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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:25 PM
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What Acronyms Do You Use The Most?
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:26 PM
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1. ATM, SOB, LOL
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:26 PM
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2. Hmm.
Probably LOL, ROFL, LMAO, OMG, BTW...

Can't think of anymore.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:27 PM
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3. sol-stfu-db-fu
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:27 PM
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4. a.k.a, SCUBA, SNAFU, UNICEF, U.N.C.L.E.
Can't think of any others... :think:
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:27 PM
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5. only dumbasses use LOL and ROFLMAO
:P
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dhinojosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:28 PM
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7. LMAO! eom
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:28 PM
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8. STFU
:wtf:
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Ima Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 03:05 PM
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16. Guess I'm a dumb ass!
ROTFLMAO
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:28 PM
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6. DVD, VCR
Edited on Wed Dec-01-04 02:29 PM by arwalden
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:30 PM
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10. SCOO, BEE, DOO, BE, DU
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:29 PM
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9. WTF, RTFM, SMDYLB
Edited on Wed Dec-01-04 02:30 PM by billyoc
and n/t. ;)
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Dogmudgeon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:35 PM
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11. IHS, INRI, YHWH, JMJ, OTO, TGAOTU
Just had to field a few for the "Faith-Based" acronymists.

--p!
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:36 PM
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12. GWM GBM
Is there a GHM?
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illflem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:41 PM
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13. FGW
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 03:41 PM
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26. OMG...
GWM ISO GBM N2 FF WS SM BDSM & CBT. :evilgrin:
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 02:44 PM
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14. RTFM, STFU, KMA
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 03:20 PM
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20. AcronNYM! Not AcriMONY!
:wtf:
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 03:03 PM
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15. FYI
When I forward e-mails I get at work to my co-workers at other locations.
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SemiCharmedQuark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 03:12 PM
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17. Probably SNAFU or YUPpie
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 03:17 PM
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18. OK
WTF?
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obreaslan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 03:18 PM
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19. F*CK!
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Probably my most used word every day.
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 03:20 PM
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21. Pedant warning:
Most of those (above) aren't acronyms, merely abbreviations. Acronyms are pronouncable, like LASER.

</pedantry> You were warned!
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 03:20 PM
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22. FUBAR
that one pretty much covers everything

the muscles in my back are fubar

traffic is fubar

work is fubar

checkbook: omg, totally fubar

you get the idea :D
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 03:27 PM
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24. That's my favourite by far!
And I probably use it more than anything else too.
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 03:25 PM
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23. OMG! ACRONYMS! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Book Lover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 03:37 PM
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25. SE, IE, VP/RIG...
ISE, PPI, ISBN...

All publishing terms. I have written sentences with four and five of these at a time... very sad...
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