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Subject:Re: ACRONYMS: Mailing List Slang
From:Erick Faith Jimenez
Date:Tue, 28 May 2002 15:57:29 -0600

I took it all from the vanagon.com site:
Mailing List Slang
(abbreviations & acronyms)
BTW     By the Way
DPO     Dreaded Previous Owner (the sorry so-and-so who owned and mistreated
YOUR bus before you bought it).
FLAG    Friendly Local Auto Garage
FLAPS   Friendly Local Auto Parts Store/Supplier/Source
FLARS Friendly Local Auto repair Shop
FLATS   Friendly Local Auto Tire Store
FUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition
FWIW    For What It's Worth
FYI     For Your Information
IIRC    If I Remember Correctly
LOL     Laughing Out Loud
IMHO    In My Humble Opinion
SNAFU Situation Normal: All Fouled Up
ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing
TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TIA     Thanks In Advance
TTFN    Ta-Ta For Now ('so long until later')
WRT     With Respect To... ('in regard to ...')
YMMV    Your Mileage May Vary

Erick Faith '90 westy "ELKE"
San Jose, Costa Rica (Central America)

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