Forum Shorthand - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

kipperoo3 · 04-21-2003, 07:14 PM

Hey there,

I'm not really a noob, but I just wanted to find out what some of the forum shorthand means. I know that lol = laughing out loud and lmao = laughing my ass off, but I would like to know if there are any others that I (and others) may not know. Thanks!

redravin40 · 04-21-2003, 07:34 PM

We tend not to use that much shorthand in the forum.
There is a lot of it in chat but that's to keep up with the flow of the conversation.
Here, carefully constructed sentences are more appreciated.

i8one2 · 04-22-2003, 01:24 PM

I use the OMG-oh, my god occasionally

GreenCloud · 04-22-2003, 08:38 PM

yeah, i see relatively little shorthand at tfp.
there are some i think i've seen fairly often though

btw = by the way
imo = in my opinion
imho = in my humble opinion
so = signifigant other
bf = boyfriend
gf = girlfriend

cdwonderful · 04-23-2003, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by redravin40
We tend not to use that much shorthand in the forum.
There is a lot of it in chat but that's to keep up with the flow of the conversation.
Here, carefully constructed sentences are more appreciated.

that a fact, Red? whats that NSFW that keeps popping up?

Peetster · 04-23-2003, 10:21 AM

I sometimes use FM (fuck me) and ISASA (I'm such a stupid asshole). ;-)

spectre · 04-23-2003, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cdwonderful
that a fact, Red? whats that NSFW that keeps popping up?

Not safe for work. It's meant as a warning to those working that if they open the thread at work, it's at their own risk of getting caught by their boss.

zaiaz · 04-24-2003, 04:08 AM

What's a boss?

BigJayz · 04-24-2003, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by zaiaz
What's a boss?

BAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!! I don't know why I found that so funny, I guess it just caught me off guard! But I LMFAO!!!

Hycdubg · 04-25-2003, 03:47 PM

OMFGROTLFLMMFAOIHAYIHJ is used quite often.

Oh My Fucking God Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Mother Fucking Ass Off In Hysterics At Your Hilarious Joke.

cheerios · 04-25-2003, 06:21 PM

I have to say, I've been an internet/chat junky for YEARS, and I've never heard that one. I prefer acronyms i can spell. :P

phredgreen · 04-26-2003, 10:38 AM

or perhaps my fave, wtfomg!

Johnny Rotten · 04-26-2003, 01:57 PM

IIRC= If I recall correctly
AFAIK=As far as I know
IANAL=I am not a lawyer
OTOH=on the other hand

Loki · 05-01-2003, 04:08 AM

iinm, if i'm not mistaken

sfw (duh) meaning Safe for work

WTF - what the f...?

atm - at the moment

thats all i can think of atm =)

dgough · 05-03-2003, 09:58 PM

obviously for chat purposes

brb = be right back
ggp = gotta go pee

madsenj37 · 06-05-2003, 11:11 AM

Sometimes people use this one which I am not fond of

ttyl - talk to you later

Tom Thumb · 06-05-2003, 05:41 PM

There's also 'stfu' for shut the fuck up. I don't know anyone who uses it in any way other than to mock the people who apparently say it seriously.

There are hundreds of little acronyms out there. Like Roy G Biv, if you wanted to tell the message board you were describing the rainbow.

nofnway · 06-25-2003, 11:01 PM

thanks for the education

coldhands · 06-26-2003, 01:24 PM

let's not forget MILF (mother i'd like to fuck)

04-21-2003, 07:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
kipperoo3 Crazy Location: Phoenix, AZ	Forum Shorthand Hey there, I'm not really a noob, but I just wanted to find out what some of the forum shorthand means. I know that lol = laughing out loud and lmao = laughing my ass off, but I would like to know if there are any others that I (and others) may not know. Thanks!

04-22-2003, 01:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
i8one2 COMPLETED and A TRAINER Location: BEAN_TOWN	I use the OMG-oh, my god occasionally __________________ LEATHER, LATEX and LACE "SSC" "Nothing That Gives Pleasure is Bad" Quality is for those who know what they want and are at peace with what they have. "S/M is about emotion; the erotic tension between my impulse toward something and my resistance against it."-- Virginia Barker

04-22-2003, 08:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
GreenCloud Insane Location: Boone, NC	yeah, i see relatively little shorthand at tfp. there are some i think i've seen fairly often though btw = by the way imo = in my opinion imho = in my humble opinion so = signifigant other bf = boyfriend gf = girlfriend __________________ "Boy, I like that echo... goes right through my head... I had that happen once, but it was chemically induced...." - Steve Earle

04-24-2003, 04:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
zaiaz Psycho Location: State of confusion...wait that's medication.	What's a boss? __________________ Self destruction - "Its my Nature", said the Scorpion...

04-25-2003, 03:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hycdubg Insane Location: Up my ass	OMFGROTLFLMMFAOIHAYIHJ is used quite often. Oh My Fucking God Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Mother Fucking Ass Off In Hysterics At Your Hilarious Joke. __________________ Alice, that dog has been licking his own asshole for three hours. I would venture to say that there is nothing there that requires more than an hour's attention. So I would suggest that whatever he's attempting to dislodge is either gone for good....or there to stay. -The Long Kiss Goodnight_

04-21-2003, 07:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
redravin40 Loser Location: With Jadzia	We tend not to use that much shorthand in the forum. There is a lot of it in chat but that's to keep up with the flow of the conversation. Here, carefully constructed sentences are more appreciated.

04-23-2003, 10:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Peetster Right Now Location: Home	I sometimes use FM (fuck me) and ISASA (I'm such a stupid asshole). ;-)

04-25-2003, 06:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	I have to say, I've been an internet/chat junky for YEARS, and I've never heard that one. I prefer acronyms i can spell. :P

04-26-2003, 10:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
phredgreen who? Location: the phoenix metro	or perhaps my fave, wtfomg! __________________ My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. - Thomas Paine

04-26-2003, 01:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
Johnny Rotten lost and found Location: Berkeley	IIRC= If I recall correctly AFAIK=As far as I know IANAL=I am not a lawyer OTOH=on the other hand __________________ "The idea that money doesn't buy you happiness is a lie put about by the rich, to stop the poor from killing them." -- Michael Caine

05-01-2003, 04:08 AM	#14 (permalink)
Loki Psycho Location: Drifting.	iinm, if i'm not mistaken sfw (duh) meaning Safe for work WTF - what the f...? atm - at the moment thats all i can think of atm =)

05-03-2003, 09:58 PM	#15 (permalink)
dgough Tilted Location: Deetroit	obviously for chat purposes brb = be right back ggp = gotta go pee __________________ Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water

06-05-2003, 11:11 AM	#16 (permalink)
madsenj37 Still searching... Location: NorCal For Life	Sometimes people use this one which I am not fond of ttyl - talk to you later __________________ "Only two things are certain: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe." -- Albert Einstein

06-05-2003, 05:41 PM	#17 (permalink)
Tom Thumb Crazy Location: In a self portrait	There's also 'stfu' for shut the fuck up. I don't know anyone who uses it in any way other than to mock the people who apparently say it seriously. There are hundreds of little acronyms out there. Like Roy G Biv, if you wanted to tell the message board you were describing the rainbow. __________________ My name is marketing. Now buy my product.

06-25-2003, 11:01 PM	#18 (permalink)
nofnway Insane Location: under the freeway bridge	thanks for the education __________________ "Iron rusts with disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold water freezes. Even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind" Leonardo Da Vinci

06-26-2003, 01:24 PM	#19 (permalink)
coldhands Addict Location: The next town over	let's not forget MILF (mother i'd like to fuck) __________________ "All it takes to make a difference is the courage to stop proving 'I was right' in being unable to make a difference, to stop assigning cause for my inability to the circumstances outside myself, to be willing to have been that way, and to see that the fear of being a failure is a lot less important that the unique opportunity I have to make a difference." -Werner Erhard