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Kent & East Sussex Railway

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by martin1656, Apr 10, 2017.

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  1. Mark Thompson

    Mark Thompson Well-Known Member

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    I have an American pen pal who always signs herself off with "TTFN".
    How things spread...
     
    Mark Thompson, Sep 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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    "TTFN" has been pretty common in the US for quite a long while; many decades now.

    Noel
     
    jnc, Sep 9, 2026 at 3:53 AM
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    Miff Part of the furniture Friend

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    Tigger …. TTFN
     
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  4. Jamessquared

    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

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    Possibly picked up by GIs who were stationed in the UK and listened to ITMA on the radio during that time?

    Tom
     
    Jamessquared, Sep 9, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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    He'd hate the Louis Jordan song GI Jive... to this day I can't work out what "...worn out 3As or beat-up 4Fs" refers to - some sort of physical assessment of GI recruits?
     
    The Green Howards, Sep 9, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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    Probably - there certainly was a classification system
     
    35B, Sep 9, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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    Meanwhile, back on the Kent & East Sussex....
     
    Fireline, Sep 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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