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Marc Smith
Cheech Wizard

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From:West Chester, OH, USA
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posted 21 April 2000 01:34 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Marc Smith   Click Here to Email Marc Smith     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Popular (and clean) Internet acronyms:
BTW By the way
FAQ Frequently asked question
FW Freeware
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For your information
GR&D Grinning running & Ducking
IAE In any event
IMO In my opinion
IMHO In my humble opinion (also IMO)
IMCO In my considered opinion
IOW In other words
JASE Just another system error
LOL Laughing Out Loud
MFZ Microsoft free zone
NRN No Reply Necessary
OTF On The Floor(laughing)
OTOH On the other hand
PD Public Domain
ROFL Rolling on floor laughing.
RSN Real soon now
SITD Still in the dark
SW Shareware
TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TIA Thanks in advance (also aTdHvAaNnKcSe)
TIC Tongue in cheek
TLA Three letter acronym (also FLA)
TTFN Ta ta for now
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary

The acronyms below are also circulating:

BTSOOM Beats the S*** out of me
FUBAR F***ed up beyond all recognition
NFW No f***ing way
PITA Pain in the a**
RTFM Read the f***ing manual (or message)
SNAFU Situation normal, all f***ed up.
SOL S*** outta luck

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:-) Smile
Smile
;-) Wink
:-( Displeasure
:-> Smug
:-t User is cross
:-\ User is undecided
:-o User is shocked
:-& User is tongue-tied
|-| User is asleep
:-c User is bummed out
:-# User's lips are sealed
8-| User is in suspense
:-< User is sad
8-# User is dead
:-I Hmmm
:-x My lips are sealed
:-7 User has made a wry statement
:-p User is sticking tongue out
:-* User just ate asour pickle
:>) User has a big nose
%-) User is cross-eyed
#-) User partied all night
[:-) User is listening to headphones
(-: User is left-handed
:- User is male
:-Q User smokes
:-? User smokes a pipe
:-{ User has a mustache
:-% User has a beard
(-) User needs a haircut
{:-( User parts hair in the middle
{(:-) User is wearing a toupee
}(:-( User is wearing toupee in wind
-:-) User has a mohawk
( -) User likes to scuba dive
0-) User wears a scuba mask
:-)x User wears a bow tie
:-} User wears lipstick
@:I User wears a turban
8-) User wear glasses
::-) User wears bifocals
B-) User wears horn-rims
:-)8 User is well-dressed
:-0 User is an orator
:<| User attends an Ivy League school
+:-| User is a priest
+-(:-) User is the pope
[:|] User is a robot
* ) User is a bozo
o-) User is a cyclops
:> user is a midget
8:] User is a gorilla
=:-) User is a punk-rocker
%-^ User is Picasso
*<|:-) user is Santa Claus(Ho Ho Ho)

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Don Reid
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From:North Walsham, Norfolk, England
Registered: May 2000

posted 10 May 2000 10:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Don Reid   Click Here to Email Don Reid     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Marc,

had a good grin at this message.

howsabout developing an international set?

I'm sure I could come up with some, such as - SITS still in the s**t


Don

[This message has been edited by Don Reid (edited 10 May 2000).]

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Al Dyer
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From:Lapeer, MI USA
Registered: Oct 2000

posted 20 November 2000 11:44 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Al Dyer   Click Here to Email Al Dyer     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
BOGA -- Bend Over Grab Ankles

ASD...

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CarolX
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From:Illinois, USA
Registered: Jun 2000

posted 20 November 2000 12:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for CarolX   Click Here to Email CarolX     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Here are a few more

SOS - same old s**t
SOSDD - same old s**t different day
LTNS - long time no see
GMTA - great minds think alike
LMAO - laugh my a** off
ROFLMAO - rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
TY - thank you
YW - you welcome
CYA - see ya

Anyone else?????


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Paul Stefanson
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posted 29 December 2000 12:56 PM           Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I should have read this page before; now I should go back and re-read the messages I thought I understood!

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Marc Smith
Cheech Wizard

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posted 29 December 2000 01:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Marc Smith   Click Here to Email Marc Smith     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
you're here to learn, right!?!

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Jim Triller
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From:Seattle, WA USA
Registered: Oct 2000

posted 29 December 2000 02:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jim Triller   Click Here to Email Jim Triller     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
BOHICA - Bend over, here it comes again!

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Marc Smith
Cheech Wizard

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posted 14 March 2001 10:36 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Marc Smith   Click Here to Email Marc Smith     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jim Triller:
BOHICA - Bend over, here it comes again!

And this from a quality person!

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AJLenarz
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Posts: 25
From:Princeton, IN, USA
Registered: Feb 2001

posted 14 March 2001 10:51 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AJLenarz   Click Here to Email AJLenarz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
As found in the QS9000 manual Rev 2...

MILTFP-41 = Make it like the finished print, for once.

Who says Quality Professionals don't have a sense of humor

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Rick Goodson
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From:Wuakesha, Wisconsin, USA
Registered: Aug 2000

posted 14 March 2001 11:55 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Rick Goodson   Click Here to Email Rick Goodson     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
AJ,

MIL-TP-41 is an old military inspired specification, and "finished' was not the term we used.

Regards,

Rick

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