r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/WithSkelly • Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/TheAmazingSealo Apr 24 '26

What does ETA stand for in this context please?

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u/binkkit Apr 24 '26

Edited To Add

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u/DownrightDrewski Apr 24 '26

Someone had downvoted every comment correctly saying edited to add. I'm guessing it's because they're thinking about estimated time of arrival, but, in context that makes no fucking sense.

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u/AdventurousOkra2965 Apr 24 '26

ETA is estimated time of arrival. Can’t just make up acronyms and expect people to understand

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u/Xythrielle Apr 24 '26

It’s been edited to add on Reddit for like at least 10 years

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u/BookProper9115 Apr 24 '26

I've been on Reddit since the Digg migration back in the day, I have never seen ETA used for anything but estimated time of arrival.

Did I shift timelines or something, what the hell is going on here? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

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u/Either_Mushroom_6393 Apr 26 '26

I've been on Reddit since I was 16 and I'm 25 now, and also have never ever seen this acronym before

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u/DownrightDrewski Apr 24 '26

Or, maybe, the same acronym can mean different things in different contexts. Mind blowing concept I know..

It's funny that most people on here can read it and understand given the context.

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u/AdventurousOkra2965 Apr 24 '26

Just say edit… why use an acronym that’s already widely used for a more common thing.

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u/DownrightDrewski Apr 24 '26

I typically do, but, I still understood the comment as I'm aware that context matters.

Going potentially NSFW here, but what does BBC mean? What about CBT?

My first instinct on both would be British Broadcasting Corporation, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Does that mean the NSFW definitions are wrong?

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u/AdventurousOkra2965 Apr 24 '26

No I get you. The ETA works in the context of Reddit but the annoying thing about it to me is that it’s easier to just say “edit” and have the same meaning without using an already popular acronym. Your bbc and cbt examples are good though in that they only make sense in their context.

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u/Gloomy_Fig2138 Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

It’s been edited to add on Internet forums since before they were called Internet forums. I used to see it on Usenet.

You may also enjoy knowing that on different forums, FTM may mean female to male or first time mom, and the readers are supposed to be able to understand by context clues. And on Buy/Sell/Trade forums, FFS means free for shipping instead of for fucks sake.

ETA: wait, did I see it on usenet? Could you edit your comments? Now I can’t remember. Cognitive impairment setting in I guess.

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u/BookProper9115 Apr 24 '26

I first connected to the internet in 1999 at 9 years old and have been terminally online since then. I used old-school forums for years for different games and hobbies and stuff before Reddit or Digg, even before 4Chan.

I have never seen ETA used in any context except for estimated time of arrival until today.

Either this is some Mandela shit or I'm taking crazy pills because it's simply not the case.