********************************************* Below is a list of abbreviations that you may find used online. ADN Any Day Now AFAIK As Far As I Know AOL America OnLine BBS Bulletin Board System BTW By The Way CIS Compuserve Information Service CI$ Compuserve Information $ervice CU see you CUL8R see you later DIIK Darned If I Know ESAD Eat Spam And Die FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FITB Fill In The Blank FOAF Friend Of A Friend FWIW For What It's Worth FYA For Your Amusement FYI For Your Information grin (a suffix to signify a joke) GA Go Ahead (you turn, usually in a conference) grinning, ducking and running (a suffix to signify a joke at someone's expense) GIGO Garbage In, Garbage Out GIWIST Gee, I Wish That I had Said That HHOK Ha Ha, Only Kidding HHOS Ha Ha, Only Serious IAE In Any Event IC I see LOL Laugh out Loud IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO In My Opinion IOW In Other Words KISS Keep It Simple, Stupid L8R later LSTYD Life Stinks Then You Die O&O Over & Out OIC Oh, I see OTOH On The Other Hand POV Point Of View ROFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing RSN Real Soon Now RTM Read The Manual TANJ There Ain't No Justice TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TIA Thanks In Advance TNX thanks TNXE6 thanks a million (E6 = 106) TPTB The Powers That Be TTBOMK To The Best of My Knowledge TTFN Ta Ta For Now TTUL Talk To you Later very big grin WTF What The... WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get WYSINOT What You See Is NOT what you get D/L: download U/L: upload B4: before BCNU: be seein' you BM: board manager BMUS: beem me up Scotty! BO: back off BTL: between the lines CBU: carbon based unit (human) SBU: silicon based unit (computer, also known as CPU) DGT: daughter DH: dear husband FU: fouled up FUBAR: fouled up beyound all recognition FWFN: farewell for now FTBOMH: from the bottom of my heart GUI: Graphical user interface GMTA: great minds think alike! HAND: have a nice day! HD: hard drive, or high density HTH: hit the hay (go to bed) ISO: in search of ITMSS: I take myself so seriously KUTGW: keep up the good work LAN: local area network LLAP: live long and prosper LTIS: laughing till I'm sick LMA: last minute addition MYOB: mind your own business MSG: message POB: pat on back RTFM: read the fine manual S/W: shareware SBI: so be it STBX: soon to be ex (as in soon to be ex-husband, wife etc.) SYSOP: system operator SAUNA - Society Against UnNecessary Acronyms TAFN: that's all for now TBC: to be continued TDMMDI: the devil made me do it TLC: tender loving care TNT: till next time! TTYL: talk to you later ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing FOTFL: Falling On The Floor Laughing IMBO: In My Biased Opinion : Evil Grin oic: Oh, I see : The other person has reached through the phone line, grabbed your modem, and slapped you with it. (ouch) kewl: cool *********************************************