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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 ATM	automatic teller machine
     19 AWOL	absent without official leave
     20 AYBABTU	all your base are belong to us
     21 AYT	are you there
     22 B/C	because
     23 B/S	bullshit
     24 B/W	bandwidth
     25 B/W	between
     26 BBIAB	be back in a bit
     27 BBL	[I'll] be back later
     28 BBS	be back soon
     29 BBT	be back tomorrow
     30 BCNU	be seeing you
     31 BCNUL8R	be seeing you later
     32 BFD	big fucking deal
     33 BFH	big fucking hammer
     34 BIAB	back in a bit
     35 BIAF	back in a few
     36 BIALW	back in a little while
     37 BIAS	back in a second
     38 BIAW	back in a while
     39 BOATILAS	bend over and take it like a slut
     40 BOFH	bastard operator from hell
     41 BOGAHICA	bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
     42 BOHICA	bend over here it comes again
     43 BRB	[I'll] be right back
     44 BS	bullshit
     45 BTDT	been there, done that
     46 BTTH	boot to the head
     47 BTW	by the way
     48 CFV	call for votes
     49 CMIIW	correct me if I'm wrong
     50 CNP	continued [in my] next post
     51 COB	close of business [day]
     52 COTS	commercial off-the-shelf
     53 CYA	see you around
     54 D/L	download
     55 DGAS	don't give a shit
     56 DIY	do it yourself
     57 DKDC	don't know, don't care
     58 DOA	dead on arrival
     59 DRY	don't repeat yourself
     60 DSTM	don't shoot the messenger
     61 DTRT	do the right thing
     62 DTWT	do the wrong thing
     63 DWIM	do what I mean
     64 EG	evil grin
     65 EMSG	email message
     66 EOB	end of business [day]
     67 EOD	end of discussion
     68 EOL	end of life
     69 ETA	estimated time of arrival
     70 ETLA	extended three letter acronym
     71 EWAG	experienced wild-ass guess
     72 FAQ	frequently asked question
     73 FCFS	first come first served
     74 FFS	for fuck's sake
     75 FIGJAM	fuck I'm good, just ask me
     76 FIIK	fuck[ed] if I know
     77 FIIR	fuck[ed] if I remember
     78 FM	fucking magic
     79 FOAD	{fuck off,fall over} and die
     80 FOS	full of shit
     81 FSDO	for some definition of
     82 FSVO	for some value of
     83 FTBFS	fails to build from source
     84 FTFM	fuck the fuckin' manual!
     85 FTHOI	for the {heck,hell} of it
     86 FTL	for the loss
     87 FTW	for the win
     88 FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
     89 FUD	fear, uncertainty and doubt
     90 FWIW	for what it's worth
     91 FYI	for your information
     92 G	grin
     93 G/C	garbage collect
     94 GAC	get a clue
     95 GAL	get a life
     96 GIGO	garbage in, garbage out
     97 GMTA	great minds think alike
     98 GTFO	get the fuck out
     99 GTG	got to go
    100 GWS	get well soon
    101 HAND	have a nice day
    102 HFIW	HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
    103 HHIS	hanging head in shame
    104 HHOS	ha ha, only serious
    105 HICA	here it comes again
    106 HNY	happy new year
    107 HSIW	HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
    108 HTH	hope this helps
    109 IAC	in any case
    110 IANAL	I am not a lawyer
    111 IC	I see
    112 ICBW	I could be wrong
    113 ICCL	I couldn't care less
    114 IDK	I don't know
    115 IHAFC	I haven't a fucking clue
    116 IHBW	I have been wrong
    117 IHNFC	I have no fucking clue
    118 IIANM	if I am not mistaken
    119 IIRC	if I recall correctly
    120 IIUC	if I understand correctly
    121 ILU	I love you
    122 ILY	I love you
    123 IMAO	in my arrogant opinion
    124 IMCO	in my considered opinion
    125 IMHO	in my humble opinion
    126 IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
    127 IMO	in my opinion
    128 IOW	in other words
    129 IRL	in real life
    130 ISAGN	I see a great need
    131 ISTM	it seems to me
    132 ISTR	I seem to recall
    133 ITYM	I think you mean
    134 IWBNI	it would be nice if
    135 IYSS	if you say so
    136 IYSWIM	if you see what I mean
    137 J/K	just kidding
    138 JFW	just fucking works
    139 JHD	just hit ``delete''
    140 JIC	just in case
    141 JK	just kidding
    142 JMO	just my opinion
    143 JSYK	just so you know
    144 JTLYK	just to let you know
    145 KISS	keep it simple, stupid
    146 KITA	kick in the ass
    147 KNF	kernel normal form
    148 L8R	later
    149 LART	luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
    150 LBNL	last but not least
    151 LGTM	looks good to me
    152 LJBF	let's just be friends
    153 LMAO	laughing my ass off
    154 LMSO	laughing my socks off
    155 LOL	laughing out loud
    156 LTNS	long time no see
    157 MIA	missing in action
    158 MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
    159 MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
    160 MOTSS	member of the same sex
    161 MTF	more to follow
    162 MYOB	mind your own business
    163 N/M	never mind
    164 NBD	no big deal
    165 NFC	no fucking clue
    166 NFI	no fucking idea
    167 NFW	no fucking way
    168 NIFOC	naked in front of computer
    169 NIH	not invented here
    170 NMF	not my fault
    171 NMP	not my problem
    172 NOYB	none of your business
