At 05:35 PM 5/28/2002, Thomas J. LaLanne wrote:
>     Pardon my slow wits, but I get a bit lost when people start talking
>in acronyms.  I've been able to figure out a few, like IMHO (in my
>humble opinion), and PITA (pain in the ass), but most have eluded me.
>For example, what the hell does LOL stand for?  I suspect there are a
>few of us out here who could use help.  Could one or more of you publish
>a list of the favorites.
>Tom LaLanne
>"86 Subie Westy

LOL - Laughing out loud.  I find this one wears very poorly -- some people
tend to use it as punctuation.
ROFL ROTFL ROFLMAO -- Rolling on floor laughing
<g,d&r> - Grinning, ducking & running
IMHO -- what it says.
IMO -- I believe I know what I'm talking about
IMNSHO (NotSoHumble...) - I'm an authority on the subject.
IIRC - If I recall correctly
HTH - Hope this helps
YMMV - Your mileage may vary
<WEG> Wide evil grin
<SPLAT> Sound of tea or coffee hitting the monitor
<PLONK> -- sound of offensive person being placed in mail killfile
BTW - by the way
PO - previous owner
DPO - Dreaded PO
FLAPS (Friendly) local Auto Parts Store
NOS - New Old Stock, i.e. unused but made a long time ago.
b/c - because
X- - trans-
ECU - engine control unit
AFM - air flow meter
DVM - digital volt meter
VOM - volt-ohm-milliameter, usually these days a DVM

david

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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"