NA

NA: Not Applicable 

Say, you have to fill out a form for a job.  Or one of those 5-page medical questionnaires.  Or, I'm guessing, a profile on a dating site? 

I like circling NA on pages of ailments and former surgeries.  Applying for a job or describing myself on a dating app: NA. Planning a wedding, NA, world travel, NA/

By the way:

If Robert Kennedy were still alive, I wonder what he'd  think of his son's bizarre questions for anyone who wants to work in the Department of Health and Human Services--if he convinces anyone besides Donald that he's remotely qualified to lead it?  Here are a few of his terribly worded and intrusive questions: 

"I don't have much interest in having sex with another person."

"I believe many things others don't--like having a 'sixth sense' clairvoyance, and telepathy--and as an adolescent, I had bizarre fantasies and preoccupations." (Here we have five questions in one, easiest answer NA.)

"I consistently use my physical appearance to draw attention to myself." 

The relevance of these questions is laughable, but then RFK Jr. is regarded by most people as pretty nuts.  

Lately, I've been paying attention to what's NLA: no longer applicable.

Sports, for example, has never held a shred of interest for me.   I tune out when the subject comes up on NPR.  It's straight up NA.  Same with financial planning, starting a business, building a deck in my beautifully self-landscaped yard, or hosting a party of twenty. 

Flipping through a magazine while waiting in lines, I often notice how many ads and articles are NLA.   Some of them never were.

Fashion, make-up, weight loss secrets, cocktail recipes, great places to hike or bike, and cruises to Europe--these are among the very long list (getting longer every year) of things that no longer apply. 

I'd love to know what things are your lists!