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Posted by jazzlover on 05-22-2001 06:54 PM:

I must admit that I don't understand a number of the acronyms I read in posts here (RAFLMAO, I think, was one).
Can anyone point me somewhere that lists definitions of them?
Thanks for the help and patience.

Posted by j762538 on 05-22-2001 07:05 PM:

My Netscape search brought this page up first. http://freespace.virgin.net/wendy.nugent/index5.html

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Posted by K. Cannon on 05-22-2001 07:13 PM:

Actually...

quote:
Originally posted by jazzlover
RAFLMAO

You may have discovered by now that this one is actually
ROFLMAO...AKA, rolling on floor laughing my A off.

Kelley

P.S. Is there some secret code with these, like magicians never give away tricks? Hope I haven't violated some unwritten rule...

Posted by Rob on 05-22-2001 07:45 PM:

Re: Actually...

quote:
Originally posted by K. Cannon
P.S. Is there some secret code with these, like magicians never give away tricks? Hope I haven't violated some unwritten rule...

That's it! I'm reporting you to the Stonecutters !!!

...

A couple of search engines that will define many acronyms for you:

http://www.atomica.com/ (you can just skip the registration part)
http://www.google.com/

Posted by Winchell on 05-22-2001 08:58 PM:

Re: Actually...

quote:
Originally posted by K. Cannon
P.S. Is there some secret code with these, like magicians never give away tricks? Hope I haven't violated some unwritten rule...

Nope, no unwritten rule.
These were invented because many internet people were too lazy to type the entire thing. AFAIK of course.

Having said that, there are some script kiddies and pseudo-crackers who think it is "kewl" to write in a deliberately obsure fashion, and don't want their (simple minded) secret let out. 3L173 = "ELITE" for instance.

One can do entire paragraphs in this sort of junk with the "Lamerizer"!
http://www.elfqrin.com/lamerize.html
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Posted by K. Cannon on 05-22-2001 09:03 PM:

Re: Re: Actually...

quote:
Originally posted by Rob

That's it! I'm reporting you to the Stonecutters !!!

That's one of my very favorite episodes!!

"Who keeps the metric system down? WE DO! WE DO!"

Posted by K. Cannon on 05-22-2001 09:05 PM:

Re: Re: Actually...

quote:
Originally posted by Winchell

Having said that, there are some script kiddies and pseudo-crackers who think it is "kewl" to write in a deliberately obsure fashion, and don't want their (simple minded) secret let out. 3L173 = "ELITE" for instance.

I doubt I would spend much time trying to decipher them--not unlike my attitude toward clever license plates...

Posted by septimus on 05-22-2001 09:16 PM:

Re: Re: Re: Actually...

quote:
Originally posted by K. Cannon
I doubt I would spend much time trying to decipher them--not unlike my attitude toward clever license plates...

Best plate: NO BX

...on a volkswagon beetle...

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Posted by Rob on 05-22-2001 09:20 PM:

Re: Re: Re: Re: Actually...

quote:
Originally posted by dietrichbohn

Best plate: NO BX

...on a volkswagon beetle...

How about this one: "FEATURE"

...on a VW Bug

Posted by jazzlover on 05-23-2001 01:37 AM:

Thanks

quote:
Originally posted by j762538
My Netscape search brought this page up first. http://freespace.virgin.net/wendy.nugent/index5.html

Thanks alot. I guess my browser's smarter than I thought (or smarter than me, anyway). I'll remember to use it next time.

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