# Imao **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 10, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imao/339395 "2006-01-10T22:55:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ty\_Cobb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee59a6/32.png) [@Ty\_Cobb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ty_Cobb)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imao/339395/1 "2006-01-10T22:55:28Z")
= In My Arrogant Opinion You knew that, but I just got it. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imao/339395/2 "2006-01-10T22:57:43Z")
Usually it’s **L** MAO. As in, Laughing My Ass Off. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imao/339395/3 "2006-01-11T08:14:29Z")
The opposite, of course, of IMHO, In My Humble Opinion. But you knew that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imao/339395/4 "2006-01-11T09:26:27Z")
\ IMTTM (I’m Moving This To MPSIMS) 😛 \ ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imao/339395/5 "2006-01-11T12:10:22Z")
IMAO is In My Ass … Ow! ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imao/339395/6 "2006-01-11T12:40:40Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > IMAO is In My Ass … Ow! It’s bizarre, recursive, and vaguely obscene. I think I’m in love. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imao/339395/7 "2006-01-11T15:32:12Z")
Ufia! ---
**Author:** ![Ty\_Cobb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee59a6/32.png) [@Ty\_Cobb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ty_Cobb)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imao/339395/8 "2006-01-11T17:17:15Z")
> [@Rico](#): > > \ > > IMTTM > > (I’m Moving This To MPSIMS) > > 😛 > > \ How odd. I’ve seen many abbreviation threads at SDMB, and they were all at ATMB. KDJL ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imao/339395/9 "2006-01-11T17:20:36Z")
SLTSBOAWOMDAW Someone Left Their Sweaty Bottle Of Aquafina Water On My Desk At Work ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imao/339395/10 "2006-01-11T18:42:17Z")
In _Tepper Isn’t Going Out,_ the paranoid mayor had an eye-scanner and a **Body Orifice Security Scanner (BOSS)** outside his office to make sure no imposters or weapon carriers got in.