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FORUM SHORTHAND AND LINGO (for the 1337 impaired) - 2/14/2005 10:47:14 AM

Darthbetta

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Not everyone is up on their l337* Shorthand and acronyms, so here isa compiled list. Should make things easier to understand

If you don't know WTF (What The Fu*k) someone is saying, chances are it is right here ITT ( In This Thread).

so READ IT.
* 1337 is internet geek speek for "elite"

AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact
AD(H)D Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AFAICT As Far As I Can Tell
AFK Away From Keyboard
AIUI As I Understand It
AKA Also Known As
AP Age Play
ASAP As Soon As Possible
a/s/l Age, Sex, Location (usually impolite IRC query)
ATM At The Moment
ATSL Along The Same Line
AUP Acceptable Use Policy
AWGTHTGTTA Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again
AWHFY Are We Having Fun Yet
B&D Bondage and Discipline ( meh why not... Some people take a LOT of beatings on these boards)
B4 Before
B4N Bye For Now
BAC By Any Chance
BAG(L) Busting A Gut (Laughing)
BBM Big Beautiful Man
BBS Bulletin Board Service
BBW Big Beautiful Woman
BCNU Be Seeing You
BF Boy Friend ( also GF fer females)
BFS Bull F"ing S h i t
BION Believe It Or Not
BOFH Bastard Operator From Hell
BRB Be Right Back
BSTS Better Safe than sorry
BTA But Then Again
BTDT Been There, Done That
BTSOOM Beats The poop Out Of Me
BTW By The Way
BWG Big Wide Grin
BYKT(A) But You Knew That (Already)
CFIDS Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome
CFS Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
CIS Complete and Irrevocable Stupidity
CMIIW Correct Me If I'm Wrong
CTS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
CU (L8R) (S) See You (Later) (Soon)
CYA Cover Your Ass
D&S or D/s Dominance and Submission
DARFC Duck And Run For Cover
DBT Dialectical Behavior Therapy
D/D Drug & Disease
DID Dissociative Identity Disorder (Bi-polars)
DL Download
DLTDHYITAOYWO Dont Let The Door Hit You In The Ass On Your Way Out
DMQ Do-Me Queen
DOYC Deity Of Your Choice
DOYKB Down On Your Knees, Bitch
DQOTD Dumb Question Of The Day
DSW Dick Size War
ECP/EMP Excessive Cross Post(ing) / Excessive Multi-post(ing)
EIP Everything Is Permissible
EMFBI Excuse Me For Butting In
F2F Face to Face
FAQ Frequently Asked Question(s)
FITB Fill In The Blank
FOAD F* Off And Die
FTM Female To Male (transgendered)
FTMP For The Most Part
FTR For The Record
FUBAR F'ed Up Beyond All Repair (or Recognition)
FWIW For What It's Worth...
FYI For Your Information
GD&R Grinning, Ducking, and Running (after a smart ass comment)
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
GoAT Go Away, Troll
GOK God Only Knows
GOWI Get On With It
HAND Have A Nice Day
HHOK/S Ha Ha, Only Kidding/Serious
HNG Horny Net Geek
HTH Hope This Helps
HWNINS He whose name is not spoken
HWSNBN He who should not be named
HWWNBN He Who Will Not Be Named (refers to a specific troll person)
IAC In Any Case
IAE In Any Event
IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer
IAP Internet Access Provider
IAW In Accordance With
ICOCBW I Could Of Course Be Wrong
IDK I Don't Know
IIRC If I Recall Correctly
IM Instant Message (AOL version of /msg)
IMAO In My Arrogant Opinion ( ONLY FN'GEEKS MAY USE THIS TERM)
IME In My Experience
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMSLTHO In My Slightly/Somewhat Less Than Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
IMX In My eXperience (perferred form: IME)
IOW In Other Words
IRC Internet Relay Chat
IRT In Reply To, In Regards To
ISO In Search Of
ISP Internet Service Provider
ISTM It Seems To Me
ISTR I Seem To Recall
ITMT In The MeanTime
ITYM I Think You Mean
ITSFWI If The Shoe Fits, Wear It
IYKWIM(AITYD) If You Know What I Mean (And I Think You Do)
JAFO Just Another F**king Observation
JOOC Just Out of Curiosity
KHYF Know How You Feel
L8R Later
LART Loser Attitude Readjustment Tool (i.e.: clue-by-four)
LDR Long Distance Relationship
LLD Loungechair Lifestyle Dork(s)
LMAO Laughing My Ass Off
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LTMS Laughing To MySelf
LTNS Long Time No See!
LTR Long Term Relationship
MPD Multiple Personality Disorder
MYOB Mind Your Own Business
NC Non-Consensual
NFR Not Flame Related
NIMBY Not In My Back Yard
NP No Problem
NRE New Reef Excitement
OIC Oh, I See
OOC Out of Character / Curiosity
OT Off Topic
OTBE OverTaken By Events
OTOH On The Other Hand
OTW One True Way
P&M Posted & Mailed
PCF Puritanical Control Freaks
PDA Public Displays of Affection
tinkel Pathetic Idiot Saying S h i t
PITA Pain In The Ass
PMFJI PMJI Pardon Me (For) Jumping In
POA Power Of Attorney
POV Point Of View
PS PostScript
PSA Public Service Announcement
PTSS/PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome / Disorder
QED Quod Est Demonstrandum (that which was to be demonstrated)
RL Real Life (sometimes written as r/l)
ROFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing (there are variations)
ROTF Rolling On The Floor (Usually seen as ROFL)
ROOFLES Act of prolonged ROFL
RT Real-Time/Rise Time/Radiation Therapy/RighT (as opposed to Left)
RTFM Read the fudging Manual!
RW Real World
SAM Smart Assed Man
SCA Society for Creative Anachronism
SO Significant Other
SOW Speaking Of Which
SPSS Statistical Package for Social Sciences (computer software)
SQO Some Quantity Of
SSC Stupid S H I T T Y Component
STD/STI Sexually Transmitted Disease / .. Infection
TAF That's All Folks
TAFN That's All For Now
TANJ There Ain't No Justice
TBH To Be Honest
TG2BR Too Good too Be Real !
TIA Thanks In Advance
TIC Tongue in Cheek
TOTBAL There Ought To Be A Law
TPE Total Power Exchange
TPTB The Powers That Be
TS TransSexual
TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
TV derrrr Boobtube (also stands for TransVestite in some threads)
TYVM Thank You Very Much
U&A(&LI) Used and Abuse (and Loving It)
VBG Very Big Grin
WOA Work Of Art
WRT With Respect To
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
YKINOK Your Kink Is Not Okay
YKIOK,IJNMK Your Kink is OK, It's Just Not My Kink
YMBJ You Must Be Joking
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary

