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Old 07-25-2006, 01:30 PM
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here this may help a little bit

TTT - To The Top, used to bring a Thread back to the top of the list in a Forum.

Bump - Same as TTT; used to bring a Thread back to the top of the list in a Forum.

IBTL - In Before the Lock, posted when users are expecting a Thread to be locked.

+1 - Plus One, used in conjunction with a quote from another user showing aggrement.

OMGHI2U - Oh My God Hi to You, greeting.

[/anyword] - End anyword that is typed in the brackets, such as [/drama] = End Drama.

FWIW - For What It's Worth

PIITB - Put it in the Butt, pretty much self explanatory.

WOT - Wide Open Throttle; floored.

#MT - Pertains the a Manual Transmission where the "#" is replaced by the number of gears. IE: 6MT : 6 speed manual transmission.

AOD - Automatic Over Drive. An automatic transmission with Over Drive.

IMO - In my opinion

IMHO- In my humble opinion, some people use this instead.

STFU- Shut the **** up

OMG - Oh My God

WTF - What the ****

<3 - Heart

IIRC- if i remember correctly

GTFO- get the **** out

DIAF- die in a fire

OMGWTFBBQ- oh my god what the **** barbeque

TTIWWOP - This thread is worthless without pics. aka Tittywop
---TTIWWO
---TTIW (this thread is worthless)

SOMF- sit on my face
Old 07-25-2006, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by JanNov s2k,Jul 25 2006, 02:30 PM
here this may help a little bit

DIAF- die in a fire

OMGWTFBBQ- oh my god what the **** barbeque

SOMF- sit on my face
those are very interesting! i'm so out of it, i don't know what's being said these days... thanks for sharing.

okay, here's another one I've been wondering about:

T.I.T.S.

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TITS = team Irvine Team Speed IIRC
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Originally Posted by Slamnasty,Jul 25 2006, 01:26 PM

I can definitely say WOW had nothing to do with the creation of this one, especially after playing CounterStrike on and off for several years now.
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Originally Posted by Slamnasty,Jul 25 2006, 02:26 PM
Regarding this one however:



I can definitely say WOW had nothing to do with the creation of this one, especially after playing CounterStrike on and off for several years now.
Warcraft,
NOT World of Warcraft.
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Originally Posted by ladius,Jul 25 2006, 02:06 PM
very interesting. I'm sure someone can make the study of these into some kinda dissertation.

so how is "pwned" pronounced? "powned?"
pwned = poaned
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http://www.noslang.com/dictionary.php

http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/acronyms.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet_speak

Click these links to learn more than you ever wanted or needed to know. I find the Wikipedia page on 1337 Speak particularly funny. I go back to that page every now and then just to see what's been added.

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AFAICR as far as I can recall
AFAICT as far as I can tell
AFAIK as far as I know
AFAIR as far as I recall
AFK away from keyboard
AIUI as I understand it
AKA also known as
ASAP as soon as possible
AWOL absent without official leave
AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
BBL [I'll] be back later
BBS be back soon
BBT be back tomorrow
BFD big ****ing deal
BIAB back in a bit
BIAF back in a few
BIALW back in a little while
BIAS back in a second
BIAW back in a while
BOFH bastard operator from hell
BOHICA bend over here it comes again
BRB [I'll] be right back
BTDT been there, done that
BTTH butt to the head
BTW by the way
CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
CNP continued [in my] next post
CYA see you around
DNDK don't know, don't care
DTRT do the right thing
DTWT do the wrong thing
DWIM do what I mean
EG evil grin
EMSG email message
ETLA extended three letter acronym
EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
FAQ frequently asked question
FIIK ****[ed] if I know
FIIR ****[ed] if I remember
FOAD fall over and die
FSDO for some definition of
FSVO for some value of
FUBAR ****ed up beyond all recognition
FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
FWIW for what it's worth
FYI for your information
G grin
GMTA great minds think alike
HAND have a nice day
HHIS hanging head in shame
HTH hope this helps
IANAL I am not a lawyer
IHAFC I haven't a ****ing clue
IHNFC I have no ****ing clue
IIANM if I am not mistaken
IIRC if I recall correctly
IMCO in my considered opinion
IMHO in my humble opinion
IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
IMO in my opinion
IOW in other words
IRL in real life
ISTM it seems to me
ISTR I seem to recall
ITYM I think you mean
JIC just in case
JK just kidding
JMO just my opinion
JTLYK just to let you know
KISS keep it simple, stupid
KITA kick in the ass
KNF kernel normal form
L8R later
LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
LJBF let's just be friends
LMSO laughing my socks off
LOL laughing out loud
LTNS long time no see
MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
MOTOS member of the opposite sex
MOTSS member of the same sex
MTF more to follow
MYOB mind your own business
NBD no big deal
NFC no ****ing clue
NFI no ****ing idea
NFW no ****ing way
NIH not invented here
NP no problem
NRFPT not ready for prime time
NRN no reply necessary
OIC oh, I see
OTL out to lunch
OTOH on the other hand
OTTOMH off the top of my head
PFY pimply faced youth
PITA pain in the ass
PNG persona non grata
POC point of contact
POLA principle of least astonishment
PPL pretty please
QED quod erat demonstrandum
RFC request for comments
RL real life
RLC rod length check
ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
RP responsible person
RSN real soon now
RTFB read the fine/****ing book
RTFM read the fine/****ing manual
RTFMP read the fine/****ing man page
RTFS read the fine/****ing source
SCNR sorry, could not resist
SEP someone else's problem
SFA sweet **** all
SHID slaps head in disgust
SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
SMOP simple matter of programming
SNAFU situation normal, all ****ed up
SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
SO significant other
SOB son of [a] bitch
SOL shit out [of] luck
SUS stupid user syndrome
SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
TIA thanks in advance
TLA three letter acronym
TMA too many abbreviations
TMI too much information
TTFN ta ta for now
TTYL talk to you later
TYVM thank you very much
UTSL use the source, Luke
VEG very evil grin
WAG wild-ass guess
WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
WOFTAM waste of ****ing time and money
WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
WTF {what,where,who,why} the ****
WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell
WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
YKWIM you know what I mean
YMMV your mileage may vary
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1337 sp3ak ftw omgz lolorzz
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Orly?

















Oh realy?

yarly - yeah, really

I can't believe they weren't posted yet.

BBQFTW!

Also, T.I.T.S. basically means local people who will help you with dishonest sellers/buyers.


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