Old school internet ACRONYMS and Emoticons
@X00@X4F ACRONYMS @X0F
Multiple Letter Acronym's are to be found throughout the electronic
mail/forum world to the eternal confusion of novices!
They are not designed to confuse you, merely a necessity for busy people
with 'hunt and peck' typing skills.
@X0EB4N @X0ABye for Now
@X03BAD @X09Broken as Designed
@X0EBAMF @X0ABad Assed Mother F.......
@X03BBS @X09Bulletin Board System
@X0EBRB @X0ABe right back
@X03BBR @X09Burnt Beyond Repair
@X0EBRS @X0ABig Red Switch
@X03BTA @X09But then Again (in response to IOW)
@X0EBTW @X0ABy the way
@X03BWQ @X09Buzz Word Quotient
@X0ECIS @X0ACompuserve Information System <tm>
@X03CU @X09See you
@X0ECUL8R @X0ASee you later
@X03DL or D/L @X09Download, transmit to you
@X0EDTRT @X0ADo The Right Thing
@X03DWIMC @X09Do What I Mean, Correctly
@X0EETLA @X0AExtended Three Letter Acronym
@X03ESAD @X09Eat S... and Die
@X0EFFRD @X0AFlying F... in a rolling donut
(I don't give a FF in a RD)
@X03FISH @X09First In, Still Here
@X0EFOAF @X0AFriend of A Friend
@X03FRED @X09F...... Ridiculous Electronic Device
@X0EFUBAR @X0A"Fixed" up beyond all recognition
@X03FURTB @X09Full up ready to burst (about hard disk drives!)
@X0EFWIW @X0AFor what it's worth
@X03FYI @X09For your information
@X0EGDW @X0AGrin, Duck and Weave
@X03GFR @X09Grim File Reaper (pervasive data destroyer)
@X0EGIGO @X0AGarbage in, Garbage Out
@X03GIGO @X09Garbage In, Gospel Out
(people accepting blindly what the computer says)
@X0EGLGH @X0AGood Luck and Good Hunting
@X03GR&D @X09Grinning, running, and ducking
@X0EIAE @X0AIn any event
@X03IMAO @X09In My Arrogant Opinion
@X0EIMHO @X0AIn my humble opinion
@X03IMO @X09In my opinion
@X0EIOW @X0AIn other words
@X03IWBNI @X09If would Be Nice If
@X0EIYFEG @X0AInsert Your Favourite Ethnic Group
@X03MLA @X09Multiple Letter Acronym
@X0EMOTAS @X0AMember of the Appropriate Sex
@X03MOTOS @X09Member of the Opposite Sex
@X0EMOTSS @X0AMember of the Same Sex
@X03NFW @X09No F...ing Way
@X0ENSS @X0ANo S..., Shylock
@X03OIC @X09Oh, I see
@X0EOTOH @X0AOn the other hand
@X03PITA @X09Pain in the ...
@X0EPLOKTA @X0APress Lots of keys to abort
@X03POSSLQ @X09Person of Opposite Sex sharing living quarters
@X0EPMFBI @X0APardon Me for butting in
@X03ROF,L @X09Rolling on floor, laughing
@X0ERPG @X0ARole Playing Games
@X03RSN @X09Real soon now
@X0ERTFM @X0ARead the f...ing manual (or message)
@X03SFLA @X09Stupid Four Letter Acronym
@X0ESMOP @X0ASmall Matter of Programming
@X03SNAFU @X09Situation normal, all "fixed" up
@X0ESO @X0ASignificant Other
@X03SWMBO @X09She who must be obeyed
@X0ETAFN @X0AThats all for Now
@X03TDM @X09Too Damn Many
@X0ETGIF @X0AThank God Its Friday
@X03TIA @X09Thanks in advance
@X0ETLA @X0AThree Letter Acronym (now surpassed by MLA)
@X03TTL4N @X09Thats the lot for now
@X0ETTFN @X0ATa Ta For Now
@X03UL or U/L @X09Upload, send to the BBS
@X0EWIMP @X0AWindows, Icons, Mouse, Pointing
(to describe Windows & other similar interfaces)
@X03WOFTAM @X09Waste of Flaming time and money
@X0EWYGIWYPF @X0AWhat you get is what you pay for
@X03WYSBYGI @X09What you see before you get it
@X0EWYSIWYG @X0AWhat you see is what you get
@X03YABA @X09Yet Another Bloody Acronym
@X0ESysop @X0ASystem Operator, person who runs the BBS/Forum
@X4F SPECIALISED ACRONYMS @X0F
There are specialised ones for particular echos/forums, I'm sure you'll
get the idea from the list below from the Star Trek forums that use the
following.....
