engaged" of the month.
>>
>>Gee, What size bur did you get stuck up your *ss.
>>
>>It stands for "Wide *uck*** Open!"
>>
>>Damn, is everyone clueless here?
>
>
>Nope. The clueless ones should be obvious.
>
>The idea here is that Keith said that he thought it might mean:
>"Wide Fucking Open"
>
>Speedy responded that it meant:
>"Wide Fucking Open"
>
>Micheal found this amusing in that Speedy was not paying attention to his
>posting.
>
>You, sir, blew it altogether. Much more amusing than Speedy's gaff.
>
>Later,
>Mike
He KNOWS what happened! Michael Maxfield was JOKING! (god theres a lot
of Michaels in this thread) First there was f---ing. Then f**king. He
added *uck*** just to suck some gullible fool like you into posting an
above-type reply. (Nice bait MM. Kinda obvious, but it worked nicely
this time. Doubt you were even trying tho)
Get it?? Satire! A joke! I nominate *this* for "posting without brain
engaged" of the month.
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Doug Rinckes
In article 13...@ncsu.edu, st...@bucolix.ncsu.edu (Steve Garnier) writes:
>chr...@NAD.3Com.COM writes:
>>>> FAQ: WFO == "WIDE FULL OPEN" British derivation.
>> WFO == "WHILST FULL OPEN" again, Brit.
>
>Weally Fine Owgasm --- E. Fudd
In article 16...@fys.ruu.nl, koo...@fys.ruu.nl (Rob Koopman) writes:
>....which brings to mind another version:
>
> With Fart Overboost (anyone tried WFAfterburner? beats NOx??)
Wabbit Fwuckin Obwiterater E Fudd again.
Wheel Fell Off
Which Felony, Officer?
*The bible, Tuning 4 stroke engines, discusses WOT (Wide Open Throttle),
not WFO.
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John Stafford
wrote:
> Anyway they're ever so polite in Oxford and rarely use foul and abusive
> language - perhaps that's how you got your derivation of WFO.
This is true. In Oxford our language was gentle because the objects
of our vituperation were Triumphs, BSAs and Vincents. It wasn't until
I became involved with Harleys that I was truly inspired to the
heights of obscenity. Fuck Harley! Gosh, that's much better than
That Wickedly Inconsiderate Sloth, Sir Lucas! And it fits better
on a T-Shirt.
Michael D. Maxfield
>
>In article e...@hobbes.cc.uga.edu, wea...@moe.coe.uga.edu (Michael Weaver) writes:
>>In article <tweekCD...@netcom.com> tw...@netcom.com (Michael D. Maxfield) writes:
>>>In article <CDq4y...@inform.co.nz> de...@inform.co.nz (Michael Seales) writes:
>>>>In article <speed...@engr.latech.edu>, spe...@engr.latech.edu (Speedy Mercer) writes:
>>>>> In article <CDKu9...@world.std.com> k...@world.std.com (Keith D Gregory) writes:
>>>>>
>>>>> >I've always thought this meant something like "Wide F---ing Open"
>>>>> Try "Wide F**king Open". That's what the guys I ride with mean by WFO.
>>>>I nominate this for "posting without brain engaged" of the month.
>>"Wide Fucking Open"
> First there was f---ing.
> Then f**king.
> He added *uck***
> just to suck some gullible fool like you into posting an
> above-type reply. (Nice bait MM. Kinda obvious, but it worked nicely
> this time. Doubt you were even trying tho)
Trying? No, I thought it stood for "sucking".
It must be this damn cursive script on my terminal. The F's look like S's.
Michael Weaver
> of Michaels in this thread) First there was f---ing. Then f**king. He
> added *uck*** just to suck some gullible fool like you into posting an
> above-type reply. (Nice bait MM. Kinda obvious, but it worked nicely
> this time. Doubt you were even trying tho)
Gullible fool ideed!
I call you out to the field of honor. Choose your weapon and my second will
be in touch.
>
> Get it?? Satire! A joke! I nominate *this* for "posting without brain
> engaged" of the month.
Yup. I got it. I got it along time ago, and I continue to get it often. :-)
I find it hum[o|ou]rous that people go to such lengths to morph *u*king. I
wanted to see if anyone would flame me for posting such profanity.
Well, I got flamed, tho not for the profanity.