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The TLA idiots guide

Al_Mac
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Yes I'm an idiot.
This thread is for us people that don't know what all these two/three letter abreviations stand for.
If you don't know one, feel free to ask, if you do know, tell us.
LOL - I have guessed is Lots Of Love.
DH - I have know idea
I'll be back on this one later.:D
This thread is for us people that don't know what all these two/three letter abreviations stand for.
If you don't know one, feel free to ask, if you do know, tell us.
LOL - I have guessed is Lots Of Love.
DH - I have know idea
I'll be back on this one later.:D
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LOL = Laugh out loud0
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DH = Darling Hubby
DD = Darling Daughter
DS = Darling Son
P.S. I had to ask what ROTLMAO and PMSL stood for!!!!! :rotfl:Only 5% of those who can give blood, actually do!
Do Something Amazing Today.
Save a Life - Give Blood.:A
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frizz_head wrote:P.S. I had to ask what ROTLMAO and PMSL stood for!!!!! :rotfl:
What do they stand for?:o0 -
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Al_Mac wrote:What do they stand for?:o
P*ss MySelf LaughingOnly 5% of those who can give blood, actually do!
Do Something Amazing Today.
Save a Life - Give Blood.:A
20 pints donated! :j:j0 -
frizz_head wrote:
P.S. I had to ask what ROTLMAO and PMSL stood for!!!!! :rotfl:
ROTFLMAO = Rolling on the floor laughing my !!!!!! off
PMSL = !!!!!! myself laughing :rotfl:0 -
frizz_head wrote:P.S. I had to ask what ROTLMAO and PMSL stood for!!!!! :rotfl:Al_mac wrote:What do they stand for?:o
ROTFLMAO = Roll on the floor laughing my @ss off
PMSL = P1$$ myself laughingJust run, run and keep on running!0 -
I was clueless until I found this. I've merged 2 lists so excuse duplications please. Any confusion this causes has NWTDWM (nothing whatsoever to do with me
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Abbreviations
In order to save keystrokes, a lot of abbreviations have been in use. Here are some:
^5 High Five!
2BCTND To Be Continued
2G4U Too Good For You
4YEO For Your Eyes Only
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AFK away from keyboard
AKA Also Known As
ASAP As soon as possible
AWHFY Are We Having Fun Yet?
AWGTHTGTTA Are We Going To Have To Go Through That Again
AYPI And Your Point Is?
B4 Before
B4N bye for now
BBL Be Back Later
BBIAF Be Back in a Few
BBIAB Be Back in a Bit
B/C Because
BCNU Be Seein' You
BEG Big Evil Grin
BFD Big F***ing Deal
BFN Bye For Now
BFF Best friends forever
BG Big Grin
BIF Basic In Fact
BRB Be Right Back
BTSOOM Beats The S*** Out Of Me
BTDT been there done that
BTW By The Way
CM Call Me
CU see you
CUL see you later
CUL8R See You Later
DBA doing business as
DQMOT don't quote me on this
DUR? Do You Remember?
EG evil grin
EOM end of message
F2F Face To Face
FAQ frequently asked questions
FWIW For What It's Worth
FYA For Your Amusement
FYI For Your Information
FU F***ed Up
FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
FUD (Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation
G2G Got to go
G grin
GA go ahead
GD&R grinning, ducking and running
GL good luck
GAL Get A Life
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
GR&D Grinning Running And Ducking
HHO 1/2 K Ha Ha, Only Half Kidding
H/O Hold on
HT hi there
HTH Hope This(That) Helps
IAE In Any Event
IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer, But ...
ICWUM I See What You Mean
IMO In My Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOW In Other Words
IRL In Real Life
IAC in any case
IHU I hear you
IIRC if I recall / remember / recollect correctly
IMS I am sorry
IOW in other words
J4F Just For Fun
JK Just Kidding
JMO just my opinion
JTLYK just to let you know
KISS Keep it Simple Stupid
L8R Later
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LTNS Long Time No See
MorF Male or Female
MHOTY My Hat's Off To You
MOTD Message Of The Day
MOTSS Members Of The Same Sex
MTFBWU May The Force Be With You
N2M not too much
N2MJCH not to much just chilling here
NE any
NP no problem
NBIF No Basis In Fact
NFW No F***ing Way
NRN No Response/Reply Necessary
NT No Text (used if a message is empty, Subject: only)
OBO Or Best Offer
OBTW Oh, By The Way
OIC Oh, I see
OMG Oh my god
OOTB Out Of The Box (or Blue)
OTOH On The Other Hand
PIR Parents in room
POV Point Of View
PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In
RL real life
ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My !!!!!! Off
RSN Real Soon Now
RT real time
RTFM Read The F***ing Manual
RTM Read The Manual
SITD Still In The Dark
SMTOE Sets My Teeth On Edge
SNAFU Situation Normal, All F***ed Up
SWAP Scientific Wild A** Guess
SorG Straight or Gay?
T+ Think Positive
TAFN That's All For Now
TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TIA Thanks In Advance
TIC Tongue In Cheek
TMTT Too Much To Type
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
TTYL Talk To You Later
TTTT To Tell The Truth
TA thanks again
TPTB the powers that be
TU thank you
TX Thanks
TYCLO TURN YOUR CAPS LOCK OFF
TYVM Thank You Very Much
unPC unPolitically Correct
UW you are welcome
VBG very big grin
WAG Wild !!!!!! Guess
WB Welcome Back
WEG Wicked Evil Grin
WRT With respect to
WE whatever
!!!!!!? What The F***?
WTG Way To Go!
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
WFM works for me
WU? what's up?
X! Typical Woman
Y! Typical Man
YBS you'll be sorry
YMMV your mileage may vary
YW you are welcomeMy first reply was witty and intellectual but I lost it so you got this one instead
Proud to be a chic shopper
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TX RR
(Thanks Racy Red)Only 5% of those who can give blood, actually do!
Do Something Amazing Today.
Save a Life - Give Blood.:A
20 pints donated! :j:j0 -
YAOYH
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Nobody can make you feel inferior, without your permission
Love doesn't make the world go round, it's what makes the ride worthwhile
ya still freezing
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