    173 NOYFB	none of your fucking business
    174 NP	no problem
    175 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
    176 NRN	no reply necessary
    177 NSFW	not suitable for work
    178 NVM	never mind
    179 OIC	oh, I see
    180 OMG	oh, my god
    181 OMW	on my way
    182 OOB	out of bounds
    183 OT	off topic
    184 OTL	out to lunch
    185 OTOH	on the other hand
    186 OTT	over the top
    187 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
    188 PDQ	pretty darn quick
    189 PEBKAC	problem exists between keyboard and chair
    190 PFO	please fuck off
    191 PFY	pimply faced youth
    192 PHB	pointy haired boss
    193 PIN	personal identification number
    194 PITA	pain in the ass
    195 PKSP	pound keys and spew profanity
    196 PNG	persona non grata
    197 PNP	plug and pray
    198 POC	point of contact
    199 POC	proof of concept
    200 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    201 POLS	principle of least surprise
    202 POS	piece of shit
    203 POV	point of view
    204 PPL	pretty please
    205 PTV	parental tunnel vision
    206 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    207 QFT	quoted for truth
    208 RFC	request for comments
    209 RFD	request for discussion
    210 RFE	request for enhancements
    211 RIP	rest in peace
    212 RL	real life
    213 RLC	rod length check
    214 ROFL	rolling on floor laughing
    215 ROFLMAO	rolling on floor laughing my ass off
    216 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    217 RP	responsible person
    218 RSN	real soon now
    219 RSVP	repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
    220 RTFB	read the fine/fucking book
    221 RTFC	read the fine/fucking code
    222 RTFD	read the fine/fucking documentation
    223 RTFM	read the fine/fucking manual
    224 RTFMP	read the fine/fucking man page
    225 RTFS	read the fine/fucking source
    226 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    227 SEP	someone else's problem
    228 SFA	sweet fuck all
    229 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    230 SIMCA	sitting in my chair amused
    231 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    232 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    233 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    234 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    235 SNMP	sorry, not my problem
    236 SNR	signal to noise ratio
    237 SO	significant other
    238 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    239 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    240 SOP	standard operating procedure
    241 SSIA	subject says it all
    242 SSTO	single stage to orbit
    243 STFA	search the fucking archives
    244 STFU	shut the fuck up
    245 STFW	search the fucking web
    246 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    247 SUX	sucks
    248 SUX2BU	sucks to be you
    249 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    250 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    251 SWFG	search with fucking google
    252 SWMBO	she who must be obeyed
    253 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    254 TBA	to be announced
    255 TBC	to be continued
    256 TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
    257 TBH	to be honest
    258 TBOMK	the best of my knowledge
    259 THNX	thanks
    260 THX	thanks
    261 TIA	thanks in advance
    262 TIAVP	this is a volunteer project
    263 TINC	there is no cabal
    264 TLA	three letter acronym
    265 TLC	tender loving care
    266 TLDR	too long, didn't read
    267 TMA	too many abbreviations
    268 TMI	too much information
    269 TMTOWTDI	there's more than one way to do it
    270 TNF	The NetBSD Foundation
    271 TOCTOU	time of check to time of use
    272 TOEFL	test of english as a foreign language
    273 TPTB	the powers that be
    274 TRT	the right thing
    275 TTBOMK	to the best of my knowledge
    276 TTFN	ta ta for now
    277 TTYL	talk to you later
    278 TWIAVBP	the world is a very big place
    279 TY	thank you
    280 TYVM	thank you very much
    281 U/L	upload
    282 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    283 VEG	very evil grin
    284 W/	with
    285 W/O	without
    286 WAG	wild-ass guess
    287 WB	welcome back
    288 WCPGW	what could possibly go wrong
    289 WFH	working from home
    290 WFM	works for me
    291 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    292 WIP	work in progress
    293 WMNC	watch me not care
    294 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    295 WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
    296 WRT	with respect to
    297 WTF	{what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
    298 WTFRUD	what the fuck are you doing
    299 WTH	{what,when,where,who,why} the hell
    300 WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get
    301 YAGNI	you ain't gonna need it
    302 YALIMO	you are lame, in my opinion
    303 YHBT	you have been trolled
    304 YHL	you have lost
    305 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    306 YMA	yo momma's ass
    307 YMMV	your mileage may vary
    308 YW	you're welcome
    309