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      2 AFAIC	as far as I'm concerned
      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 AYT	are you there
     21 B/C	because
     22 B/S	bullshit
     23 B/W	between
     24 BBIAB	be back in a bit
     25 BBL	[I'll] be back later
     26 BBS	be back soon
     27 BBT	be back tomorrow
     28 BCNU	be seeing you
     29 BCNUL8R	be seeing you later
     30 BFD	big fucking deal
     31 BFH	big fucking hammer
     32 BIAB	back in a bit
     33 BIAF	back in a few
     34 BIALW	back in a little while
     35 BIAS	back in a second
     36 BIAW	back in a while
     37 BOATILAS	bend over and take it like a slut
     38 BOFH	bastard operator from hell
     39 BOGAHICA	bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
     40 BOHICA	bend over here it comes again
     41 BRB	[I'll] be right back
     42 BS	bullshit
     43 BTDT	been there, done that
     44 BTTH	boot to the head
     45 BTW	by the way
     46 CFV	call for votes
     47 CMIIW	correct me if I'm wrong
     48 CNP	continued [in my] next post
     49 COB	close of business [day]
     50 COTS	commercial off-the-shelf
     51 CYA	see you around
     52 D/L	download
     53 DGAS	don't give a shit
     54 DIY	do it yourself
     55 DKDC	don't know, don't care
     56 DOA	dead on arrival
     57 DRY	don't repeat yourself
     58 DSTM	don't shoot the messenger
     59 DTRT	do the right thing
     60 DTWT	do the wrong thing
     61 DWIM	do what I mean
     62 EG	evil grin
     63 EMSG	email message
     64 EOB	end of business [day]
     65 EOD	end of discussion
     66 EOL	end of life
     67 ETA	estimated time of arrival
     68 ETLA	extended three letter acronym
     69 EWAG	experienced wild-ass guess
     70 FAQ	frequently asked question
     71 FCFS	first come first served
     72 FFS	for fuck's sake
     73 FIGJAM	fuck I'm good, just ask me
     74 FIIK	fuck[ed] if I know
     75 FIIR	fuck[ed] if I remember
     76 FM	fucking magic
     77 FOAD	{fuck off,fall over} and die
     78 FOS	full of shit
     79 FSDO	for some definition of
     80 FSVO	for some value of
     81 FTBFS	fails to build from source
     82 FTFM	fuck the fuckin' manual!
     83 FTHOI	for the {heck,hell} of it
     84 FTL	for the loss
     85 FTW	for the win
     86 FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
     87 FUD	fear, uncertainty and doubt
     88 FWIW	for what it's worth
     89 FYI	for your information
     90 G	grin
     91 G/C	garbage collect
     92 GAC	get a clue
     93 GAL	get a life
     94 GIGO	garbage in, garbage out
     95 GMTA	great minds think alike
     96 GTFO	get the fuck out
     97 GTG	got to go
     98 GWS	get well soon
     99 HAND	have a nice day
    100 HFIW	HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
    101 HHIS	hanging head in shame
    102 HHOS	ha ha, only serious
    103 HICA	here it comes again
    104 HNY	happy new year
    105 HSIW	HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
    106 HTH	hope this helps
    107 IAC	in any case
    108 IANAL	I am not a lawyer
    109 IC	I see
    110 ICBW	I could be wrong
    111 ICCL	I couldn't care less
    112 IDK	I don't know
    113 IHAFC	I haven't a fucking clue
    114 IHBW	I have been wrong
    115 IHNFC	I have no fucking clue
    116 IIANM	if I am not mistaken
    117 IIRC	if I recall correctly
    118 IIUC	if I understand correctly
    119 ILU	I love you
    120 ILY	I love you
    121 IMAO	in my arrogant opinion
    122 IMCO	in my considered opinion
    123 IMHO	in my humble opinion
    124 IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
    125 IMO	in my opinion
    126 IOW	in other words
    127 IRL	in real life
    128 ISAGN	I see a great need
    129 ISTM	it seems to me
    130 ISTR	I seem to recall
    131 ITYM	I think you mean
    132 IWBNI	it would be nice if
    133 IYSS	if you say so
    134 IYSWIM	if you see what I mean
    135 J/K	just kidding
    136 JFW	just fucking works
    137 JHD	just hit ``delete''
    138 JIC	just in case
    139 JK	just kidding
    140 JMO	just my opinion
    141 JSYK	just so you know
    142 JTLYK	just to let you know
    143 KISS	keep it simple, stupid
    144 KITA	kick in the ass
    145 KNF	kernel normal form
    146 L8R	later
    147 LART	luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
    148 LBNL	last but not least
    149 LGTM	looks good to me
    150 LJBF	let's just be friends
    151 LMAO	laughing my ass off
    152 LMSO	laughing my socks off
    153 LOL	laughing out loud
    154 LTNS	long time no see
    155 MIA	missing in action
    156 MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
    157 MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
    158 MOTSS	member of the same sex
    159 MTF	more to follow
    160 MYOB	mind your own business
    161 N/M	never mind
    162 NBD	no big deal
    163 NFC	no fucking clue
    164 NFI	no fucking idea
    165 NFW	no fucking way
    166 NIFOC	naked in front of computer
    167 NIH	not invented here
    168 NMF	not my fault
    169 NMP	not my problem
    170 NOYB	none of your business
    171 NOYFB	none of your fucking business
