abbreviations

[emerystora]

Arch said:

> GD&R
> FYI ---For Your Information
> GMTA
> HTH ------Hope That Helps
> IYKWIM
> LOL ----Laughing Out Loud
> OTTOMH
> PITA
> TFTT
> WTG
> ROFL --Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROTF --Rolling On The Floor
ROTFLMHO --Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Head Off
ROTFLMAO --Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off
> VBG
> YKWIM
>
Take Care
Arch

Since no one else was curious I'll just tell this to Arch.

GD&R Grinning, Ducking and Running
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
IYKWIM If You Know What I Mean
OTTOMH Off The Top of MY Head
PITA Pain In The "Backside"
TFTT Thanks For The Tip
WTG Way To Go!
VBG Very Big Grin
YKWIM You Know What I Mean

Emery Stora
BHOPW (Banging Head on Padded Walls)

 

[terry doukas]

What is IIRC?

>From the Desk of:
Terry Doukas
http://tadoukas.homepage.com
tadoukas

- ----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: GMC: abbreviations

> In a message dated 07/15/2000 9:59:55 PM Central Daylight Time,

>
> >
> > Emery Stora
> > BHOPW (Banging Head on Padded Walls)
> >
> Emery
>
> Seems to me that each news list I am on has their own abbreviations.
> Maybe we need some just for us. Try these:
>
> GMCDFWB = GMC Dead Front Wheel Bearings
>
> GMCDAB = GMC Dead Air Bag
>
> GMCRLAT = GMC Running Like A Top
>
> OD = Onan Dying
>
> DANWW = Dash Air Not Working Well
>
> GTGAN = Gas Tanks Gurgled All Night
>
> GMCKOTR = GMC King Of The Road
>
> Take Care
> Arch
>

 

[steve canyon]

If I Remember Correctly, it's If I Remember Correctly.

>What is IIRC?
>
> >From the Desk of:
>Terry Doukas
>http://tadoukas.homepage.com
>tadoukas

 

[john szalay]

>On Sun, 16 Jul 2000 06:21:13 (PDT)
>Jim Melberg writes
>
>
>
>What is wrong with good, clear, concise writing?
>
>J
>AMEN, my friend Jim.
>
>Weren't these acronyms originally started to lessen the number of bytes that
>had to be sent, back in the days when the Internet was used only by those
few
>"in-the-know" computer users? These people understood each other when
>abbreviations were used.

Actually I believe it goes back to morse code days, saving dits & dots
being transmitted.

John Szalay
73 GMC "WBY" "Wild Blue Yonder"
Louisville Ky

 

[emerystora]

>
>I don't object to some usage of simple abbreviations, and the recent messages
>explaining all these were quite interesting, I thought. I would just suggest
>we not get carried away with saving ourselves a few seconds of typing, if it
>takes our reader a few minutes to figure out what we mean.
>
>On the other hand, we can easily get carried away with saying far too much,
>as I am doing here . . . .
>
>Well, that's just my opinion, anyway. WOFTF (Watch Out For The Flames!)
>
>Erv Troyer
>Lagrange, IN

Erv - in case you haven't noticed I never use the abbreviations in my
messages and most other people don't either. I was just having some
fun with Arch and others. We've got to add some levity at times to
our lives.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM