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RE: acronyms

To: "'ryan marro '" <ryan_marro@hotmail.com>, "'patricia.sauthoff@Colorado.EDU '" <patricia.sauthoff@Colorado.EDU>, "'spridgets@autox.team.net '" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: acronyms
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 13:00:35 -0600
This must be for the Marines!!!! 

-----Original Message-----
From ryan marro
To: patricia.sauthoff@Colorado.EDU; spridgets@autox.team.net
Sent: 12/16/2000 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: acronyms

Just one correction.  I heard this one yesterday.
TGIF=Toes Go In First
Ryan


>From: "Trisha" <patricia.sauthoff@Colorado.EDU>
>Reply-To: "Trisha" <patricia.sauthoff@Colorado.EDU>
>To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: acronyms
>Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 10:37:51 -0700
>
>here's a list of acronyms that was graciously sent to me when i joined
this
>list by a very computer savvy friend.  i keep it as a handy little
>reference.  hope this helps.
>
>Patricia
>
>
> >
> > ACRONYMS
> >
> > AAMOF       As A Matter Of Fact
> > ADN     Any Day Now
> > AFAIK       As Far As I Know
> > AMF     Goodbye! (Adios [My Friend])
> > AS      (On) Another Subject
> > ATSL        Along The Same Line
> > AWGTHTGTTA? Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again?
> >
> > B4N     Bye For Now
> > BAD     Broken As Designed
> > BAMF        Bad [A] [My Friend]
> > BBR     Burnt Beyond Recognition
> > BBS     Bulletin Board System
> > BCNU        Be seeing you
> > BNF     Big Name Fan
> > BRB     (I'll) Be Right Back
> > BRS     Big Red Switch
> > BTA     But Then Again
> > BTW     By The Way
> > BWQ     BuzzWord Quotient
> >
> > CU      See You
> > CUL     See You Later
> > CUL8R       See You Later
> > CYA     Cover Your [A]
> >
> > DIIK        Damned If I know
> > DTRT        Do The Right Thing
> > DWIMC       Do What I Mean Correctly
> >
> > ESAD        Eat [Sugar] And Die
> > ETLA        Extended Three Letter Acronym
> >
> > FAQ     Frequently Asked Questions
> > FISH        First In, Still Here
> > FITB        Fill In The Blank
> > FOAF        Friend Of A Friend
> > FRED        [Frigging] Ridiculous Electronic Device
> > FUBAR       [Fouled] Up Beyond All Recognition (or repair)
> > FURTB       Full Up Ready To Burst (regarding a hard drive)
> > FWIW        For What It's Worth
> > FYBITS      [Fool] You, Buddy, I'm The Sysop.
> > FYI     For Your Information
> >
> > <G>     Grin
> > GA      Go Ahead (or, 'I'm done, it's your turn to talk')
> > <GD&R>  Grinning, Ducking & Running (placed at end of a nasty
> >         message)
> > GDW     Grin, Duck, and Weave
> > GFR     Grim File Reaper
> > GIGO        Garbage In, Garbage Out
> > GIGO        Garbage In, Gospel Out (believing everything from
> >         computers)
> > GIWIST      Gee I Wish I'd Said That
> > GLAGH       Good Luck And Good Hunting
> > GMTA        Great Minds Think Alike
> >
> > HHTYAY      Happy Holidays to You and Yours
> > HWMBO       He Who Must Be Obeyed
> >
> > IAE     In Any Event
> > IANAL       I Am Not A Lawyer
> > IC      I See
> > IITYWISWYBMAD   If I Tell You What It Says, Will You Buy Me A Drink
> > IMAO        In My Arrogant Opinion
> > IMCO        In My Considered Opinion
> > IMHO        In My Humble (or Honest) Opinion
> > IMNSHO      In My Not So Humble Opinion
> > IMO     In My Opinion
> > ITMT        In The Mean Time
> > IOW     In Other Words
> > ISBAB       I Should've Bought A Book
> > ITSFWI      If The Shoe Fits, Wear It
> > IWBNI       It Would Be Nice If
> >
> > JIC     Just In Case
> > JITNOT      Just In The Nick Of Time
> >
> > KHYF        (I) Know How You Feel
> >
> > L8R     Later...
> > LAB&TYD Life's A Bitch & Then You Die
> > LTNT        Long Time, No Type
> >
> > MLA     Multi Letter Acronym
> > MOTAS       Member Of The Appropriate Sex
> > MOTOS       Member Of The Opposite Sex
> > MOTSS       Member Of The Same Sex
> >
> > NBFD        No Big [Frigging] Deal
> > NFW     No [FrigginG] Way
> > NTYMI       Now That You Mention It
> >
> > OFTPATHIRIO Oh [Fool] This Place And The Horse It Rode In On
> > OIC     Oh, I See
> > OTOH        On The Other Hand
> >
> > PFM     Pure [Frigging] Magic
> > PITA        Pain In The [A]
> > PLOKTA      Press Lots Of Keys To Abort
> > PMFBI       Pardon Me For Butting In
> > POSSLQ  Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
> > POV     Point Of View
> > PPTSPAHS    Please Pass The Salt, Pepper And Hot Sauce
> >
> > <ROTF>      Rolling On The Floor
> > <ROTFL> Rolling On The Floor Laughing
> > <ROTFLMAO>  Rolling On The Floor Laughing My [A] Off
> > RPG     Role Playing Game
> > RSN     Real Soon Now
> > RTFM        Read The [Fine] Manual (or message)
