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#1
02-01-2002, 09:31 PM
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 Dumb Question I see the initials "LOL" used quite a lot in posts. What is that exactly? There are some other initials I have seen used but less often and I can't remember what they are now. Actually, the only initials I recognize are "btw" and it doesn't take an Einstein to figure out what they mean. Back To Work, right? Just kidding.  Jock  |
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#2
02-01-2002, 10:57 PM
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| There is no such thing as a dumb question. Why, I remember when I asked this very same question. LOL = Laughing out loud ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing ROFLMAO = Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off btw, you did say that you figured out btw, right? |
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#3
02-02-2002, 12:10 AM
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 Jock you are very sweet 
__________________ "Muabet de Turko,kama de Grego i komer de Djidio", old sefardic proverb ( Three things worth in life: the gossip of the Turk , the bed of the Greek and the food of the Jew) |
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#6
02-03-2002, 12:54 AM
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 FYI Jock, FWIW. HTH. Acronyms: AAMOF as a matter of fact BBFN bye bye for now BFN bye for now BTW by the way BYKT but you knew that CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong EOL end of lecture FAQ frequently asked question(s) FITB fill in the blank FWIW for what it's worth FYI for your information HTH hope this helps IAC in any case IAE in any event ICL in Christian love IMCO in my considered opinion IMHO in my humble opinion IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion IMO in my opinion IOW in other words LOL lots of luck or laughing out loud MGB may God bless MHOTY my hat's off to you NRN no reply necessary OIC oh, I see OTOH on the other hand ROF rolling on the floor ROFL rolling on floor laughing ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing RSN real soon now SITD still in the dark TIA thanks in advance TIC tongue in cheek TTYL talk to you later TYVM thank you very much WYSIWYG what you see is what you get <G> Grinning <J> Joking <L> Laughing <S> Smiling <Y> Yawning More Acronym Meanings: AFAIK As far as I know AFK Away from keyboard AISI As I see It AYST Are you still there? BAK Back at keyboard BBL Be back later BF Boyfriend BOC But of course BOS/BRS Big orange/red switch BOT Back on topic BRB Be right back BTW By the way CE Creative editing CMH Cross my heart CUL Catch/see you later CUL8R See you later CWYL Chat with you later D&C Duck and cover DBA Doing business as DUCWIC Do you see what I see DYHWIH Do you hear what I hear E2EG Ear to ear grin EOD End of discussion EOL End of lecture F2F Face-to-face FAQ Frequently asked questions FITB Fill in the blank FOAF Friend of a friend FTASB Faster than a speeding bullet FWIW For what it's worth FYA For your action FYI For your information GA Go ahead GD&R Grinning, ducking, and running GF Girlfriend GGN Gotta go now GIGO Garbage in, garbage out GIWIST Gee I wish I'd said that GMTA Great minds think alike GRUIT Get real you impudent thing HHOJ Ha ha only joking HHOK Ha ha only kidding HTH Hope this helps IAC In any case IANAC I am not a crook IANAL I am not a lawyer IBM Inadequate, but marketable ICUR I see you are IDBI I don't believe it IDC I don't care IDTS I don't think so ILIWTPCT I love it when the plan comes together ILY I love you IMBO In my biased opinion IMHO In my humble opinion IMI I mean it IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion IMO In my opinion IMVHO In my very humble opinion INPO In no particular order IOW In other words IRL In real life JAM Just a minute JIC Just in case JJ Just joking KISS Keep it simple, stupid KWIM Know what I mean? L8R Later LLTA Lots and lots of thunderous applause LOL Laughing out loud LTNS Long time no see MCIBTY (SN) My computer is better than yours (so nyah!) MFG More friendly garbage MORF Male or female MOTOS Member of the opposite sex MOTSS Member of the same sex MYOB Mind your own business NBD No big deal NERD National Establishment for Real Dorks NIMBY Not in my back yard NRN No reply necessary NTL Nevertheless OATUS On a totally unrelated subject OIC Oh, I see OTC Over the counter OTOH On the other hand OTTOMH Off the top of my head OTW On the whole OWTTE Or words to that effect POV Point of view PPP Petty pet peeve PTMM Please tell me more PTUM Please tell us more ROFL Rolling on floor laughing ROTBA Reality on the blink again RSN Real soon now SBT Strange but true SO Significant other SOP Standard operating procedure TANJ There ain't no justice TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch TCB Taking care of business TCS Take care sweetheart TGAL Think globally, act locally TGIF Thank God it's Friday TIA Thanks in advance TINALO This is not a legal opinion TINAR This is not a recommendation TINWIS That is not what I said TLA Three letter acronym TOJ Tears of joy TOY Thinking of you TPTB The powers that be TTBOMK To the best of my knowledge TTFN Ta-ta for now TTM To the moderator TTT That's the truth TTYL Talk to you later TTYRS Talk to you real soon TWIU That's what I understand TY Thank you UTC Under the counter UTT Under the table WHAK With hugs and kisses WMRS Write me real soon WRT With regard/respect to WYSIWYG What you see is what you get YAOTM Yet another off topic message YHGASP You have got a serious problem YWSYLS You win some, you lose some |
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#8
02-03-2002, 06:48 AM
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 Well you learn something new everyday or WYLSNE
__________________ Baruch ben Rueven / Chana "If the sun refused to shine, I will still be lovin you. Mountains crumble to the sea, it will still be you and me" |
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#9
02-03-2002, 08:31 AM
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| NK, Brad. Actually, there's a whole host of others that are fairly specific to individual communities. Such as: WTG! = Way to go! GJ! = Good job! WD! = Well done! See those all the time in the quiz chats, for example. For the most part, other than the laughing acronyms...I see ty, yw, np, cya, brb, btw, omg, gbu and oic more than anything else. I'm a computer geek for sure - but not THAT big of a geek!!!!! Oh! And every once in a while a Pooh fan who uses TTFN! No offense ShekharBhargava - don't mean to imply that you are a bigger geek than me by any means! |
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#10
02-03-2002, 10:41 AM
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 ShekharBhargava can you fing this acronym for me? MMA Thanks
__________________ "Muabet de Turko,kama de Grego i komer de Djidio", old sefardic proverb ( Three things worth in life: the gossip of the Turk , the bed of the Greek and the food of the Jew) |
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#12
02-03-2002, 01:18 PM
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| AItSpty cttat a ltf. Iitdtt smw, wn ettlsydhttsmsc, ogDSsydhttaa! Octbcalo! imho 
__________________ My latest musical venture! http://myspace.com/nikandtheniceguys http://nikentertainment.com "I'm at the age when food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table." Rodney Dangerfield RIP |
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#13
02-03-2002, 01:20 PM
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| Translation: Actually I think Shek proved that you can take this acronym thing a little too far. If it's that difficult to type so many words, why not either take typing lessons so you don't have to take so many short cuts, or get Dragon Speaking so you don't have to type at all! One can take being clever a little overboard imho 
__________________ My latest musical venture! http://myspace.com/nikandtheniceguys http://nikentertainment.com "I'm at the age when food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table." Rodney Dangerfield RIP |
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#14
02-03-2002, 01:24 PM
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| C(rose) yavsp MMA
__________________ "Muabet de Turko,kama de Grego i komer de Djidio", old sefardic proverb ( Three things worth in life: the gossip of the Turk , the bed of the Greek and the food of the Jew) |
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#15
02-03-2002, 01:24 PM
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| If you want to know the truth, Chrose...I couldn't agree more! That's why I only use a handful and obnoxiously type out many of the shortcuts anyway.... except lol....that is just too handy. HA! |
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