@X03ST-TOS @X09Star Trek, The Original Series
@X0EST-TNG @X0AStar Trek, The Next Generation
@X03STI/ST-TMP @X09Star Trek, first movie/The Motion Picture
@X0ESTII/ST-WOK @X0AStar Trek, second movie/'Wrath of Khan'
@X03STIII/ST-SFS @X09Star Trek, third movie/'Search for Spock'
@X0ESTIV/ST-TVH @X0AStar Trek, fourth movie/'The Voyage Home'
@X03STV/ST-TFF @X09Star Trek, fifth movie/'The Final Frontier'
@X0ESTVI/ST-TUC @X0AStar Trek, sixth movie/'The Undiscovered Country'
@X4F EMOTICONS @X0F
Emoticons are symbols to denote emotions. Sometimes it is just a word
inside < > brackets for example...
@X0E<g>@X0F or @X0E<grin>@X0F To mark a joke or sarcastic comment
@X03<sigh>@X0F
A very popular emoticon is:
@X0E:) @X09a smile@X0F
These emoticons are particularly used by the Japanese but there is no
reason why they should not get worldwide use.....
@X0E^^ @X0Ahappiness
@X03^^; @X09embarrasment
@X0E;; @X0Asadness
@X03-- @X09when it's the occasion to bow
@X07Compiled by Peter Deegan (CIS 100033,141) as part of an article for the
Sydney PC User Group in Australia.
@XFF
Multiple Letter Acronym's are to be found throughout the electronic
mail/forum world to the eternal confusion of novices!
They are not designed to confuse you, merely a necessity for busy people
with 'hunt and peck' typing skills.
@X0EB4N @X0ABye for Now
@X03BAD @X09Broken as Designed
@X0EBAMF @X0ABad Assed Mother F.......
@X03BBS @X09Bulletin Board System
@X0EBRB @X0ABe right back
@X03BBR @X09Burnt Beyond Repair
@X0EBRS @X0ABig Red Switch
@X03BTA @X09But then Again (in response to IOW)
@X0EBTW @X0ABy the way
@X03BWQ @X09Buzz Word Quotient
@X0ECIS @X0ACompuserve Information System <tm>
@X03CU @X09See you
@X0ECUL8R @X0ASee you later
@X03DL or D/L @X09Download, transmit to you
@X0EDTRT @X0ADo The Right Thing
@X03DWIMC @X09Do What I Mean, Correctly
@X0EETLA @X0AExtended Three Letter Acronym
@X03ESAD @X09Eat S... and Die
@X0EFFRD @X0AFlying F... in a rolling donut
(I don't give a FF in a RD)
@X03FISH @X09First In, Still Here
@X0EFOAF @X0AFriend of A Friend
@X03FRED @X09F...... Ridiculous Electronic Device
@X0EFUBAR @X0A"Fixed" up beyond all recognition
@X03FURTB @X09Full up ready to burst (about hard disk drives!)
