R/C and Net Short hand

[ammoace]

While keeping it VERY CLEAN I would like someone to help an old fogey like me decipher this internet short hand. It is all over the place on this BB and most I can figure out but there are some that I either can't or probably don't want to figure out.
AMMOACE

Please keep it clean, please!

[WhoKnowsWho]

LOL = laughing out loud
ROFL = rolling on the floor laughing
IMHO = in my honest opinion
LMAO = laughing my *** off
ppl = people
*** = not a clean saying...
HTML = hypertext markup language (how web pages are made)

Can't think of anymore right now.

[SteveP]

BTW = by the way
LHS = local hobby shop

Some chat stuff:

AFK = away from keyboard
BRB = be right back
BBL = be back later

[Throtl Hapie]

FTP: File Transfer Protocol
BIOS: Basic Input Output System
CPU: Central Processing Unit
RAM: Random Access Memory
ROM: Read Only Memory
GPU: Graphics Processing Unit
AGP: Accelerated Graphics Port
IP: Internet Protocol
AWD: All Wheel Drive
FWD: Front Wheel Drive
RWD: take a guess!
AP: Advanced Placement

:D

[B3Tyler]

http = hyper text transfer protocal
Url = Universal resource locater

[B3Tyler]

gg = good game
gtg = got to go
ttfn = ta ta for now <--woman say that

[jeepinator]

You forgot the combos, like ROTFLMFAO.
Heh, that's a long one.

[Railman]

It's those f letters that keep you guessing isn't it? Some time's the problem is whats in your own mind, & not what some one means to say...I said sometimes!

[ammoace]

Actually the f letter was an easy one. Incase you didn't know I am in the military so that gets used often. It takes a LOT of self control and respect for others for me to "keep it clean".

LMAO, UMHO, and ttt gave me the most trouble. The Web stuff like HTML, FTP, and URL I learned while making my own home page. The reason I don't know the "slang" is I avoid chat rooms like the plaque. Just something about them that I don't enjoy. I even uninstalled ICQ because I used it a ton at first but then burnt myself out. Plus I was hopeing that I wasn't the only one that was "out of the loop" on this stuff. I guess not. :D
Throttle Hapie, what does RWD stand for? I am at a huge loss, NOT. :D ;p
AMMOACE

[ 05-19-2001: Message edited by: ammoace ]

[jeepinator]

Oh, in the millitary, eh ?
Talk about acronym central. We could speak 3 or 4 sentences in a row and never say one word that was not an acronym ;)

You all forgot FUBAR !

[1 Krazy Foo]

dont feel bad about not knowing the "slang" I have a hard enough time my self and Im online all the time! oh well, I try to read around it and see if I can make sence of it, and if I cant I make something up for it :p

[ammoace]

Jeepinator,
FUBAR
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D

Oww my tummy hurts from laughing... :D :D

Actonym central for sure. SO very true!

My career field's moto is an acronym.

IYAAYAS- If You Ain't Ammo You Ain't _____
JEEP- Just Enough Experience to Pass
AIM- Air Intercept Missile
AGM- Air to Ground Missile
and on and on and on and on......
AMMOACE

[Rc1oGtMaN]

What's fubar?

While you're on army talk here's two:
SNAFU - situation normal all ****'ed up
mia - missing in action

[WhoKnowsWho]

fubar? it's German, hehe, watch Saving Private Ryan... though the answer ain't there either.