# Experienced Dopers **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 11, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987 "2003-01-11T18:33:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Homer\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@Homer\_J](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987/1 "2003-01-11T18:33:05Z")
Can someone please tell what all the different abbreviations mean on the SDMB, because some of them i can work out but most i dont have a clue. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987/2 "2003-01-11T18:39:40Z")
ATMB =[About This Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?forumid=2&daysprune=) Be sure to check out the FAQs while you’re there! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987/3 "2003-01-11T18:40:51Z")
There are a number of web sites with common www acronyms. [Here](http://www.acronymfinder.com/) is a good one. Haj ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987/4 "2003-01-11T18:41:22Z")
Welcome **Homer J!** How are things in Cornwall? YMMV - Your mileage may vary FWIT - For What It’s Worth IANAD - I am not a Doctor WTF - What the Fuck WTH - What the Hell. ROFL - Roll on the floor, laughing. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987/5 "2003-01-11T18:43:50Z")
[Here ya go](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=30949). ---
**Author:** ![Homer\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@Homer\_J](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987/6 "2003-01-12T10:43:06Z")
ok thanks, thats useful, but what does SO mean, i keep seeing this everywhere and dont know what it means - search of? Special one? please explain! ---
**Author:** ![Iguana\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@Iguana\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iguana_Boy)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987/7 "2003-01-12T10:55:15Z")
SO = Significant Other (boyfriend/girlfriend/partner/whatever) ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987/8 "2003-01-12T17:10:51Z")
I hate the SO initials, because I worked in the juvenhile justice system for 7 years, and SO means something MUCH different there (sex offender ). ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987/9 "2003-01-12T17:13:28Z")
and even after all that time, I STILL misspell ‘juvenile’. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987/10 "2003-01-12T17:38:42Z")
WB, Homer J. FWIW, I hope these lists of acronyms work out for you. IMHO they are fine, but I was ROFLMAO when my SO wondered WTF we needed a list for. BTW, these lists have been compiled over a long period of time so use them wisely and don’t be a PITA. Remember, BILC doesn’t meen you have to use them. YOYO and but YMMV. TTYL (GD&R) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987/11 "2003-01-12T19:02:38Z")
Here is the official SDMB list: [http://tinyurl.com/38f8](http://tinyurl.com/38f8) _snicker_ ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987/12 "2003-01-12T19:16:33Z")
FWIW, I just love _The Pirates of Penzance._ But YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-dopers/147987/13 "2003-01-12T20:33:33Z")
BILC?