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Message Board ACRONYMS
The meanings of some of those weird
abbreviations
you see on the 'net and in theCoffeerooms. EOM
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AFAIK
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As Far As I Know |
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AFK
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Away from keyboard |
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AKA
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Also known as |
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ATM
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According To Me |
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ATTN
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Attention |
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BAK
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Back at keyboard |
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BBL
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Be back Later |
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BBS
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Be Back Soon |
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BG
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Big Grin |
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BIF
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Basis in fact |
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BOL
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Bent Over Laughing |
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BRB
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Be Right Back |
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BTW
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By The Way |
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CU
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See you |
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CUL
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See you later |
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DCA
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Damn cheap-ass ... |
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DH
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"Dear Husband" |
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DTRT
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Do The Right Thing |
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EOM
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End of Message -- No Comments |
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FAQ
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Frequently Asked Questions |
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FMTA
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Great minds think alike |
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FWIW
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For what it's worth |
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FYA
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For your amusement |
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FYEO
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For your eyes only |
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FYI
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For your information |
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FX'd
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Fingers crossed! |
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<g>
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"grin" |
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<bg>, <vbg>
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"big grin", "very big grin",
and so on... |
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GAL!
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Get A Life! |
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GM!
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Go Mets! |
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GMTA!
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Great Minds Think Alike! |
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golly
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The author suffers from a limited vocabulary |
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GR&D
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Grinning, running, and ducking |
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HHOK
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Ha ha, only kidding |
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HHOS
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Ha ha, only serious |
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HTD
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Have to Disagree... |
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HTH
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Hope this Helps |
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IAC
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In any case |
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ICAM
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I Couldn't Agree More |
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ICOWHMGOWYHH
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I Can Only Wonder How Many Glasses Of Wine
You Have Had |
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ICQ
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a real-time chat system - "I seek you" |
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ID
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I Disagree |
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IM
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Instant Messaging |
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IMAO
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In my arrogant opinion |
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IMHO
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In my humble opinion |
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IMNSHO
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In my not -so- humble opinion |
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IMO
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In My Opinion |
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IO
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Insignificant Other |
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IOW
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In other words |
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IRC
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a real-time chat system - "Internet
Relay Chat" |
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IRL
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In Real Life |
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IRT
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In Real Time |
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ITA!
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I totally Agree! |
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JAT
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Just A Thought |
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JFU
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Just For You |
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JK
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Just Kidding |
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JMHO
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Just My Humble Opinion |
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JMO
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Just My Opinion |
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LBAY
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Laughing Back At You |
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LMAO
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Lauging My Ass off |
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LOL
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Lots of Laughs or Laughing Out Loud |
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LOL
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Laughing Out Loud |
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LOLBAY
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Laughing Out Loud Back At You |
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MEGO
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My Eyes Glazed Over...(booorrring) |
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MINK
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Multiple Income No Kids |
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MMHA
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My Most Humble Apologies |
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MMHA2U
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My Most Humble Apologies To You |
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MOTD
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Message of the day |
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MTYEWTK
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More Than You Ever Wanted To Know |
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MTYRWTK
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More Than You Really Wanted To Know |
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NBIF
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No basis in fact |
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NBIR
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No basis in reality |
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NRN
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No response necessary |
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NS
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'Nuff Said |
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OIC
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"Oh, I see" |
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OMG
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Oh My God/Gosh/Goodness! |
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OTOH
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On the other hand |
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OTOOH
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On the other, other hand |
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PC
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Politically Correct (or Personal Computer) |
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PI or PIC
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Politically Incorrect |
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PMFJI
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Pardon Me For Jumping In |
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PMJI
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Pardon my jumping in |
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POV
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Point of view |
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RL
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Real life |
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ROFL
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Rolling On the Floor Laughing or ROTFL |
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ROFLMAO
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Rolling on the floor laughing my Ass off
or ROTFLMAO |
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ROFLMBHO
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Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Bloody Head
Off |
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ROFLMHO
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Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Head Off |
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RP
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Romantic Partner |
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RSN
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Real soon now |
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RTFM
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Read the, um, fabulous (yeah, 'fabulous',
that's it) manual |
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SHOUTING
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What it seems like when you post in all caps.
SHOUTING IS HARD TO READ, AND NOT GOOD 'NETIQUETTE. |
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SINK
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Single Income No Kids |
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SO
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Significant Other (see also: "DH",
"IO") |
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SOL
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Sadly, Out'a Luck (no, really!) (there's
another version?!?) |
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SSOK
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Spitting [my] Sprite On [my] Keyboard |
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STS
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Sorry to Say... |
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STD
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Sick to death |
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TANSTAAFL
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There ain't no such thing as a free lunch |
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TAF
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That's all Folks! |
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TAT
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Tete-A-Tete |
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TCN
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Take Care Now |
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TFI
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The Fact is... |
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TFM
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Thanks From Me |
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TFMT
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Thanks From Me, Too! |
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TIA
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Thanks In Advance |
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TIC
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Tongue in cheek |
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TIG!
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This Is Great! |
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TIIC
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The Idiots in Charge |
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TMI
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Too Much Information |
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TPTB
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The Powers That Be |
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TTFN
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Ta Ta for Now |
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TYL
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Talk to you later |
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TYVM!
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Thank You Very Much! |
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TXS
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Thanks! (sincere and heartfelt -- really!) |
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unPC
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Same thing as PI |
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VWP
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Very Well Put |
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WAGS!
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What A Great Story |
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WAI!
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What An Inspiration |
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WB
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Welcome back |
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WP!
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Well Put! |
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WTG
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Way to go |
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WTS
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With That Said |
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XOXO
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Hugs & Kisses |
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YAAG
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You Are A Genius |
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YABR
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You Are Being Replaced |
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YMMV
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Your mileage may vary |
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YRR
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You 'R' Right |
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YVMW
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You're Very Much Welcome! |
| Soap & TV Specific Acronyms: |
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90210
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Do I need to explain? |
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AAS
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Anti-Aging Syndrome |
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AMC
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All My Children |
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ATWT (or "AWT")
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As the World Turns |
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AW
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Another World |
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BB, B&B
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The Bold and the Beautiful |
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BBTB
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Billy Baybee the Beggar |
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BOPE
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Bo & Hope |
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BtVS
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
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DAP
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Dustin's AW Page |
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DDP
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Dustin's Days Page |
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DOOL
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Days of Our Lunatics |
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DOOL/DAYS
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Days of our Lives |
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GH
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General Hospital |
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GL
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Guidling Light |
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IST
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In 'Soap' Time |
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JER (or, JERk)
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James E. Reilly |
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JR
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James Reilly |
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JRMO
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James Reilly Move Over |
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MP
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Melrose Place |
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OLTL
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One Life to Live |
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PC
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Port Charles |
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RAS
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Rapid Aging Syndrome |
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SB
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Sunset Beach |
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SID
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Soaps in Depth |
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SOAAS
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Soap Opera Anti-Aging Syndrome |
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SOD
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Soap Opera Digest |
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SOM
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Soap Opera Magazine |
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SORAS
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Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome |
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SORRS
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Soap Opera Rapid Rejuvenating Syndrome |
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SOW
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Sopa Opera Weekly |
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TC
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The City |
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'YR', Y&R
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The Young and the Restless |
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O:-)
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Angel w/ Halo, or Marlena |
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Like sands through the hour glass.... |
