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Old Oct 7th 2009 | 6:57 am
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Who can guess what these internet acronyms means? Some very common and some not so common ones here....

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TTYL
AAMOF
BTDT
TTFN
GIRUY
IMHO
FWIW
TAFN
BOOMM
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JAS
TGIF
CYM
BION
JFGI
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WTF
TLA
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Old Oct 7th 2009 | 7:10 am
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YIC, BICBA
 
Old Oct 7th 2009 | 7:10 am
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TLA=Three Letter Acronym.

It is my favourite TLA of all time.

Originally Posted by Jingsamichty
Who can guess what these internet acronyms means? Some very common and some not so common ones here....
TLA
 
Old Oct 7th 2009 | 7:41 am
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TITPOITS

TITGOITP
 
Old Oct 7th 2009 | 8:30 am
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VCMDLM is a favourite in this household.

It's much quicker than saying "va chier, mange de la marde".
 
Old Oct 7th 2009 | 8:36 am
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Originally Posted by Souvy
VCMDLM is a favourite in this household.

It's much quicker than saying "va chier, mange de la marde".
One I use a lot at work is UBISS = Unreasonable Belief In Spreadsheet Syndrome, very widespread among graduate students these days.
 
Old Oct 7th 2009 | 8:39 am
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well out of that whole list I knew 9 - though i'm sure I could make some belters up out of what was left
 
Old Oct 7th 2009 | 8:41 am
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian
One I use a lot at work is UBISS = Unreasonable Belief In Spreadsheet Syndrome, very widespread among graduate students these days.
To which they reply: "OFCAE"
 
Old Oct 7th 2009 | 8:54 am
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Originally Posted by mandymoochops
well out of that whole list I knew 9 - though i'm sure I could make some belters up out of what was left

I wouldn't worry - I didn't get much more than that either.

What about QFE (sometimes it is QFU).

or PIMP - a quilting site I used to use used that one a lot
 
Old Oct 7th 2009 | 9:08 am
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Originally Posted by geo4
To which they reply: "OFCAE"
Oh go on then. What's that mean?
 
Old Oct 7th 2009 | 9:36 am
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian
Oh go on then. What's that mean?
Old Farts Can't Appreciate Extrapolation?
 
Old Oct 7th 2009 | 10:00 am
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Originally Posted by Bill_S
Old Farts Can't Appreciate Extrapolation?
Excellent guess. I would've expected something more like BBGSIS. But Bill Gates Says It's So.
 
Old Oct 7th 2009 | 10:01 am
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Overly Fastidious Cleverclogs Antagonises Everyone?
 
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Originally Posted by Jingsamichty
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Now you're talking. I take that as a great compliment.
 
Old Oct 7th 2009 | 11:06 am
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Originally Posted by mandymoochops
well out of that whole list I knew 9 - though i'm sure I could make some belters up out of what was left
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