For the rest of you, both FIIGMO and FUBIS were used by guys who were about to get out of the service and just REALLY didn't care much what WHO thought.
I told you what FIIGMO means. The Army term that Horace used means "F___ you, Buddy, I'm short!" (Meaning "a short-timer.")
FUBAR just then came back to mind. It means "F_____ UP BEYOND ALL REPAIR." Alternatively, for the squeamish, the first word COULD be "Fouled."
I remember, for instance, when I was in the FIIGMO stage of my Air Force career, I answered my squadron commander's query about reenlisting by saying, "Sir, I'd rather be a civilian on welfare."
Never DID get any "welfare" except for the GI Bill, which I figured I'd traded three years, nine months, twenty-eight days and thirteen hours of my life for, so I had EARNED that $135 a month.
Yeah, and looking back on it all, I thank GOD for the opportunies my country gave me.
I heard a saying in Nashville. "He's Lost His Tall." Meaning that someone has lost his status or his 'place' in line.
What happened was - I asked Bud Logan, John Conlee's Record Producer, why a certain writer wasn't getting many 'cuts' (songs recorded)? - and Bud said, "He's Lost His Tall."