> >
> > <SG>        Sheepish Grin
> > SFLA        Stupid Four Letter Acronym
> > SMOP        Small Matter Of Programming
> > SNAFU       Situation Normal, All [Fouled] Up
> > SO      Significant Other
> > SOW     Speaking Of Which
> > SWMBO       She Who Must Be Obeyed
> > SYSOP       System Operator
> >
> > TAFN        That's All For Now
> > TARFU       Things Are Really [Fouled] Up
> > TANJ        There Ain't No Justice
> > TANSTAAFL   There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
> > TDM     Too Damn Many
> > TFTHAOT Thanks For The Help Ahead Of Time
> > TGIF        Thank God It's Friday
> > TIA     Thanks In Advance
> > TLA     Three Letter Acronym
> > TOBAL       There Oughta Be A Law
> > TOBG        This Oughta Be Good
> > TPTB        The Powers That Be
> > TTBOMK  To The Best Of My Knowledge
> > TTFN        Ta Ta For Now
> > TTL4N       That's The Lot For Now
> > TTUL        Talk To You Later
> > TTYL        Talk To You Later
> > TTYL8R      Talk To You Later
> >
> > WIMP        Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointing
> > WOFTAM  Waste Of [Frigging] Time And Money
> > WTF     What The [F]
> > WYGIWYPF    What You Get Is What You Pay For
> > WYSBYGI What You See Before You Get It
> > WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
> >
> > YABA        Yet Another Bloody Acronym
> > YDKWTFIGODY You Don't Know What The [F] Is Going On, Do You
> > YJDKDY      You Just Don't Know, Do Ya
> > YGLT        You're Gonna Love This
> > YMMV        Your Mileage May Vary
> >
> > *****
> >
> > EMOTICONS (Emotion Icons)
> >
> > :)      The original smiley face, "I'm Happy"
> > :(      The original frown
> > :-)     Smiling, happy face; don't take me too seriously
> > B-)     Above, but poster wears glasses or sunglasses
> > 8-)     Same as previous; also used to denote wide-eyed look
> > #:-)        :-) done by someone with sort of matted hair
> > :-(     Sad or angry face
> > >:-(        Even angrier face
> > @=      Flame about nuclear war, power or weapons follows
> >         mushroom cloud)
> > ;-)     Winking happy face (something said tongue-in-cheek)
> > :-P     Tongue stuck out
> > :-b     Same as previous
> > :-B     Buck-toothed smile
> > :-D     Wider happy face (or mouth open too much)
> > :-o     "Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)
> > #:-o        Same as previous
> > :-)##       Person with a beard
> > @:-)##      Person with a beard and a turban
> > (:-)        Messages dealing with bicycle helmets
> > <:-)        Dumb questions
> > oo      "Somebody's head-lights are on" messages
> > O>-<|=      Messages of interest to women
> > ;-)     Wink ( take this message with a grain of salt)
> > |-(     Late night messages
> > :^)     Messages teasing people about their noses
> > :-{#}       Messages teasing people about their braces
> > (:-#        Message concerning something that shouldn't have been
> >         said
> > (:-$        Message indicating person is ill
> > (:-&        Message indicating person is angry
> > (:-*        Kiss
> > (:-(        Message indicating person is VERY sad
> > (:^(        Message concerning people with broken noses
> > (:<)        Message concerning blabber mouths
> > :-(=)       Message about people with big teeth.
> > &:-)        Message from a person with curly hair
> > @:-)        Message from a person with wavy hair
> > ?-(     Message about people with a black eye
> > b-)     Message about a pirate
> > *:*     Message about fuzzy things
> > *:**        Message about fuzzy people with a fuzzy mustache
> > %-)     Message about people with broken glasses
> > +<:-|       Message from a monk/nun
> > {0-)        Message from cyclops
> > (:-D        Message concerning another blabber mouth
> > (:-|K-      Formal message
> > B-)     Message from Batman
> > @%&$%&  You know what that means
> > ||*(        Handshake offered
> > ||*)        Handshake accepted
> > >< ><       Message about/to someone wearing argyle socks
> > :-)<><////> Message about someone wearing a striped tie
> > 2B|^2B      Message about Shakespeare
> > =|:-)##     Message about Uncle Sam
> > >:-{        Message about Dracula
> > \:-)        Message about Gumby
> > (-_-)       Secret smile
> > <{:-)}      Message in a bottle
> > <:-)<<|     Message from a space rocket
> > (:-...      Heart-breaking message
> > <<<(:-)     Message from a hat sales-man
> > (O--<       A fishy message
> > (8-)        Message from a four-eyes
> > (:>-<       Message from a thief: hands up!
> > <I==I)      A message on four wheels
> > :^{     User wears a mustache
> > :*)     Another person wearing a mustache
> > {       User is Alfred Hitchcock
> > @>--->----  A rose

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