<x-charset iso-8859-1>ADN Any day now AFAIK As far as I know AFK Away from keyboard ARE Acronym-rich environment A/S/L? Age/sex/location? B4N Bye for now BAK Back at the keyboard BBIAB Be back in a bit BBL Be back later BEG Big evil grin BFN Bye for now BG Big grin BIOYIOP Blow it out your I/O port BL Belly laughing BOTEC Back-of-the-envelope calculation BRB Be right back BTA But then again... BTW By the way BWTHDIK But what the heck do I know...? CU See you CUL See you later CUL8ER See you later CYA Cover your ass CYO See you online DBA Doing business as DFLA Disenhanced four-letter acronym (that is, a TLA) DIKU Do I know you? DITYID Did I tell you I'm distressed? DQMOT Don't quote me on this EG Evil grin EMFBI Excuse me for butting in EOM End of message EOT End of thread (meaning: end of discussion) ETLA Extended three-letter acronym (that is, an FLA) F2F Face to face FAQ Frequently-ask question(s) FISH First in, still here FLA Four-letter acronym FMTYEWTK Far more than you ever wanted to know FOMCL Falling off my chair laughing FUD Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt FWIW For what it's worth FYI For your information G Grin GA Go ahead GAL Get a life GD&R Grinning, ducking, and running GIWIST Gee, I wish I'd said that GMTA Great minds think alike GOL Giggling out loud GTRM Going to read mail HAND Have a nice day HTH Hope this helps IAC In any case IANAL I am not a lawyer (but) IC I see IHA I hate acronyms IIRC If I recall/remember/recollect correctly ILU or ILY I love you IM Immediate message IMHO In my humble opinion IMing Chatting with someone online usually while doing other things such as playing trivia or other interactive game IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion IMO In my opinion IOW In other words IPN I'm posting naked IRL In real life (that is, when not chatting) IYSWIM If you see what I mean JBOD Just a bunch of disks (like RAID, etc.) JIC Just in case JK Just kidding KOTC Kiss on the cheek KWIM? Know what I mean? L8R Later LD Later, dude LDR Long-distance relationship LLTA Lots and lots of thunderous applause LOL Laughing out loud LRF Little Rubber Feet (the little pads on the bottom of displays and other equipment) LTM Laugh to myself LTNS Long time no see LTR Long-term relationship LULAB Love you like a brother LULAS Love you like a sister MorF Male or female MOSS Member of the same sex MOTOS Member of the opposite sex MUSM Miss you so much NIFOC Naked in front of computer NP or N/P No problem NRN No response necessary OIC Oh, I see OLL Online love OTF Off the floor OTOH On the other hand OTTOMH Off the top of my head PANS Pretty awesome new stuff (as opposed to "POTS") PCMCIA People can't master computer industry acronyms PDA Public display of affection PEBCAK Problem exists between chair and keyboard PIBKAC Problem is between keyboard and chair PITA Pain in the ass PMFJIB Pardon me for jumping in but... ::POOF:: Goodbye (leaving the room) POTS Plain old telephone service PU That stinks! RL Real life (that is, when not chatting) ROR Raffing out roud (Engrish for "laughing out loud") ROTFL (or ROFL) Rolling on the floor laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off ROTFLMAOWPIMP Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off while peeing in my pants ROTFLMBO Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off RPG Role-playing games RSN Real soon now RYO Roll your own (write your own program; derived from cigarettes rolled yourself with tobacco and paper) S4L Spam for life (what you may get when you become someone's customer or client) SF Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site) SO Significant other SOMY Sick of me yet? STW Search the Web TAFN That's all for now TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch TFH Thread from hell (a discussion that just won't die and is often irrelevant to the purpose of the forum or group) TGIF Thank God it's Friday THX Thanks TIA Thanks in advance (used if you post a question and are expecting a helpful reply) TLA Three-letter acronym TLK2UL8R Talk to you later TMI Too much information TOPCA Til our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term) TPTB The powers that be TTFN Ta-Ta for now TTT Thought that, too (when someone types in what you were about to type) TTYL Talk to you later TU Thank you UW You're welcome VBG Very big grin WDALYIC Who died and left you in charge? WFM Works for me WIBNI Wouldn't it be nice if WT? What/who the ? WTG Way to go! WTGP? Want to go private? WU? What's up? WUF? Where are you from? WYSIWYG What you see is what you get YMMV Your mileage may vary. These acronyms are taken from a BS (British Standard) but I can't remember which one. I don't think it follows any ISO standard ;-) Bob Armstrong > > I know that we're supposed to keep it brief, but this is ridiculous.... > > (maybe someone can publish a translation list for "list user's > > acronyms"). > > > > Mpressfoto@aol.com wrote: > > > > > LMAO. - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. </x-charset>