Acronyms:

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AFAIC

As far as I'm concerned

AFAIK

As far as I know

AFK

Away from keyboard

<BG>

Big Grin

BOFH

Bastard Operator from Hell

BRB

Be right back

BTDT

Been there, done that

BTW

By the way

BUAG

Butt-ugly ASCII graphic

C/C

Comments and criticism

CP

Copy protection

FAQ

Frequently Asked Question. When people say "the FAQ", they are generally referring to a list of answers to Frequently Asked Questions. These are posted monthly on many newsgroups or mailing lists to reduce discussion of topics that have already been thoroughly covered. It's a good idea to look at a FAQ file for a newsgroup or mailing list before participating in it.

FRE

Frequently requested enhancement

FUBAR

Fouled up beyond all recognition (or repair)

FWIW

For what it's worth

FYI

For your information

<g>

Grin

GD&WVVF

Grinning, ducking, and walking very, very fast

GR&D

Grinning, running, and ducking

HTH

Hope this helps

IAE

In any event

IANAL

I am not a Lawyer

IMHO

In my humble opinion

IMNSHO

In my not so humble opinion

IMO

In my opinion

IOW

In other words

LOL

Laughed out loud

LZ

Loser!

MCNGP

Mean Certified Newsgroup Poster

MOTAS

Member of the appropriate sex

MOTOS

Member of the opposite sex

MOTSS

Member of the same sex

NG

Newsgroup

OIC

Oh, I see

OTOH

On the other hand

PITA

Pain in the A$$

PMJI

Pardon my jumping in

PMFJI

Pardon me for jumping in

RL

Real Life, as opposed to the Internet

ROFL

Rolling on floor, laughing

ROTFL

Rolling on the floor laughing

ROTFLMAO

Rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off

RSN

Real soon now

RTFM

Read the f@%# manual (or message)

SNAFU

Situation normal, all fouled up

SO

Significant Other, used to refer to someone's romantic partner without making any assumptions about gender or legal status

TIA

Thanks in advance

TLA

Three letter acronym

TPTB

The powers that be

TTFN

Ta ta for now

TTYL

Talk to you later

WTF

What the heck

YMMH

You might mean here

YMMV

Your mileage may vary