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Thread #33342   Message #444212
Posted By: Helen
19-Apr-01 - 07:03 AM
Thread Name: BS: What does lol mean, please?
Subject: RE: BS: What does lol mean, please?
I looked through that list of acronyms - what a hoot!

Here are some alternative names for WYSIWIG:

WYSIAWYG-What You See is Almost What You Get
WYSINWNWYG- What You See Is No Where Near What You Get
WYSINWYG-What You See Is NOT What You Get
WYPIWYG- What You Printed Is What You've Got
WYTYSYDG-What You Thought You Saw, You Didn't Get

We could invent a WYSIWYG mood barometer, so depending on her mood the outcomes would change *g*

Here is one problem we rarely have at Mudcat:

TSOHF Total Sense of Humor Failure

But this one *can* be a problem at the 'Cat sometimes:

ROTBA Reality on the Blink Again

I kind of like this one - reminds me of the 'Cat too, sometimes, e.g. the Mudcat tavern threads:

ROFFNAR Rolling on the Floor for no Apparent Reason

This one reminds me of the User Friendly cartoons:

PBKAC Problem Between Keyboard and Chair

This one is for a lot of 'Catters:

IITYWTMWYBMAD If I Tell You What This Means Will You Buy Me A Drink?

But this one is especially for Big Mick when talking to the Fair alison:
IITYWTMWYKM If I Tell You What This Means, Will You Kiss ME?

This one is pretty useful for some of our BS topics:

IARTPFWTSIOWIM I am Repeating this Parrot fashion without the slightest idea of what it Means

These remind me of 'Spaw for some reason:

GD&R Grinning, Ducking and Running
GD&RVVF Grinning, Ducking and Running Very Very Fast

This is my favourite - now who can I use it on?

TDMATBICPLY This Doesn't Mean A Thing But It Confuses People Like You

But the main thing I noticed was that there were far too many nasty acronyms on that list, and yet I have never seen them here on the Mudcat forum, either as acronyms or spelled out. That's a really nice reminder of why I love coming here.

Helen