Evening Folks

As with any community the way we communicate will evolve and local phrases and lingo start to appear.
Often this new dialect can confuse others from different areas.
Given the intelligence and hardcore nerdness of the FM wedding forum their language may be hard for the laymen to decipher.
To help others understand please contribute one word or phrase with their meaning that you have read on these boards.



Druncle – An inebriated wedding quest related to the bride or groom who can either be a pest or a source of comedy..
Not to be confused with an "Uncle Bob".




<Disclaimer> Although I have never seen the the word “Druncle” on this forum I read it in a publication from the North East of England and immediately thought of a few wedding guests I had previously encountered.

there is the list of canon lens nicknames...

Sorted by lens (many have more than one nickname):
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM: Coke Bottle, 1/3 of the "Zoom Holy Trinity"
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM: 1/3 of the "Baby L Set"
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6: Dogtoy
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM: Breadwinner Mark II, Red Brick, 1/3 of the "Zoom Holy Trinity"
Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM: Goldfinger
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM: Dust Trumpet
Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L USM: Breadwinner
Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM: 1/3 of the "Holy Trinity"
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM: Nifty Fifty, Fiddy
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8: Granddad
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II: Thrifty Fifty, 1/3 of the "Baby L Set"
Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II USM: Pocket Rocket II
Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo: Magic Mole
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM: Milkbottle
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM: 1/3 of the "Baby L Set"
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM: BogRoll
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L USM: Canonball, 1/3 of the "Holy Trinity", Hand Grenade
Canon EF 80-200mm f/2.8: Magic Drainpipe
Canon EF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II: Pocket Rocket
Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM: Coffee Grinder
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM: Dust Trombone, Dust Pump
Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM: Hyper Pipelet, 1/3 of the "Holy Trinity"
Canon EF 200mm f/1.8 L: Eye of Sauron
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM: Prime-Pipe
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM: The Beast, Phat Boy
Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM: DO Plenty
Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS USM: The Stanley Cup
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM: Flightdelite
Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM: The Cannon
Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM: Popeye
Sigma 14mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical HSM: Twinkles
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC: Doall
Sigma 20mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF RF: Bargain Bucket/El Hombre
Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO RF HSM: Bigma
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF HSM: Fake Drainpipe
Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO Aspherical: Radar Gun
Sigma 180mm f/3.5 EX DG APO Macro IF HSM: Bokeh Baby
Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX DG APO HSM IF: Sigmonster
Tokina AF 193 - 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5: Plastic Fantastic

Sorted by Name:
1/3 of the "Baby L Set": Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM
1/3 of the "Baby L Set": Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
1/3 of the "Baby L Set": Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM
Bargain Bucket: Sigma 20mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF RF
The Beast: Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Bigma: Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO RF HSM
BogRoll: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM
Bokeh Baby: Sigma 180mm f/3.5 EX DG APO Macro IF HSM
Breadwinner Mark II: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
Breadwinner: Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L USM
The Cannon: Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM
Canonball: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L USM
Coffee Grinder: Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM
Coke Bottle: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
DO Plenty: Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM
Doall: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC
Dogtoy: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Dust Pump: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM
Dust Trombone: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM
Dust Trumpet: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
El Hombre: Sigma 20mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF RF
Eye of Sauron: Canon EF 200mm f/1.8 L
Fake Drainpipe: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF HSM
Fiddy: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Flightdelite: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
Goldfinger: Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Hand Grenade: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L USM
1/3 of the "Holy Trinity": Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM
1/3 of the "Holy Trinity": Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L USM
1/3 of the "Holy Trinity": Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM
Hyper Pipelet: Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM
Magic Drainpipe: Canon EF 80-200mm f/2.8
Magic Mole: Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo
Milkbottle: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Nifty Fifty: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Phat Boy: Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Plastic Fantastic: Tokina AF 193 - 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5
Pocket Rocket II: Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II USM
Pocket Rocket: Canon EF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II
Popeye: Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM
Prime-Pipe: Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM
Radar Gun: Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO Aspherical
Red Brick: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
Sigmonster: Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX DG APO HSM IF
The Stanley Cup: Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Thrifty Fifty: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Twinkles: Sigma 14mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical HSM
1/3 of the "Zoom Holy Trinity": Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
1/3 of the "Zoom Holy Trinity": Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
1/3 of the "Zoom Holy Trinity": Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM

Man, that is a new level in nerdness Joe.

You sure you never left any out?

BKphotography wrote:
Man, that is a new level in nerdness Joe.

You sure you never left any out?

a while back I had a thread where everyone added in a few... so I think this one is up to date... although people still confuse the thrifty and the nifty fifties...

Dude - I thought the 50 f/1.8 was the nifty fifty or plastic fantastic. Can you add those?

I am embarrassed to say I have to look up a lot of words used on this forum

FTW used to have me puzzled.

I think it was Pat Furey who coined FTMFW.



FTMFW - (F)or (T)he (M)other (F)ornicating (W)in

YMMV - your mileage may vary

I had to look that one up.

DB wrote:
Dude - I thought the 50 f/1.8 was the nifty fifty or plastic fantastic. Can you add those?

I am embarrassed to say I have to look up a lot of words used on this forum

the EF 50mm F/1.4 is the "Nifty Fifty" as it works good and is inexpensive.

the EF 50mm F/1.8 II is the "Thrifty Fifty" as it also works good and is *really* inexepensive

IMHO I have no idea WTF this thread is good for.

on the road cycling forum I am frequently on, HTFU is common . (Harden the f*ck up), a retort to whiners, and I guess a variation on STFU.

Poor showing ladies and lads.

Thought this thread would yield some good laughs...

New names for the 24-70L:

- The Soft Machine
- The Backfocuser
- The Uninspired

Nikkor 85 1.4 Cream Machine

I always thought the "nifty fifty" was the plastic 1.8 lens, too.

yeah. Plastic fantastic is my fav name for it!

Tony Hoffer wrote:
New names for the 24-70L:

- The Soft Machine
- The Backfocuser
- The Uninspired



Dead weight?

MTBtrials wrote:
Tony Hoffer wrote:
New names for the 24-70L:

- The Soft Machine
- The Backfocuser
- The Uninspired



Dead weight?

heh brilliant!

The Dark Side = Nikon

Not because their lenses are black but because everyone knows Darth Vader and his mates were the coolest in Star Wars.

BKphotography wrote:
The Dark Side = Nikon

Not because their lenses are black but because everyone knows Darth Vader and his mates were the coolest in Star Wars.



Evil always wins because good is dumb?

Wait wrong movie

MTBtrials wrote:
BKphotography wrote:
The Dark Side = Nikon

Not because their lenses are black but because everyone knows Darth Vader and his mates were the coolest in Star Wars.



Evil always wins because good is dumb?

Wait wrong movie





Is it bad if I've seen that movie more than Star Wars?

Comb the desert!