Next time think twice

Let me first start out by apologizing for the lack of maturity in this post.

I saw this website advertised on a van this morning: www.ukbarfclub.co.uk. Now that's a club I don't want to join. I think someone should have thought twice about that name! I have since learned that BARF stands for "Bones and Raw Food" which is in reference to a certain type of pet diet.

That got me thinking, "Do they not use the term 'barf' for vomit in the UK?" Naturally that led to a Google search. When I searched "barf" all the listings were for this particular type of pet diet. I then confirmed in an online UK slang dictionary that barf is slang for vomit. Finally, I had my mom do some research to see what came up if she searched from the US and it had similar results to my search in the UK.

So...why would these people ever choose the acronym BARF? Clearly it means vomit so why would you choose to use it for something serious? I suggest you search it on Google. The results are a treasure trove of teenage boy jokes. Here is a sampling of the results:

Barfworld
Barf for Beginners
What is Barf?

This will lead you to many more interesting sites such as:

Barf Tips & Tricks
Genuine Barf Diet
Become a Barf Distributor

Lastly, you may want to add the Barf Blog to your Google Reader blog roll.