Clarify shorthand

[Guest wolverine]

I'm stymied by some of the abbreviations appearing in messages. Presumably, BTW means by the way. But what about LOL? IMHO?

[Guest DJPerez]

Happy to oblige! Here are a few....

 

LOL - Laughter On Line

IMO - In My Opinion

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

AFAIK - As Far As I Know

ISO - In Search of

 

And Finally....

 

ROTFLMAO - Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off!

 

Hope this helps! Anyone have other choice bits?

 

Peace And Pleasure!

 

David, Your Boston Masseur

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[Guest EscortBizBoy]

David LOL means Laughing out loud

[Guest wolverine]

Thanks guys

[Guest gardener]

One more for wolverine!

When I first starting chatting, I was convinced BRB meant Bathroom Break.

[Guest allansmith63]

LAST EDITED ON Sep-01-00 AT 05:55PM (EST)[p]

 

Ok, Gardener, I'll bite - what does BRB mean?

 

A.

 

Never mind, figured it out. - be right back, right?

[Bilbo]

LOL seems to me to be the least conclusive one. In context it seems to me it could either mean Laughing Out Loud or Lots Of Love. Actually, it could usually mean both since the two emotions are so closely related. Perhaps I'm showing my age, but does anyone ever use XOXOX anymore? It used to mean hugs and kisses when it was on the end of a snail mail letter.

XOXOX LOL ;-)

[Guest Tampa Yankee]

LAST EDITED ON Sep-02-00 AT 09:42AM (EST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Sep-02-00 AT 09:32 AM (EST)

 

Gee Bilbo, and I thought it was some x-football jock's (you?) glyph for an intimate scrimmage!! ;-)

[Bilbo]

Haven't played real football since 9th grade, but we were the city champs! I just loved penetrating the offensive line, grabbing some guy and thowing him to the ground, landing on top of him ... I remember one time I had one hand on each ankle of a big bruiser who dragged me for twenty yards and a touch down. Good thing that was just in practice with my own team. But it was so much fun, it just didn't occur to me to put the two together.

[RM]

twenty years ago the only meaning I knew for LOL was little old lady.

[J-Man]

Abbreviations

 

AFK = Away From Keyboard