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Lightning's BOLT#2 has a real message type called `stfu`, sent right before a channel upgrade to freeze both sides mid-conversation. The spec insists it officially stands for "SomeThing Fundamental is Underway." Nobody reading the wire log for the first time believes that for even a second.
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