Board Shorthand - Glossary Needed?
 

Maybe I'm just slow on the up-take, but I just can't figure out a couple of those "shorthand" codes used on this and other forums.

Like most men, reluctant to ask for help, I've muddled my way through most of them and can now IMHO, LMAO, PO, NOS, FWIW, PPI, etc. with the best of them. I've been able to figure most of these silly things out from context, but a couple leave me baffled:

What the snappin' turtles do ROFL and YMMV mean?

I suspect that there's more than me out there that are struggling through these things - do we need to lobby for a forum glossary?

IMHO: In my humble opinion
LMAO: Laughing my ass off
PO: Previous owner
NOS: New old stock
FWIW: For what it is worth
PPI: Pre purchase inspection.
ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing
YMMV: You mileage may vary

Try here: www.netlingo.com

I was just on the Ferrari board and I saw alot of F.O. over there. What does that mean??? LOL :-)

dizzy: distributor
tranny: transmission
MFI: mechanical fuel injection

POS: piece of shi. . .junk
WRT: with respect to
SCWDP: SC World Domination Plot (MUHAHAhahaha. . . --implied)
AFAIK: as far as I know
WTST: What the snappin' turtles. . .? :cool:

BBI= Black Beauty #1 Jack Olsen's mildly modified '73 911T with 3.6L engine
BBII= Black Beauty #2 reincarnation of Jack's old car, this time in a '72 shell with same 3.6L engine, but huge RSR like flares.

I thought BBII= Black Beast . . . replacement of Jack's old car.

F.O. = F*&K Off , maybe? although that seems a bit crude for the F-boys
PLO = peace, love, out
WTF = what the F*&k?
NA = normally aspirated

DAPO, dunbass previous owner

Here's the most important web forum acronym--one that could be used around here a LOT more often...

WTLW

It stands for Welcome To Last Week and it's used when someone posts the same stupid picture we've all seen a thousand times and acts like they're especially clever to have brought it to our attention. :D

Yeah, WTLW; AKA "Klink" in some . . .corners. ;)

Don't get Klinked
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads/GutenTag-vi.jpg

This might help:

Warren=Pay attention
John Walker=Morer payer attentioner
Leland=SCWDP cum ZWDP
Jack Olsen=BB(n)
Moderator=You'reOTBuddy
etc.

I think that tidies up pretty much everything.

Jw

Glad I'm not a dunbass. Or maybe I am for telling people that their spark plug threads could be better.

(If he changes the spelling on that, I'll really look like a dumbass).

JAFO

(If you have seen Blue Thunder, you get it)

One I'm hearing more often from my customers. DLMWFO
(Don't Let My Wife Find Out)
Also think this is the slogan for the Official NBA condom.

Very funny!

I think FO is Ferrari Owner?

One of my favorites! We use it for the guys that show up at the track with the performance cars that never exceed the speed limit.
:)

Our new hires are FNGs, until we get another FNG.....:p