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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 AFK	away from keyboard
      8 AKA	also known as
      9 ASAP	as soon as possible
     10 BBL	[I'll] be back later
     11 BBS	be back soon
     12 BFD	big fucking deal
     13 BIAB	back in a bit
     14 BIAF	back in a few
     15 BIAS	back in a second
     16 BIAW	back in a while
     17 BRB	[I'll] be right back
     18 BTDT	been there, done that
     19 BTTH	butt to the head
     20 BTW	by the way
     21 CMIIW	correct me if I'm wrong
     22 CNP	continued [in my] next post
     23 CYA	see you around
     24 DNDK	don't know, don't care
     25 DTRT	do the right thing
     26 DTWT	do the wrong thing
     27 DWIM	do what I mean
     28 EG	evil grin
     29 EMSG	email message
     30 ETLA	extended three letter acronym
     31 FSDO	for some definition of
     32 FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
     33 FUD	fear, uncertainty and doubt
     34 FWIW	for what it's worth
     35 FYI	for your information
     36 G	grin
     37 GMTA	great minds think alike
     38 HAND	have a nice day
     39 HHIS	hanging head in shame
     40 HTH	hope this helps
     41 IANAL	I am not a lawyer
     42 IIANM	if I am not mistaken
     43 IIRC	if I recall correctly
     44 IMCO	in my considered opinion
     45 IMHO	in my humble opinion
     46 IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
     47 IMO	in my opinion
     48 IOW	in other words
     49 IRL	in real life
     50 ISTM	it seems to me
     51 ISTR	I seem to recall
     52 JK	just kidding
     53 JMO	just my opinion
     54 JTLYK	just to let you know
     55 KISS	keep it simple, stupid
     56 KNF	kernel normal form
     57 L8R	later
     58 LMSO	laughing my socks off
     59 LOL	laughing out loud
     60 LTNS	long time no see
     61 MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
     62 MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
     63 MOTSS	member of the same sex
     64 MTF	more to follow
     65 MYOB	mind your own business
     66 NBD	no big deal
     67 NFC	no fucking clue
     68 NFI	no fucking idea
     69 NIH	not invented here
     70 NP	no problem
     71 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
     72 NRN	no reply necessary
     73 OIC	oh, I see
     74 OTL	out to lunch
     75 OTOH	on the other hand
     76 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
     77 PITA	pain in the ass
     78 POLA	principle of least astonishment
     79 PPL	pretty please
     80 RL	real life
     81 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
     82 RSN	real soon now
     83 RTFB	read the fine book
     84 RTFM	read the fine manual
     85 RTFMP	read the fine man page
     86 RTFS	read the fine source
     87 SEP	someone else's problem
     88 SFA	sweet fuck all
     89 SHID	slaps head in disgust
     90 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
     91 SMOP	simple matter of programming
     92 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
     93 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
     94 SO	significant other
     95 SOL	shit out [of] luck
     96 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
     97 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
     98 TIA	thanks in advance
     99 TLA	three letter acronym
    100 TMI	too much information
    101 TTFN	ta ta for now
    102 TTYL	talk to you later
    103 TYVM	thank you very much
    104 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    105 VEG	very evil grin
    106 WTF	{what,where,who,why} the fuck
    107 WTH	{what,where,who,why} the hell
    108 WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get
    109 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    110 YMMV	your mileage may vary
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