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BBS: Saratoga CLONE
Date: 09-18-92 (06:00) Number: 41
From: JOE WARJAS Refer#: NONE
To: ALL Recvd: NO
Subj: ACRONYMS Conf: (25) WorldNet
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Every day, until I finish the list, I am going to send a few
pages of acronyns that are used in BBSing. If you have any
questions or have any to add to the list, please send me a
message.
AAMOF = As A Matter Of Fact
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AWGTHTGTTA = Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again?
Alternative form is AWGTHTGTATA (...Through ALL This Again?)
BAC = By Any Chance
BBFN = Bye Bye For Now
BCNU = Be Seeing You
BIOYIOP = Blow It Out Your Input Output Port
BK = Because
BRB = Be Right Back (generally used on chat systems)
BTA = But Then Again
BTSOOM = Beats the [stuffing] out of me
BTW = By The Way
BYKT = But You Knew That
BYKTA = But You Knew That Already
CMIIW = Correct Me If I'm Wrong
CUL = See You Later
CU L8R = See You Later
CYA = Cover Your A** (Ascii ?)
CYL = See You Later
DIIK = Damned If I Know
DILLIGAFF = Do I Look Like I Give a Flying Filament
DLG = Devilish Little Grin
DNPM = Darn Near P***ed Myself
DOM = Dirty Old Man
EOD = End Of Discussion
EOL = End Of Lecture
EOT = End Of Thread
ESOSL = Endless Snorts of Stupid Laughter
FDROTFL = Falling Down Rolling On The Floor Laughing
FITB = Fill In The Blank....
FOTCL = Falling Off The Chair Laughing
FWIW = For What It's Worth
FYI = For Your Information
GD&R = Grin, Duck & Run
GIWIST = Gee I Wish I'd Said That
GLG = Goofy Little Grin
GOK = God Only Knows
GOTFIA = Groaning On The Floor In Agony
H none
IAC = In Any Case
IAE = In Any Event
IMCO = In My Considered Opinion
IMCDO = In My Conceited Dogmatic Opinion.
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOW = In Other Words
IITYWYBMAB = If I Tell You, Will You Buy Me A Beer
IITYWYBAD = If I Tell You, Will You Buy Another Drink
INPO = In No Particular Order
J none
KCBIWIYWI = Keep Coming Back, It Works If You Work It
KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid
LLTA = Lots and Lots of Thunderous (or Thundering) Applause
LOL = Laughing out loud
LMAO = Laughing My A** Off
LTMSH = Laughing 'Til My sides Hurt
MORF = Male Or Female
MUNG = Mash Until No Good
NBL = Not Bloody Likely
NICBDAT = Nothing Is Certain But Death And Taxes
NIMBY = Not In My Backyard
NIMTO = Not In My Term of Office
NPLU = Not People Like Us
NQOS = Not Quite Our Sort
NRN = No Reply Necessary
OIC = OH!, I See
OTOH = On The Other Hand
PF&HOMW = Printed, Framed & Hanging On My Wall
PGY = Post Graduate year PGY-1, PGY-2 etc. used in PGY Med.
PMETC = Pardon Me Etc.
PMYMHMMFSWGAD = Pardon Me, You Must Have Mistaken Me For Someone
Who Gives A Damn.
PITA = Pain In The A**
PMJI = Pardon My Jumping In
POV = Point Of View
PTO=Patent and Trademark Office (US Govt)
Q none
ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLAHMSL = Rolling On Floor Laughing And Holding My Sides
Laughing
ROTBA = Reality On The Blink Again
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROFLASTC (or ROFLASC) = Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Scaring
The Cat. Originated, I'm told by Pamela Dean, who types
with a cat on her lap.
ROTFLMAAOBPO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A*s And Other
Body Parts Off
ROTM = Right On The Money
ROY G. BIV = An acronym for the colors of the spectrum-- Red
Orange Yellow Gree Blue Indigo Violet
RSN = Real Soon Now
RTFM = Read The F**** Manual
SITD = Still in the dark
SOP = Standing Operational Proceedures
SWAG = Simple Wild A** Guess
SYT = Sweet Young Thing
TANJ = There Ain't No Justice
TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TIC = Tongue In Cheek
TINALO = This Is Not A Legal Opinion
TINAR = This Is Not A Recommendation
TIWTGLGG = This Is Where The Goofy Little Grin Goes
TJATAW = Truth, Justice, And The American Way
TLA = Three Letter Acronym
TPTB = The Powers That Be
TRDMC = Tears Running Down My Cheeks
TTBOMK = To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
TTYL = Talk To You Later
TYVM = Thank You Very Much
U none
V none
WAMKSAM = Why Are My Kids (or Kitties) Staring At Me?
WIBAMU = Well I'll be a Monkey's Uncle
WYSBYGI = What You See Before You Get It
WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
WYTYSYDG = What You Thought You Saw, You Didn't Get
X none
YAFA = Yet Another "Fine" Abbreviation
YAP = Yet Another Ploy
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
Z none
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