overcome by events - it's military jargon

overcome by events - it's military jargon
by airborneirish (2023-10-18 22:47:03)

In reply to: Order of the British Empire? * posted by ravenium

And even when I was in it's highly meta.

https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-acronym-OBE-mean-in-the-military

Basically appropriate in situations like this where someone is blathering on about something and meanwhile, almost instantly, the thing they're blathering on about is now irrelevant because events show their concern is no longer relevant.

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Ahh! I think the internet slang is "didn't age well" * - ravenium 2023-10-18 23:54:15