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08 Feb 10 - 10:52 AM (#2832892) Subject: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: wysiwyg Abbrv's abound. I got--and still use-- a number of them when I used to be a telephone-answering-service operator. That era and that part of strokebrain must be coming back online, because I see them spontaneously creeping into my posts and emails. Along with a number of other abbrv's I used as a proofreader. I keep having to go back and write them out in the posts, but lately I just don't have as much time to do that. I also see a lot of abbrv's in "today's" emails, which I have learned come from txt-msg-savvy yoot posting from their SmartyPants phones. :~) I thought they just couldn't spell, or properly use Caps/lc. They just ain't at a puder, duh! So I wondered, what abbrv's do YOU often use, and where didja get 'em? ==== PWO = Pants-Wetting Opportunity === Your turn! ~Susan |
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08 Feb 10 - 11:05 AM (#2832909) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Bryn Pugh You may or may not like this. I was reliably informed that when the UK Polytechnics were promoted to new Universities in 1992 (thus telling us what we already knew - that we were 2nd best !_) the former Newcastle Poly intended calling itself the Collegiate University of Newcastle on Tyne. |
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08 Feb 10 - 11:12 AM (#2832918) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: wysiwyg [snerkLOL] I DO like it! :~) ~S~ |
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08 Feb 10 - 11:45 AM (#2832958) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: MGM·Lion Fav abbrv? Ne.thg usbl 2 sv spc n txt msgg! LoL. |
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08 Feb 10 - 11:57 AM (#2832976) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Rapparee RTFM r u r FUBAR. |
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08 Feb 10 - 11:59 AM (#2832979) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: MGM·Lion Snafu, Snshn. |
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08 Feb 10 - 12:05 PM (#2832985) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: George Papavgeris FA and I mean it... |
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08 Feb 10 - 01:17 PM (#2833056) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Q (Frank Staplin) Fav Abbrv- Sanskrit? |
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08 Feb 10 - 01:24 PM (#2833068) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: wysiwyg Yeh guys, how abt a transl? ~S~ |
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08 Feb 10 - 01:32 PM (#2833083) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Amos IF u cn rd ths u cn gt a gd job. If u wrt lik ths u r a frst clss moron. |
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08 Feb 10 - 01:36 PM (#2833088) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: wysiwyg Yeh, Amos, we've HAD a lotta THOSE threads. This is a NEW game. ~S~ |
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08 Feb 10 - 01:44 PM (#2833096) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Amos Oh, doody. I wuv games... A |
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08 Feb 10 - 01:49 PM (#2833102) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Bill D BTW is probably the one I use most. |
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08 Feb 10 - 01:53 PM (#2833108) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: artbrooks IMHO, I try to KISS, but it often sounds like GIGO. |
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08 Feb 10 - 02:18 PM (#2833139) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Bill D ...and I am so tired of news programs thinking they MUST name an abbrv for every phrase that describes something.. "Joe & Sam are scouring the country, looking for the best barbecue recipe...or BBR." |
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08 Feb 10 - 03:20 PM (#2833203) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Peter the Squeezer In the UK, many cathedral organists are Fellows of the Royal College of Organists. Amongst the cinema organ fraternity, the common meaning of FRCO is - F***ing Rotten Cinema Organist |
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08 Feb 10 - 03:27 PM (#2833213) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: wysiwyg artbrooks, I too I try to KISS, but it I suspect it often sounds like GIGO.... and what is GIGO? Pls BRB to tell me! :~) [various wordpictures of actions] are also finding their way into my 'graphs of late. I must be dancing on the inside. Welcome to the game, BG. BTW I recall once you used BBW, and it totally confused me, as it has multiple "standard" meanings. I think you do use that one a lot. ~Susan |
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08 Feb 10 - 03:36 PM (#2833223) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: gnu GIGO... garbage in, garbage out.... computer programming stuff, I think. |
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08 Feb 10 - 03:38 PM (#2833229) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: gnu RFN... right f***ing now. I coined AYEC. At your earliest convenience. ASAP sounded too rude to me. |
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08 Feb 10 - 03:48 PM (#2833250) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Genie The SF Bay Area Rapid Transit has been such a smashing success that other California regions like the Fairfield and Fresno areas are considering getting their own. Trouble is, their acronyms wouldn't sound as cool as "BART." |
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08 Feb 10 - 03:50 PM (#2833251) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Genie People who think taxes stink would probably consider my state's revenue department aptly named: Oregon Department Of Revenue (Of course, that gets acronym-ized just as the IRS does.) |
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08 Feb 10 - 03:50 PM (#2833254) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: fat B****rd OMG ! |
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08 Feb 10 - 03:51 PM (#2833256) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: gnu FRAT wouldn't be cool? |
