Tl; dr.
To create a sense of ingroup/community, exclusivity?
Moreover, the communication is usually clear for people who have been members for more than a few days. New members will take some time to become familiar with the peculiarities of any group they hook up with. This board is no exception; I see similarly idiosyncratic behavior, unique colloquialisms/abbreviations, and inside jokes on other discussion boards as well.
TADT (They All Do That)
There’s a user here, Shibboleth, that ONLY uses SDMB-exclusive abbreviations, initializations, and acronyms.
JK
Someone beat you to it LOUNE
iICWYDT.
Does anyone else wonder what TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW would think of this thread?
O, u c?
The only one I didn’t get was SWIM
Someone
Who
Isn’t
Me
I keep checking for an opportunity to use TINSTAAFL in this thread.
Nevermind, wikipedia gives both TANSTAAFL and TINSTAAFL as alternatives.
aka, bwc.
It still holds water.
Re: MPSIMS OP - TTFN
On Lamebook, a girl posted that her mom thought LOL meant “Lots Of Love.” Then she posted a text that her mom sent her:
“Your grandpa just died, LOL”
:smack:
My on facebook took a picture of his iPhone. The screen had a SMS conversation between him and a stranger starting off with that stranger, a guy, who dialed the wrong number and sent him a breakup text message.