Acromym Help Wanted for Newbie

self | 8/14/04 | LakeLady

[LakeLady]

I have a friend who has recently become an avid lurker and is, I hope, a soon-to-be poster. When I first started lurking there were threads with FReeper folklore, acronyms, definitions and even FReeper photos. Are any of those still around? They were so interesting and of great help to me in the beginning; I wanted to pass them on to our newest newbie.

I've looked everywhere I can think of and can't find them. If, as I am wont to do at times, I've had a brain fart, flame away. If not, any help would be appreciated.

[woofie]

They are AHS (around here somewhere)

[Slings and Arrows]

http://www.freerepublic.com/~adminmoderator is a good place to start.

[Born Conservative]

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a1fed9e6421.htm

[OSHA]

Are you logged in?

[soozla]

Your friend isn't going to turn any of us in to the DNC, or anything like that are they???????.......j/k

[AmericaUnited]

Oh! You meant AHWFN

(Acromym Help Wanted for Newbie)

[Jeff Head]

Here's a few off the top of my head.

LOL - Laughnig out loud. (there are several variations to this one).
IMHO - In my humble opinion (also several variations).
BUMP - Replying to a thread so it shows on the message board.
BTTT - BUMP to the top.
OTOH - On the other hand.
FWIW - For what its worth.
IOW - In other words.
Hugh - Huge.
Series - Serious.
Etc. - Etc.

[Howlin]

LOL......now go stand in the corner!

[don-o]

Uh, OJT worked for me.

Context is usually a clue.

[LakeLady]

Yes, I'm here. Had to stir the spaghetti sauce for a moment,

[arasina]

I'm a member of AAAA (Americans Against Acronyms Association), but I found a thread that I believe will answer your friend's questions:

Lexicon of FreeRepublic - 3rd Edition

There may be a more recent edition that could be found with a search of the word "lexicon".

[csmusaret]

A few Redneck acronyms fe ya: MR BOY PIGS...MR NOT BOY PIGS...OSAR, CMP...LIB MR BOY PIGS.

[OSHA]

Thought maybe you went to take a shower.

[NormsRevenge]

Lexicon of FreeRepublic Here's some threads.. a little dusty, but... :-)

[bayourod]

It's better not to ask. I asked someone what STFU stood for and he told me to shut the frig up. Apparently FReepers don't want you asking questions.

[xJones]

The problem is that you have to be at least a 32nd degree Mason to get in those files.

[LakeLady]

Thank you BC, that's exactly what I'm looking for. It's so much easier than piecing it together bbf (between brain f--ts)!
I will also pester the admon.

[thoughtomator]

Apparently "MSM", or "main-stream media" is becoming all the rage.

[Quix]

Just be sure you protect your cheese from the series hugh moose in the shower, first.