Common USENET ACRONYMS

(Culled from various sources...)

AFAIK.... As Far As I Know

ASAP.... As Soon As Possible

<g> or <G> ....Grin

<BG> .....Big Grin

<EG>...... Evil Grin.

<VBEG>..... very big evil grin

<SEG>....*hit Eatin' Grin

BTDT....Been There, Done That

BTSOOM..... Beats The Stuffing Out Of Me.

BWL.... Bursting With Laughter.

BTW.... By The Way

C&G..... Chuckle and Grin.

CID..... Crying In Disgrace.

CNP..... Continued in Next Post.

CWOP....Complete Waste of Time

CYA....See Ya

DIY..... Do It Yourself

FAQ..... Frequently Asked Question

FLAPS..... Friendly Local Auto Parts Store

FUBAR..... Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition (or repair)

FWIW..... For What It's Worth

FYI..... For Your Information

GMTA.... Great Minds Think Alike

HHIS.... Hanging Head In Shame.

IAC....In Any Case

IAE..... In Any Event

IANAL...... I Am Not A Lawyer

IIRC....If I Recall Correctly

IMHO...... In My Humble Opinion

IMO..... In My Opinion

IOW ......In Other Words

IRL..... In Real Life.

ISTR....I Seem To Recall

ITYM....I Think You Mean

IYO....In Your Opinion

JIC....Just In Case

JMO..... Just My Opinion.

KIT..... Keep In Touch

KUTGW...... Keep Up The Good Work

L8R..... Later.

L8R G8R...... Later Gater

LMK....Let Me Know

LSHMBH..... Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts

LOL..... Laughed Out Loud

LZ..... Loser!

MMF..... Make Money Fast

NIMBY....Not In My BackYard

OIC..... Oh, I See

OMG....Oh My Gosh!

OTOH..... On The Other Hand

OT....Off Topic

PITA .....Pain In The Ass

PLMK..... Please Let Me Know

PLONK!...... (sound) you have been killfiled

Plz...... Please

PMJI..... Pardon My Jumping In

PMFJI ......Pardon Me For Jumping In

RFD ......Request For Discussion

ROFL .....Rolling On Floor, Laughing

ROTFL...... Rolling On The Floor Laughing

ROTFLMAO..... Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off

RSN.... Real Soon Now

RTFM...... Read The Freakin' Manual

SNAFU..... Situation Normal, All Fouled Up

SETE.... Smiling Ear To Ear

SHID.... Slaps Head In Disgust

Thx..... thanks

TIA .....Thanks In Advance

TIC..... Tongue In Cheek

TOS .....Terms of Service (from your ISP)

TPTB..... The Powers That Be

TTFN.... Ta Ta For Now

VI....Village Idiot

WRT....With Regard To

WTB.... Want To Buy

WTF.....What the F***??

WTMKF..... Welcome To My Kill File

YMMV..... Your Mileage (results) May Vary

YKHTG..... You Know How That Goes