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WTFA to LOLCAT Conversion

Category: Self: Meet Center. Center: Meet Self.Teaching
Posted on: June 9, 2008 7:43 PM, by Dave Bacon

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1

It just occurred to me how cool it would be if TFA stood for transfinite automaton.

Posted by: Domenic Denicola | June 9, 2008 9:34 PM

2

Vintage Calvin -- you've been practising!

Posted by: Matt Platte | June 9, 2008 9:36 PM

3

I noticed that "wtfa lolcat soda" is a google golf hit. It returns exactly one result.

Or at least it was, until I usied the word "soda" here.

Posted by: Ralph Hartley | June 10, 2008 9:21 AM

4

WTF is a WTFA?

[a] When Things Fall Apart
[b] a radio/TV station
[c] Wild Tiger Fund, Australia
[d] What the F***, @$$****?
[e] other (specify)

Posted by: themadlolscientist | June 10, 2008 12:44 PM

5

WTFA is next in the sequence,
DFA, NFA, ....

WTF Automaton.

Posted by: Dave Bacon | June 10, 2008 12:46 PM

6

Google search results:

[...]

�K*�Trimble Reference Station 1.04 Serial number: 47296091��F��F � ...
File Format: Unrecognized - View as HTML
8╝┐ *G *╨A3\O├sA@⌐>╡hA�I┴─&G *╨#Σ*░*≡*AYuA≥wTfA,**E&G *╨*∞**├σ⌠�*wA╠V┐N┴▌CU┼&G ╨*-. r3*╚▓. vA�╣@OA! ...
giscenter-gps.isu.edu/GPS/2007/I7070116.ssf

[...]

1=4 2=12632256 4=;18 5=Arial;18 0=AFDIDCSA~VgmegYg}HIW doj. IojO ...
(tC`t $ve|Iu Nfa mRc sd svZ uws lk Pqt \k vm Zhbu ]yl{ Fh }_mJ ^v` Tn|Yr ..... A~] uq Jvd]_ ~s oVlcq iZmuu $nc tubod ubf_\| Kva sa|tq h[P|@Z @wtFA ijlO]i . ...
www.barkati.net/dawat/dawat3.u98

[...]

Sure - now I get it! :-)

Posted by: themadlolscientist | June 11, 2008 11:24 AM

7

Come on people, is this your first day on the internet?

What the **** Aardvark... duh!

Posted by: Nathan | June 17, 2008 4:59 AM

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