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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 AWOL	absent without official leave
     11 AYBABTU	all your base are belong to us
     12 BBL	[I'll] be back later
     13 BBS	be back soon
     14 BBT	be back tomorrow
     15 BFD	big fucking deal
     16 BIAB	back in a bit
     17 BIAF	back in a few
     18 BIALW	back in a little while
     19 BIAS	back in a second
     20 BIAW	back in a while
     21 BOFH	bastard operator from hell
     22 BRB	[I'll] be right back
     23 BTDT	been there, done that
     24 BTTH	butt to the head
     25 BTW	by the way
     26 CMIIW	correct me if I'm wrong
     27 CNP	continued [in my] next post
     28 CYA	see you around
     29 DNDK	don't know, don't care
     30 DTRT	do the right thing
     31 DTWT	do the wrong thing
     32 DWIM	do what I mean
     33 EG	evil grin
     34 EMSG	email message
     35 ETLA	extended three letter acronym
     36 EWAG	experienced wild-ass guess
     37 FAQ	frequently asked question
     38 FIIK	fuck[ed] if I know
     39 FIIR	fuck[ed] if I remember
     40 FOAD	fall over and die
     41 FSDO	for some definition of
     42 FSVO	for some value of
     43 FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
     44 FUD	fear, uncertainty and doubt
     45 FWIW	for what it's worth
     46 FYI	for your information
     47 G	grin
     48 GMTA	great minds think alike
     49 HAND	have a nice day
     50 HHIS	hanging head in shame
     51 HTH	hope this helps
     52 IANAL	I am not a lawyer
     53 IHAFC	I haven't a fucking clue
     54 IHNFC	I have no fucking clue
     55 IIANM	if I am not mistaken
     56 IIRC	if I recall correctly
     57 IMCO	in my considered opinion
     58 IMHO	in my humble opinion
     59 IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
     60 IMO	in my opinion
     61 IOW	in other words
     62 IRL	in real life
     63 ISTM	it seems to me
     64 ISTR	I seem to recall
     65 ITYM	I think you mean
     66 JIC	just in case
     67 JK	just kidding
     68 JMO	just my opinion
     69 JTLYK	just to let you know
     70 KISS	keep it simple, stupid
     71 KITA	kick in the ass
     72 KNF	kernel normal form
     73 L8R	later
     74 LART	luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
     75 LJBF	let's just be friends
     76 LMSO	laughing my socks off
     77 LOL	laughing out loud
     78 LTNS	long time no see
     79 MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
     80 MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
     81 MOTSS	member of the same sex
     82 MTF	more to follow
     83 MYOB	mind your own business
     84 NBD	no big deal
     85 NFC	no fucking clue
     86 NFI	no fucking idea
     87 NFW	no fucking way
     88 NIH	not invented here
     89 NP	no problem
     90 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
     91 NRN	no reply necessary
     92 OIC	oh, I see
     93 OTL	out to lunch
     94 OTOH	on the other hand
     95 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
     96 PFY	pimply faced youth
     97 PITA	pain in the ass
     98 PNG	persona non grata
     99 POC	point of contact
    100 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    101 PPL	pretty please
    102 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    103 RFC	request for comments
    104 RL	real life
    105 RLC	rod length check
    106 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    107 RP	responsible person
    108 RSN	real soon now
    109 RTFB	read the fine/fucking book
    110 RTFM	read the fine/fucking manual
    111 RTFMP	read the fine/fucking man page
    112 RTFS	read the fine/fucking source
    113 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    114 SEP	someone else's problem
    115 SFA	sweet fuck all
    116 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    117 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    118 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    119 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    120 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    121 SO	significant other
    122 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    123 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    124 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    125 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    126 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    127 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    128 TIA	thanks in advance
    129 TLA	three letter acronym
    130 TMA	too many abbreviations
    131 TMI	too much information
    132 TTFN	ta ta for now
    133 TTYL	talk to you later
    134 TYVM	thank you very much
    135 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    136 VEG	very evil grin
    137 WAG	wild-ass guess
    138 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    139 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    140 WTF	{what,where,who,why} the fuck
    141 WTH	{what,where,who,why} the hell
    142 WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get
    143 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    144 YMMV	your mileage may vary
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