>>> Posting number 71835 Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 06:17:09 -0500 From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: LIST: Acronyms AFAIK = As Far As I Know AKA = Also Known As AND = Any Day Now ASAP = As Soon As Possible B4N = Bye For Now BL = Belly Laughing BTA = But Then Again BTDT = Been There Done That BTW = By The Way CG = CareGiver CUL = See You Later CUL8ER = See You Later DITY = Did I Tell You DTP = Desk Top Publishing F2F = Face to Face 3D = Face to Face FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions FUD = Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt FWIW = For Whatever It's Worth FYI = For Your Information G = Grin GAL = Get A Life GIGO = Garbage In, Garbage Out GIWIST = Gee, I Wish I'd Said That GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike GRD = Grinning, Running, and Ducking HHOK = Ha Ha, Only Kidding IAC = In Any Case IC = I See IDK = I Don't Know IDTT = I'll Drink To That IME = In My Experience IMO = In My Opinion IMHO = In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion IOOH = I'm Out Of Here IOW = In Other Words IRL = In Real Life ITA = I Totally Agree IYQ = I Like You [say it fast!] JIC = Just In Case JK = Just Kidding LDR = Long Distance Relationship LLTA = Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause LOL = Laughing Out Loud MBG = My Best Guess MOTOS = Member Of the Opposite Sex MYOB = Mind Your Own Business OLL = On-Line Lovers ONML = 'Off' Now, More Later ONWBB = 'Off' Now, Will Be Brief [but not curt] OTOH = On The Other Hand OTTOMH = Off The Top Of My Head PD = Parkinson's Disease PDA = Public Display of Affection PITB = Pain In The Butt POV = Point Of View PTB = Powers That Be PWP = Person With Parkinson's RE = Regarding ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLOL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud RTFM = Read The [your choice] Manual SIG = Special Interest Group SOL = Smiling Out Loud SUL = See You Later TAFN = That's All For Now TGIF = Thank God It's Friday TIA = Thanks In Advance TNTL = Trying Not To Laugh TTFN = Ta-Ta For Now TTYL = Talk To You Later WFM = Works For Me WRT = With Regard To WTG = Way To Go WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get WITHDIPI = Where In The Heck Did I Put It 2MSA = Too Many Stupid Acronyms addendum number one: CRAFT = Can't Remember A [your choice] Thing CRS = Can't Remember [your choice] TNWIMAA = That's Not What I Meant At All NNNYG = No, No, No, You Goof WDIAAA? = Where Do I Access (The) Acronym Archives? addendum number two: "MIME is an acronym for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. It builds on the older standard by standardizing additional fields for mail message headers that describe new types of content and organization for messages." addendum number three: AMTG = Ain't Modern Technology Grand? addendum number four: LHIW = Lets Hope It Works janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ 613 256 8340 PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario Canada K0A 1A0