# TMI & IIRC? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 6, 2001, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-iirc/48732 "2001-01-06T14:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Carina42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Carina42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carina42)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-iirc/48732/1 "2001-01-06T14:54:20Z")
I’m embarassed to say I have no clue what these acronyms are & can’t figure them out. Could someone please enlighten me, & everyone who reads this - forget I ever asked what I’m sure is a dumb question? Thenkyou. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-iirc/48732/2 "2001-01-06T14:58:04Z")
Too Much Information, If I Recall Correctly. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-iirc/48732/3 "2001-01-06T15:50:42Z")
the one I’ve not been able to figure out is **WAG** except in context, which isn’t good enough for me. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-iirc/48732/4 "2001-01-06T16:01:24Z")
WAG=Wild Ass Guess ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-iirc/48732/5 "2001-01-06T16:11:25Z")
…someone remind me what YMMV means. I should know, but I’m having a mental block kind of day… ---
**Author:** ![ScoobyTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@ScoobyTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScoobyTX)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-iirc/48732/6 "2001-01-06T16:12:23Z")
And its partner, SWAG= Scientific Wild Ass Guess (mostly used by engineers like myself when they sort of know what they are talking about, but not really) ---
**Author:** ![ScoobyTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@ScoobyTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScoobyTX)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-iirc/48732/7 "2001-01-06T16:13:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mattk \* > \*\*…someone remind me what YMMV means. I should know, but I’m having a mental block kind of day… \*\* YMMV= Your Mileage May Vary (a general disclaimer) ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-iirc/48732/8 "2001-01-06T16:15:11Z")
Thanks, TXL ---
**Author:** ![StephenG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@StephenG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StephenG)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-iirc/48732/9 "2001-01-06T17:35:26Z")
TXL ?? What does that one stand for !? [sub]Oh wait … Nevermind. :D[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Carina42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Carina42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carina42)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-iirc/48732/10 "2001-01-06T18:27:33Z")
Thankyou!!