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      3 AFAICR	as far as I can recall
      4 AFAICT	as far as I can tell
      5 AFAIK	as far as I know
      6 AFAIR	as far as I recall
      7 AFAIU	as far as I understand
      8 AFD	away from desktop
      9 AFK	away from keyboard
     10 AFU	all fucked up
     11 AFW	away from window
     12 AIU	as I understand
     13 AIUI	as I understand it
     14 AKA	also known as
     15 ASAIC	as soon as I can
     16 ASAP	as soon as possible
     17 ATM	at the moment
     18 AWOL	absent without official leave
     19 AYBABTU	all your base are belong to us
     20 B/C	because
     21 BBL	[I'll] be back later
     22 BBS	be back soon
     23 BBT	be back tomorrow
     24 BFD	big fucking deal
     25 BIAB	back in a bit
     26 BIAF	back in a few
     27 BIALW	back in a little while
     28 BIAS	back in a second
     29 BIAW	back in a while
     30 BOFH	bastard operator from hell
     31 BOGAHICA	bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
     32 BOHICA	bend over here it comes again
     33 BRB	[I'll] be right back
     34 BTDT	been there, done that
     35 BTTH	boot to the head
     36 BTW	by the way
     37 CMIIW	correct me if I'm wrong
     38 CNP	continued [in my] next post
     39 COB	close of business [day]
     40 CYA	see you around
     41 D/L	download
     42 DIY	do it yourself
     43 DKDC	don't know, don't care
     44 DSTM	don't shoot the messenger
     45 DTRT	do the right thing
     46 DTWT	do the wrong thing
     47 DWIM	do what I mean
     48 EG	evil grin
     49 EMSG	email message
     50 EOB	end of business [day]
     51 EOD	end of discussion
     52 EOL	end of life
     53 ETLA	extended three letter acronym
     54 EWAG	experienced wild-ass guess
     55 FAQ	frequently asked question
     56 FCFS	first come first served
     57 FIIK	fuck[ed] if I know
     58 FIIR	fuck[ed] if I remember
     59 FM	fucking magic
     60 FOAD	fall over and die
     61 FSDO	for some definition of
     62 FSVO	for some value of
     63 FTFM	fuck the fuckin' manual!
     64 FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
     65 FUD	fear, uncertainty and doubt
     66 FWIW	for what it's worth
     67 FYI	for your information
     68 G	grin
     69 G/C	garbage collect
     70 GAC	get a clue
     71 GAL	get a life
     72 GIGO	garbage in, garbage out
     73 GMTA	great minds think alike
     74 GTFO	get the fuck out
     75 GTG	got to go
     76 HAND	have a nice day
     77 HHIS	hanging head in shame
     78 HICA	here it comes again
     79 HTH	hope this helps
     80 IAC	in any case
     81 IANAL	I am not a lawyer
     82 IC	I see
     83 ICCL	I couldn't care less
     84 IHAFC	I haven't a fucking clue
     85 IHNFC	I have no fucking clue
     86 IIANM	if I am not mistaken
     87 IIRC	if I recall correctly
     88 IIUC	if I understand correctly
     89 IMAO	in my arrogant opinion
     90 IMCO	in my considered opinion
     91 IMHO	in my humble opinion
     92 IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
     93 IMO	in my opinion
     94 IOW	in other words
     95 IRL	in real life
     96 ISAGN	I see a great need
     97 ISTM	it seems to me
     98 ISTR	I seem to recall
     99 ITYM	I think you mean
    100 IYSS	if you say so
    101 IWBNI	it would be nice if
    102 J/K	just kidding
    103 JIC	just in case
    104 JK	just kidding
    105 JMO	just my opinion
    106 JTLYK	just to let you know
    107 KISS	keep it simple, stupid
    108 KITA	kick in the ass
    109 KNF	kernel normal form
    110 L8R	later
    111 LART	luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
    112 LJBF	let's just be friends
    113 LMAO	laughing my ass off
    114 LMSO	laughing my socks off
    115 LOL	laughing out loud
    116 LTNS	long time no see
    117 MIA	missing in action
    118 MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
    119 MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
    120 MOTSS	member of the same sex
    121 MTF	more to follow
    122 MYOB	mind your own business
    123 N/M	never mind
    124 NBD	no big deal
    125 NFC	no fucking clue
    126 NFI	no fucking idea
    127 NFW	no fucking way
    128 NIH	not invented here
    129 NOYB	none of your business
    130 NOYFB	none of your fucking business
    131 NP	no problem
    132 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
    133 NRN	no reply necessary
    134 OIC	oh, I see
    135 OMG	oh, my god
    136 OT	off topic
    137 OTL	out to lunch
    138 OTOH	on the other hand
    139 OTT	over the top
    140 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
    141 PEBKAC	problem exists between keyboard and chair
    142 PFO	please fuck off
    143 PFY	pimply faced youth
    144 PITA	pain in the ass
    145 PKSP	pound keys and spew profanity
    146 PNG	persona non grata
    147 PNP	plug and pray
    148 POC	point of contact
    149 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    150 POS	piece of shit
    151 PPL	pretty please
    152 PTV	parental tunnel vision
    153 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    154 RFC	request for comments
    155 RL	real life
    156 RLC	rod length check
    157 ROFL	rolling on floor laughing
    158 ROFLMAO	rolling on floor laughing my ass off
    159 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    160 RP	responsible person
    161 RSN	real soon now
    162 RTFB	read the fine/fucking book
    163 RTFC	read the fine/fucking code
    164 RTFM	read the fine/fucking manual
    165 RTFMP	read the fine/fucking man page
    166 RTFS	read the fine/fucking source
    167 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    168 SEP	someone else's problem
    169 SFA	sweet fuck all
    170 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    171 SIMCA	sitting in my chair amused
    172 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    173 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    174 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    175 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    176 SNR	signal to noise ratio
    177 SO	significant other
    178 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    179 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    180 SOP	standard operating procedure
    181 SSIA	subject says it all
    182 STFA	search the fucking archives
    183 STFU	shut the fuck up
    184 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    185 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    186 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    187 SWMBO	she who must be obeyed
    188 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    189 TBC	to be continued
    190 TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
    191 TBOMK	the best of my knowledge
    192 TIA	thanks in advance
    193 TINC	there is no cabal
    194 TLA	three letter acronym
    195 TLB	translation lookaside buffer
    196 TMA	too many abbreviations
    197 TMI	too much information
    198 TOEFL	test of english as a foreign language
    199 TRT	the right thing
    200 TTBOMK	to the best of my knowledge
    201 TTFN	ta ta for now
    202 TTYL	talk to you later
    203 TWIAVBP	the world is a very big place
    204 TYVM	thank you very much
    205 U/L	upload
    206 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    207 VEG	very evil grin
    208 W/	with
    209 W/O	without
    210 WAG	wild-ass guess
    211 WB	welcome back
    212 WFM	works for me
    213 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    214 WIP	work in progress
    215 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    216 WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
    217 WRT	with respect to
    218 WTF	{what,where,who,why} the fuck
    219 WTH	{what,where,who,why} the hell
    220 WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get
    221 YHBT	you have been trolled
    222 YHL	you have lost
    223 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    224 YMA	yo momma's ass
    225 YMMV	your mileage may vary
    226 YW	you're welcome
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