Still dont know WTF they are sayin ?

here is some more crap.

YGM: You Got Mail
YGPM: Youve Got Private Message
PM: Private Message
IM: Instant Message
AR: Anal Retentive
ISOB: Ignorant Son Ofa Bieach
FUBAR: Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition
DILIFAFF: Does It Look Like I Give A Flying F***
IIRC: If I Remember Correctly
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO: In My Not-So-Humble Opinion
JMTC: Just My Two Cents
g2g: Got to go
TYA: Thank Ya All
cya: See you
w/ : with
w/o: with out
RCH: smallest known measurement to man
FTP: File Transfer Protocol
FWIW: For What Its Worth
AFAIAC/ AFAIC: As Far As I Am Concerned
TTYL: Talk To You Later
LOL: Laugh Out Loud
J/K: Just Kidding
IMO: In My Opinion
IME: In My Experience
STFU: Shut The F*** Up.
IDC: I Dont Care
LMAO: Laughing My A$$ Off
TFF: Too Freeken Funny
T/Y: Thank You
TTFN: Tah Tah Fer Now
BT DT: Been There Done That
SSOMN: Shot Soda Out My Nose
HTH: Have To Hurry, or Hope This Helps
FN' GEEKS: Friendly Nanos Giving Extremely Emphatic Knowledge Sarcastically .