    172 NP	no problem
    173 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
    174 NRN	no reply necessary
    175 NSFW	not suitable for work
    176 NVM	never mind
    177 OIC	oh, I see
    178 OMG	oh, my god
    179 OMW	on my way
    180 OOB	out of bounds
    181 OT	off topic
    182 OTL	out to lunch
    183 OTOH	on the other hand
    184 OTT	over the top
    185 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
    186 PDQ	pretty darn quick
    187 PEBKAC	problem exists between keyboard and chair
    188 PFO	please fuck off
    189 PFY	pimply faced youth
    190 PHB	pointy haired boss
    191 PITA	pain in the ass
    192 PKSP	pound keys and spew profanity
    193 PNG	persona non grata
    194 PNP	plug and pray
    195 POC	point of contact
    196 POC	proof of concept
    197 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    198 POLS	principle of least surprise
    199 POS	piece of shit
    200 POV	point of view
    201 PPL	pretty please
    202 PTV	parental tunnel vision
    203 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    204 QFT	quoted for truth
    205 RFC	request for comments
    206 RFD	request for discussion
    207 RFE	request for enhancements
    208 RIP	rest in peace
    209 RL	real life
    210 RLC	rod length check
    211 ROFL	rolling on floor laughing
    212 ROFLMAO	rolling on floor laughing my ass off
    213 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    214 RP	responsible person
    215 RSN	real soon now
    216 RSVP	repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
    217 RTFB	read the fine/fucking book
    218 RTFC	read the fine/fucking code
    219 RTFD	read the fine/fucking documentation
    220 RTFM	read the fine/fucking manual
    221 RTFMP	read the fine/fucking man page
    222 RTFS	read the fine/fucking source
    223 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    224 SEP	someone else's problem
    225 SFA	sweet fuck all
    226 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    227 SIMCA	sitting in my chair amused
    228 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    229 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    230 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    231 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    232 SNMP	sorry, not my problem
    233 SNR	signal to noise ratio
    234 SO	significant other
    235 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    236 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    237 SOP	standard operating procedure
    238 SSIA	subject says it all
    239 SSTO	single stage to orbit
    240 STFA	search the fucking archives
    241 STFU	shut the fuck up
    242 STFW	search the fucking web
    243 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    244 SUX	sucks
    245 SUX2BU	sucks to be you
    246 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    247 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    248 SWFG	search with fucking google
    249 SWMBO	she who must be obeyed
    250 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    251 TBC	to be continued
    252 TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
    253 TBH	to be honest
    254 TBOMK	the best of my knowledge
    255 THNX	thanks
    256 THX	thanks
    257 TIA	thanks in advance
    258 TIAVP	this is a volunteer project
    259 TINC	there is no cabal
    260 TLA	three letter acronym
    261 TLC	tender loving care
    262 TLDR	too long, didn't read
    263 TMA	too many abbreviations
    264 TMI	too much information
    265 TMTOWTDI	there's more than one way to do it
    266 TNF	The NetBSD Foundation
    267 TOCTOU	time of check to time of use
    268 TOEFL	test of english as a foreign language
    269 TPTB	the powers that be
    270 TRT	the right thing
    271 TTBOMK	to the best of my knowledge
    272 TTFN	ta ta for now
    273 TTYL	talk to you later
    274 TWIAVBP	the world is a very big place
    275 TY	thank you
    276 TYVM	thank you very much
    277 U/L	upload
    278 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    279 VEG	very evil grin
    280 W/	with
    281 W/O	without
    282 WAG	wild-ass guess
    283 WB	welcome back
    284 WCPGW	what could possibly go wrong
    285 WFH	working from home
    286 WFM	works for me
    287 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    288 WIP	work in progress
    289 WMNC	watch me not care
    290 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    291 WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
    292 WRT	with respect to
    293 WTF	{what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
    294 WTFRUD	what the fuck are you doing
    295 WTH	{what,when,where,who,why} the hell
    296 WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get
    297 YAGNI	you ain't gonna need it
    298 YALIMO	you are lame, in my opinion
    299 YHBT	you have been trolled
    300 YHL	you have lost
    301 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    302 YMA	yo momma's ass
    303 YMMV	your mileage may vary
    304 YW	you're welcome
    305