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Acronyms thread
I think it will be good to have a thread here explaining various acronyms we may see on 'Poly.
AFAIK - as far as I know
BB - bulletin board
BTW - by the way (contributed by -Jrabbit)
IANAL - I am not a lawyer
IANALBIWOOTV - I am not a lawyer but I watch one on TV
IIRC - if I recall correctly
IMO - in my opinion
IRL - in real life
MOTOS - members of the opposite sex. Variant: MOTOG
MOTS - more of the same
MOTSS - members of the same sex. Variant: MOTSG
PCR - post count reduction (contributed by Ecthelion)
ROTFLMAO - roll on the floor laughing my arse off (a zillion variants)
RTFM - read the fine manual (thanks to Tuberski and ignoring Asher's suggestion  )
SO - significant other
SOL - **** out of luck
TINSTAAFL - there is no such thing as a free lunch. Variant: TANSTAAFL - there ain't no such thing as a free lunch (contributed by -Jrabbit)
WRT - with regards to
YMMV - your mileage may vary
For the chat room:
AFK - away from the keyboard (contributed by Asher)
BBL - be back later (contributed by Asher)
BRB - be right back
TTYL - talk to you later (contributed by Asher)
EDIT: corrections and additions incorporated
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May 28, 2002, 22:34
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Re: Acronyms thread
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I think it will be good to have a thread here explaining various acronyms we may see on 'Poly.
RTFL - read the fine manual
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RTFM?
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May 29, 2002, 01:27
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IMHO: in my humble opinion.
not that anyone in the OT is humble or anything though
GF: girlfriend
BF: boyfriend
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May 29, 2002, 02:33
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RTFM is NOT "read the fine manual" 
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May 29, 2002, 09:06
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Isn't there a list like this allready????  
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May 29, 2002, 09:11
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I started one in Civ3 General about 5 months ago and was soon told that I shouldn't be lazy and sift through the zillions of old threads to find the first one. 
Told by the same ppl who could have found it themselves and seemed helpful for a change.
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May 29, 2002, 09:14
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RTFT = "read the forgotten manual?"
Yep, this same topic is in the civ3-General -forum. Go and look. 
[edit]: it is topped here
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May 29, 2002, 12:59
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I think that names abbreviation could be updated a little.
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May 29, 2002, 13:24
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BC = sagacious dolphin
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May 29, 2002, 13:31
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LatG = Bugs ****ing Bunny 
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May 29, 2002, 13:35
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CW = Ecthelion
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May 29, 2002, 13:38
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AI = Provost Harrison
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May 29, 2002, 13:40
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AH = Ming
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May 29, 2002, 13:41
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SS = Boddington's
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May 29, 2002, 14:29
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Hmmm... I see a few people are just asking for a PCR with their spamming. Just keep it up, and you will get your wish.
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May 29, 2002, 14:39
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I was careful not to reply in the same vain after the last one. It was getting a little bit silly.
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May 29, 2002, 14:41
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PCR = post count reduction
you must admit that fits into the thread 
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May 29, 2002, 15:30
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AIUI - As I understand it
That one had me puzzling for quite a while.
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May 29, 2002, 17:44
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RTFM is NOT "read the fine manual"
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RTFM= Read The Fornicating Manual?
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May 29, 2002, 19:18
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Rage Tagainst Fhe Machine
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May 29, 2002, 19:22
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PCR= Polymerase Chain Reaction
Trust me, you don't want it!
[edited for Latin]
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May 29, 2002, 19:24
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CtP = Call to Power
SLIC = Scripting Language Interface Convention
SMAC = Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
ACOL = hell
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May 29, 2002, 21:10
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RTFM is "Read The F*cking Manual".
Any time you try to use IRC to ask for Linux help, hordes of acne-infested nasal-voiced geeks will shout at you "RTFM!".
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May 29, 2002, 22:23
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STFW is "Search The F*cking Web"
Asher's post reminded me of that one
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May 29, 2002, 22:25
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POS- Piece of sh!t.
Useful for describing old Apple computers
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May 30, 2002, 03:00
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Abbreviations are the the same as acronyms.
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May 30, 2002, 04:02
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Technically, no. 
AWOL - <strike>Away</strike> Absent Without Official Leave
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May 30, 2002, 04:18
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Seems like a good time to introduce WTF:
WTF: "What the F*ck?!"
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May 30, 2002, 12:09
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AWOL - Away Without Official Leave
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That would be "absent".
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Abbreviations aren't the same as acronymns. The later is a subset of the former.
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May 30, 2002, 17:53
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and none of the ones in the opening post are acronyms, surely?
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