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Like 'the' you'd think it was wouldn't you? Alas.

Not "good"

And not a synonym for a political party either.

>Is it a pre-internet acronym<

Oh definitely.

Fixing the subject line for convenience

The P means Please?
The G means Great?

Are there any words (like The, for example) left out of the acronym?

is it something dirty?

A society of some sort?

>>Fixing the subject line for convenience<<

Good idea.

The P means Please? Nope.
The G means Great? No it doesn't.


>>Are there any words (like The, for example) left out of the acronym?<<
Nope it is full and complete.

>>is it something dirty? <<

Nope.

Not a society.

If we get to the bottom of this page and are no further advanced, I just might let slip a clue, as I only seem to be saying 'no' a lot.

One of the F's is for For? And if you need me to pick one, I'd say the first.



Second First Third G? Fourth O? P?

We could also look for where it is unappropriate to mention SFTGFOP. Would it be among people who share some ideas or tastes (political, or musical taste, or fans of some football team, something like that)?

>>One of the F's is for For?<<

I'd so dearly love to tell you that it was, but it isn't.

>>people who share some ideas or tastes (political, or musical taste, or fans of some football team, something like that)?<<

None of those but have a DGI Bonus for having the right sort of idea.

Is it an acronym for a sentence (like JFGI) or for, er, something (like the GOP which has nothing to do)?

Now now, the right idea... Environmentalists might get upset? Royalty? Modern Art buffs? Hootooers?

which has nothing to do *with the correct answer*

>>Is it an acronym for a sentence<<

Not a sentence, there are no verbs.

>>Environmentalists, Royalty, Art buffs, Hootooers<<

All irrelevant, however on the other hand, most have probably encountered this at least once in another guise.

Is the O.P. 'Oil Pipeline'?



GT

Nope. )

Are we in need of a clue?

No, no, no,

I know what it is



Black tea to be precise.

Special Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe

It's the highest grade of FOP - a friend of mine is a tea connoisseur and she goes on about it.

I dunno .... it's tea innit?

So, it wouldn't be appropriate to talk about it in Starbucks*?

RF

* Because they can't even get coffee right.

Fesior +3

You are correct abbreviation used by traders for the grading system for black teas.

But where might it not be spoken?