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What industry secret are you aware of that most people aren't? (programming.dev)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 months ago (3 children)

The NYPD does not internally call itself a "police force", its always "paramilitary organization" or similar.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago (1 children)

[x] doubt

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I actually worked there as an intern (unpaid of course).

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately you saying that still has the same credibility as your first statement. It's just your word. I don't doubt they do on occasion but to say ALWAYS refer to themselves that way is a lot to take on word alone.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm saying internally, they call themselves a police force for external (aka public) relations. Internally they feel no need to use pretty language.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Has this ever leaked out in writing or do they have 100% success rate of keeping this a secret?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

"F*** the paramilitary organization" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Just make it an acronym, P.O.

Maybe double up to make it sound cute

popo

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Popo is a word used in German to describe a butt

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

In Portuguese, the suffix "zão" is colloquially used to represent an augmentative form. "Popozão", in Brazil, means exactly what you're thinking of.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is it pronounced poopoo?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No, more like poh poh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I'd say it's more like "Poppo". The English popo for police would be "poh poh", I think.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Fuck the junta

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Wait what