STILL NOT ON THE LIST ?

then ya got me flying blind.

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RE: FORUM SHORTHAND AND LINGO (for the 1337 impaired) - 2/14/2005 10:52:51 AM

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LTR Long Distance Relationship .... huh? ya lost me there.

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RE: FORUM SHORTHAND AND LINGO (for the 1337 impaired) - 2/14/2005 11:34:08 AM

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Probably supposed to be Long Term Relationships.

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RE: FORUM SHORTHAND AND LINGO (for the 1337 impaired) - 2/14/2005 12:36:41 PM

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I think it will get lost in this forum. Even though it's been done before, maybe you should post it in the lounge.

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RE: FORUM SHORTHAND AND LINGO (for the 1337 impaired) - 2/14/2005 1:03:50 PM

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Is there going to be a quiz? 'cause I still haven't done my math HW, and my dog ate the copy I printed out.

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RE: FORUM SHORTHAND AND LINGO (for the 1337 impaired) - 2/14/2005 1:14:50 PM

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Whenever I have to call the computer dude cause something goes wrong I tell him that I have a bad case of ESOC (Equipment Superior to Operator Capabilities).

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RE: FORUM SHORTHAND AND LINGO (for the 1337 impaired) - 2/14/2005 4:30:04 PM

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Thanks for the translations.

Here's another, for use when they are't so apparent:

EUA

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Eliminate Unexplained Acronyms

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RE: FORUM SHORTHAND AND LINGO (for the 1337 impaired) - 2/14/2005 6:51:22 PM

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think you forgot ctfu - cracking the fugg up.

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RE: FORUM SHORTHAND AND LINGO (for the 1337 impaired) - 2/15/2005 1:14:10 AM

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When all else fails and you can find no reasonable explanation the only possibility is:

OE

I used to be a software tech.. and if I had tried everything and the person on the other end of the line seemed totally clueless I would simply insert . "it's ok that a commmon oe, lets take a 15 minute break and we will try again".

At which point I would hang up, go to the break room, smoke and try to figure out the easiest way to get the person on the other end of the phone to do as I ask. You know like power down the computer (NOT the TV screen) or to put their mouse on the start button (NO not pick it up and physically put it there).

OE= operator error

One customer I remember so very well, he and his wife are older, and chinese. So english is a bit difficult and broken for them, and they are older so they know very little about the "picture box". After 2 days of trying to get him to uninstall then reinstall a program I asked "heya, do you have any children". Of course his are grown and moved away. So he asks me, would a small child help?
Bells sound, lights flash on and off... YES -- as a matter of fact it would. So the next day he calls again, and a co worker who has overheard my conversations with this man says the chinaman is on the line.. he says he has something that might work.

I get on the phone and he says.. "you told me need small child, have 9 yr old nephew what do with him now? I said give him the phone, we were finished in 20 minutes.. and I imagine a cheer was heard in China town that evening, and the 9 yr old nephew no doubt recieved great praise. Heck, I bet they held a dinner in his honor.

The next day I recieved a large beautiful flower arrangement, signed "The old China Man in Cali" ps old dog learn no trick, new pup know all

man.. sometimes I miss that job.

come to think about it, maybe I don't..;-)

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RE: FORUM SHORTHAND AND LINGO (for the 1337 impaired) - 2/15/2005 1:19:37 AM

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And for any of you that Fark ( www.fark.com )

RTFA= read the farkin' article
NSFW= Not safe for work (usually includes nudity)
SFW= safe for work
T'fer= Total Farker (someone that pays for monthly membership and gets to see both sides of the submission que)

and oh too many to list.

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RE: FORUM SHORTHAND AND LINGO (for the 1337 impaired) - 2/15/2005 9:13:43 AM

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fark ? oh brother....

I'm a GOON.

Long live www.SOMETHINGAWFUL.com !

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