Acronyms (abbreviations?)

No one’s explained the only one that confuses me: FWIW. Whazzitmeen?

Duh! After wondering about it forever, as soon as I post the question and go back to the thread I was reading, it suddenly comes to me.

Still, if no one spells it out, someone else will come along and want to know anyway, so For What It’s Worth, I’ll give the answer myself.

Don’t forget PBCK: Problem Between Chair and Keyboard


He’s the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armor, shouting ‘All Gods are Bastards!’

BBL = Be Back Later
UL = Urband Legend (www.snopes.com)

Esprix


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BBL = Be Back Later
UL = Urband Legend (www.snopes.com)

And, based on some of the recent discussions here:

SSM = same-sex marriage
DP = domestic partnership
USSC = US Supreme Court
DOMA = Defense of Marriage Act

Esprix


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ftp = file transfer protocol

or

“F*** THAT PAL!”

TANJ = There Ain’t No Justice – Science fiction author, Larry Niven


When all else fails, ask Cecil.

I’m gonna bump this 'cause it’s so darned useful. Took me forever to get WAG.

Esprix


Ask the Gay Guy! (or, if you prefer the Jesusfied version, Asketh the damn Priest Guy!)

“Never assume a malicious intent when stupidity will explain just as well.”

{This space reserved for a Genuine WallyM7 Sig™}

I wanted to bump this, and thought of a few more:

LBMB - The Left Behind Message Board (leftbehind.com - if you don’t know, don’t ask)
OT - Original Topic
ATMB - About This Message Board (where you are right now)
MPSIMS - Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (just in case you missed it listed as such)
IDIC - Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations (live long and prosper, eh?)

And my friend Carson came up with CYTWAB - Cute Young Thing With A Brain. :wink:

Esprix


Evidently, I rock.
Ask the Gay Guy!

PITA = Pain In The Ass.

Learnt a new one today! :smiley:

Esprix


Evidently, I rock.
Ask the Gay Guy!

DFY- Dumb Effing User
LOTH - leaning over toilet, hurling

DFY- Dumb Effing User
LOTH - leaning over toilet, hurling

Bumpin’ this baby!

Esprix

SNAFU - Sleeping Nomenclature Always Fuses Underwear

This one’s from the WW2 SWALK era (soldiers oversea’s) - NORWICH ‘Nickers off ready when i come home’. Courtesy of my Grannie - which is mildly disconcerting.

There are the always usefull

SNAFU-- Situation normal, all f’ed up
TARFU-- Things are really f’ed up
FUBAR–f’ed up beyond all repair

as in, the day started snafu, my allarm didn’t go off, then it proceeded to turfu, i rear-ended my boss trying to rush to work, and it went all the way to fubar when i realised that he hit a police car due to the force of our impact. :slight_smile:

It bothered me all day…stress is everywhere and I can’t figure this one out…what a dumbshit.
please help…DNFTT?
later, Tom

Tom, you must work in tech support like my husband. In addition to ID10T errors, he often encounters the RTFM error (read the f’ing manual).

DNFTT = Do Not Feed The Troll(s).

A coworker shared one that I had neither heard nor used, but that he said is quite common on the woodworking newsgroup he frequents, and that is “SWMBO” - “She Who Must Be Obeyed” - referring, of course, to one’s wife.

Of course, he’s married and I’m not, which might explain my lack of familiarity with that term. :slight_smile:

And speaking of ways to waste your time in Usenet, “RGMW” refers to my favourite way of doing that: rec.games.miniatures.warhammer.


Pete
Long time RGMWer and ardent AOLer
http://members.aol.com/psiekier/