@X0EFWIW @X0AFor what it's worth
@X03FYI @X09For your information
@X0EGDW @X0AGrin, Duck and Weave
@X03GFR @X09Grim File Reaper (pervasive data destroyer)
@X0EGIGO @X0AGarbage in, Garbage Out
@X03GIGO @X09Garbage In, Gospel Out
(people accepting blindly what the computer says)
@X0EGLGH @X0AGood Luck and Good Hunting
@X03GR&D @X09Grinning, running, and ducking
@X0EIAE @X0AIn any event
@X03IMAO @X09In My Arrogant Opinion
@X0EIMHO @X0AIn my humble opinion
@X03IMO @X09In my opinion
@X0EIOW @X0AIn other words
@X03IWBNI @X09If would Be Nice If
@X0EIYFEG @X0AInsert Your Favourite Ethnic Group
@X03MLA @X09Multiple Letter Acronym
@X0EMOTAS @X0AMember of the Appropriate Sex
@X03MOTOS @X09Member of the Opposite Sex
@X0EMOTSS @X0AMember of the Same Sex
@X03NFW @X09No F...ing Way
@X0ENSS @X0ANo S..., Shylock
@X03OIC @X09Oh, I see
@X0EOTOH @X0AOn the other hand
@X03PITA @X09Pain in the ...
@X0EPLOKTA @X0APress Lots of keys to abort
@X03POSSLQ @X09Person of Opposite Sex sharing living quarters
@X0EPMFBI @X0APardon Me for butting in
@X03ROF,L @X09Rolling on floor, laughing
@X0ERPG @X0ARole Playing Games
@X03RSN @X09Real soon now
@X0ERTFM @X0ARead the f...ing manual (or message)
@X03SFLA @X09Stupid Four Letter Acronym
@X0ESMOP @X0ASmall Matter of Programming
@X03SNAFU @X09Situation normal, all "fixed" up
@X0ESO @X0ASignificant Other
@X03SWMBO @X09She who must be obeyed
@X0ETAFN @X0AThats all for Now
@X03TDM @X09Too Damn Many
@X0ETGIF @X0AThank God Its Friday
@X03TIA @X09Thanks in advance
@X0ETLA @X0AThree Letter Acronym (now surpassed by MLA)
@X03TTL4N @X09Thats the lot for now
@X0ETTFN @X0ATa Ta For Now
@X03UL or U/L @X09Upload, send to the BBS
@X0EWIMP @X0AWindows, Icons, Mouse, Pointing
(to describe Windows & other similar interfaces)
@X03WOFTAM @X09Waste of Flaming time and money
@X0EWYGIWYPF @X0AWhat you get is what you pay for
@X03WYSBYGI @X09What you see before you get it
@X0EWYSIWYG @X0AWhat you see is what you get
@X03YABA @X09Yet Another Bloody Acronym
@X0ESysop @X0ASystem Operator, person who runs the BBS/Forum
@X4F SPECIALISED ACRONYMS @X0F
There are specialised ones for particular echos/forums, I'm sure you'll
get the idea from the list below from the Star Trek forums that use the
following.....
@X03ST-TOS @X09Star Trek, The Original Series
@X0EST-TNG @X0AStar Trek, The Next Generation
@X03STI/ST-TMP @X09Star Trek, first movie/The Motion Picture
@X0ESTII/ST-WOK @X0AStar Trek, second movie/'Wrath of Khan'
@X03STIII/ST-SFS @X09Star Trek, third movie/'Search for Spock'
@X0ESTIV/ST-TVH @X0AStar Trek, fourth movie/'The Voyage Home'
@X03STV/ST-TFF @X09Star Trek, fifth movie/'The Final Frontier'
@X0ESTVI/ST-TUC @X0AStar Trek, sixth movie/'The Undiscovered Country'
@X4F EMOTICONS @X0F
Emoticons are symbols to denote emotions. Sometimes it is just a word
inside < > brackets for example...
@X0E<g>@X0F or @X0E<grin>@X0F To mark a joke or sarcastic comment
@X03<sigh>@X0F
A very popular emoticon is:
@X0E:) @X09a smile@X0F
These emoticons are particularly used by the Japanese but there is no
reason why they should not get worldwide use.....
@X0E^^ @X0Ahappiness
@X03^^; @X09embarrasment
@X0E;; @X0Asadness
@X03-- @X09when it's the occasion to bow
@X07Compiled by Peter Deegan (CIS 100033,141) as part of an article for the
Sydney PC User Group in Australia.
@XFF
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