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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