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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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