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It's part of "RTFM" -- an acronym for "Read The eFfing Manual". As a former-techwriter and retired Unix/Linux sysadmin, it was the the usual ending to this generic conversation:

User: I can't...

In my zeal to liven-up some old, dyed-horn scales, I failed to read ALL of "TFM" and, as a result, I soaked them in neatsfoot oil first, and only afterward discovered the "sand first, then soak"...