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08 Feb 10 - 03:58 PM (#2833263) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: wysiwyg FRAT as in Freakin' Rapid Aresholes Truckin'? I don;t think I GIGO (I do recall that one now), but I am not sure... Oh yeah-- I WYSIWYG.... but I forgot to work in the part about teleporting, so sum peeps don't allus kow I'se moving purdy fast and snapshots will be blurry. Then there's knicknames. Abbrvs for whole perigraphs yew poke up outta the fog: Like "somebuddy" and "anybuddy" and "nobiddy." Somedamnwhar. SomedamTIME. ~S~ |
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09 Feb 10 - 05:20 AM (#2833744) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Bryn Pugh FTLOT = Fuck the lot of them FTLOY + Fuck the lot of you JFDI + Just Fucking Do It OO + OOO by George Bernard Shaw. (Man and Superman). (I'll get me Barbour . . . ) |
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09 Feb 10 - 05:33 AM (#2833756) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: GUEST,Dáithí DILLIGAF is one of my faves - I also like a lovely acronym coined by the IT department. When attending a poorly computer on call-out, they would sometimes phone back to the office to say that the job had been cleared. In answer to the question "What was wrong with it?" they'd sometimes say "Not much...It was a PICNIC" = Problem in Chair Not In Computer.... D |
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09 Feb 10 - 07:15 AM (#2833839) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: wysiwyg DILLIGAF = Does It Look Like I Give A F*ck Bryn, pls do not get your Barbour, stick around! :~) ~S~ |
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22 Oct 10 - 09:10 AM (#3012942) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: wysiwyg rfrsh |
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22 Oct 10 - 09:55 AM (#3012972) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: artbrooks WTF? |
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22 Oct 10 - 10:30 AM (#3013000) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Mrrzy I am reminded of Up The Down Staricase where the administrative assistant was Adm Ass. |
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22 Oct 10 - 10:35 AM (#3013008) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: McGrath of Harlow NORWICH |
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22 Oct 10 - 11:27 PM (#3013480) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: wysiwyg Acronym, Definition. NORWICH, Nickers Off Ready When I Come Home. NORWICH, Name One Reason Why I Came Here. Oddly, both apply! ~Susan |
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22 Oct 10 - 11:39 PM (#3013486) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Slag NPR, no possible redo |
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22 Oct 10 - 11:45 PM (#3013489) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: wysiwyg Missed Rap's: fubar - fouled up beyond all recognition fubb - fouled up beyond belief ...... rtfm - read the fouled manual rtfmfm - read the fouled manual fouled moron ...fouled = that other F word ~S~ |
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23 Oct 10 - 01:00 AM (#3013509) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Stilly River Sage WTF and OMG certainly get the most use in my circle of texters. And YMMV (Your mileage may vary). SRS |
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23 Oct 10 - 03:43 AM (#3013542) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Slag I liked PICNIC! Problem in chair not in computer |
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23 Oct 10 - 06:02 AM (#3013579) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: gnu ~S~... FART = Frisco Area Rapid Transit |
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23 Oct 10 - 06:05 AM (#3013580) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Leadfingers Adding to QED ( Quod es Demonstrandum ?) - As is shown , I Like NAD - Near as Dammit ! |
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23 Oct 10 - 06:29 AM (#3013584) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: GUEST,Doc John Do you remember Bliar banging on about Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD's) and The War Against Terrorism, endlessly? The latter was quickly changed to The War On Terrorism when someone in the New's Quiz pointed out the initial abbreviation. There's probably a whole Whitehall department appointed to listen to that programme. |
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23 Oct 10 - 08:52 AM (#3013648) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: GUEST,Jon I liked one Pip came up with the other day when talking medical things with a nurse. Not really sure what they mean but a PID could be pelvic inflammatory disease or prolapse intervertabral disc. Guess abbrevs can be confusing. She also tells me of a ward round when someone to the consultant said what he needs is an RTS (which to me in a former lift, I might have thought Return To Supplier). The consultant was unsure what an RTS was but was told it is a raised toilet seat. |
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23 Oct 10 - 10:56 AM (#3013701) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: wysiwyg snerk! Hate to get the wrong RTS in a time of need! ~S~ |
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23 Oct 10 - 02:56 PM (#3013813) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: MGM·Lion fubar - fouled up beyond all recognition fubb - fouled up beyond belief ...... rtfm - read the fouled manual rtfmfm - read the fouled manual fouled moron ...fouled = that other F word <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< from Wysiwig yesterday. In defence of my 'legendary pedantry' as rubricated by a correspondent on another MessageBoards site I frequent], must point out that #3 should surely be "read the fouling manual"? LoL ~Michael~ |
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23 Oct 10 - 05:35 PM (#3013897) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: wysiwyg I wondered who would catch that. Cut and paste is so easy to use. ~S~ |
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24 Oct 10 - 12:02 PM (#3014281) Subject: RE: BS: Fav Abbrv's From: Uncle_DaveO Leadfingers, a little correction: QED or q.e.d. is "quod erat demonstrandum", which translates as "Which was to be shown" (or proved or demonstrated). Dave Oesterreich |