From: SMTP%"Info-VAX-Request@Mvb.Saic.Com" 3-OCT-1994 10:07:13.59 To: EVERHART CC: Subj: Re: acronym glossary From: jleslie@dmccorp.com (Jerry Leslie) X-Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Subject: Re: acronym glossary Date: 2 Oct 1994 05:33:51 GMT Organization: Dynamic Matrix Control 713/272-5000 Lines: 168 Message-Id: <36lgnv$j8t@uuneo.neosoft.com> Nntp-Posting-Host: igate.dmccorp.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com X-Gateway-Source-Info: USENET Mark Tarka (ichjsmt@earth.oscs.montana.edu) wrote: : Does anyone have a glossary, explaining all those TIA'a, FWIW's and : IMHO's, etc.? : Would be appreciated (somehow). : : Mark ichjsmt@earth.oscs.montana.edu The following file, acronyms.bbs, is from anonymous ftp to wiretap.spies.com. ============================================================================== BBS: Saratoga CLONE Date: 09-18-92 (06:00) Number: 41 From: JOE WARJAS Refer#: NONE To: ALL Recvd: NO Subj: ACRONYMS Conf: (25) WorldNet --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every day, until I finish the list, I am going to send a few pages of acronyns that are used in BBSing. If you have any questions or have any to add to the list, please send me a message. AAMOF = As A Matter Of Fact AFAIK = As Far As I Know AWGTHTGTTA = Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again? Alternative form is AWGTHTGTATA (...Through ALL This Again?) BAC = By Any Chance BBFN = Bye Bye For Now BCNU = Be Seeing You BIOYIOP = Blow It Out Your Input Output Port BK = Because BRB = Be Right Back (generally used on chat systems) BTA = But Then Again BTSOOM = Beats the [stuffing] out of me BTW = By The Way BYKT = But You Knew That BYKTA = But You Knew That Already CMIIW = Correct Me If I'm Wrong CUL = See You Later CU L8R = See You Later CYA = Cover Your A** (Ascii ?) CYL = See You Later DIIK = Damned If I Know DILLIGAFF = Do I Look Like I Give a Flying Filament DLG = Devilish Little Grin DNPM = Darn Near P***ed Myself DOM = Dirty Old Man EOD = End Of Discussion EOL = End Of Lecture EOT = End Of Thread ESOSL = Endless Snorts of Stupid Laughter FDROTFL = Falling Down Rolling On The Floor Laughing FITB = Fill In The Blank.... FOTCL = Falling Off The Chair Laughing FWIW = For What It's Worth FYI = For Your Information GD&R = Grin, Duck & Run GIWIST = Gee I Wish I'd Said That GLG = Goofy Little Grin GOK = God Only Knows GOTFIA = Groaning On The Floor In Agony H none IAC = In Any Case IAE = In Any Event IMCO = In My Considered Opinion IMCDO = In My Conceited Dogmatic Opinion. IMHO = In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion IOW = In Other Words IITYWYBMAB = If I Tell You, Will You Buy Me A Beer IITYWYBAD = If I Tell You, Will You Buy Another Drink INPO = In No Particular Order J none KCBIWIYWI = Keep Coming Back, It Works If You Work It KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid LLTA = Lots and Lots of Thunderous (or Thundering) Applause LOL = Laughing out loud LMAO = Laughing My A** Off LTMSH = Laughing 'Til My sides Hurt MORF = Male Or Female MUNG = Mash Until No Good NBL = Not Bloody Likely NICBDAT = Nothing Is Certain But Death And Taxes NIMBY = Not In My Backyard NIMTO = Not In My Term of Office NPLU = Not People Like Us NQOS = Not Quite Our Sort NRN = No Reply Necessary OIC = OH!, I See OTOH = On The Other Hand PF&HOMW = Printed, Framed & Hanging On My Wall PGY = Post Graduate year PGY-1, PGY-2 etc. used in PGY Med. PMETC = Pardon Me Etc. PMYMHMMFSWGAD = Pardon Me, You Must Have Mistaken Me For Someone Who Gives A Damn. PITA = Pain In The A** PMJI = Pardon My Jumping In POV = Point Of View PTO=Patent and Trademark Office (US Govt) Q none ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing ROFLAHMSL = Rolling On Floor Laughing And Holding My Sides Laughing ROTBA = Reality On The Blink Again ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROFLASTC (or ROFLASC) = Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat. Originated, I'm told by Pamela Dean, who types with a cat on her lap. ROTFLMAAOBPO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A*s And Other Body Parts Off ROTM = Right On The Money ROY G. BIV = An acronym for the colors of the spectrum-- Red Orange Yellow Gree Blue Indigo Violet RSN = Real Soon Now RTFM = Read The F**** Manual SITD = Still in the dark SOP = Standing Operational Proceedures SWAG = Simple Wild A** Guess SYT = Sweet Young Thing TANJ = There Ain't No Justice TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TIA = Thanks In Advance TIC = Tongue In Cheek TINALO = This Is Not A Legal Opinion TINAR = This Is Not A Recommendation TIWTGLGG = This Is Where The Goofy Little Grin Goes TJATAW = Truth, Justice, And The American Way TLA = Three Letter Acronym TPTB = The Powers That Be TRDMC = Tears Running Down My Cheeks TTBOMK = To The Best Of My Knowledge TTFN = Ta Ta For Now TTYL = Talk To You Later TYVM = Thank You Very Much U none V none WAMKSAM = Why Are My Kids (or Kitties) Staring At Me? WIBAMU = Well I'll be a Monkey's Uncle WYSBYGI = What You See Before You Get It WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get WYTYSYDG = What You Thought You Saw, You Didn't Get X none YAFA = Yet Another "Fine" Abbreviation YAP = Yet Another Ploy YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary Z none ------------------------------- 92-09-20 --- ~ OLX 2.1 TD ~ As easy as 3.141592653589793238462643383279502 4087334670 ~ WORLD NET ~ The PIE BBS 408-733-4670 - Sunnyvale, California, USA  ============================================================================== TTFN, --Gerald (Jerry) R. Leslie Staff Engineer Dynamic Matrix Control Corporation (my opinions are my own) P.O. Box 721648 9896 Bissonnet Houston, Texas 77272 Houston, Texas, 77036 713/272-5065 713/272-5200 (fax) gleslie@isvsrv.enet.dec.com jleslie@dmccorp.com