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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 BOHICA	bend over here it comes again
     23 BRB	[I'll] be right back
     24 BTDT	been there, done that
     25 BTTH	butt to the head
     26 BTW	by the way
     27 CMIIW	correct me if I'm wrong
     28 CNP	continued [in my] next post
     29 CYA	see you around
     30 DNDK	don't know, don't care
     31 DTRT	do the right thing
     32 DTWT	do the wrong thing
     33 DWIM	do what I mean
     34 EG	evil grin
     35 EMSG	email message
     36 ETLA	extended three letter acronym
     37 EWAG	experienced wild-ass guess
     38 FAQ	frequently asked question
     39 FIIK	fuck[ed] if I know
     40 FIIR	fuck[ed] if I remember
     41 FOAD	fall over and die
     42 FSDO	for some definition of
     43 FSVO	for some value of
     44 FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
     45 FUD	fear, uncertainty and doubt
     46 FWIW	for what it's worth
     47 FYI	for your information
     48 G	grin
     49 GMTA	great minds think alike
     50 HAND	have a nice day
     51 HHIS	hanging head in shame
     52 HTH	hope this helps
     53 IANAL	I am not a lawyer
     54 IHAFC	I haven't a fucking clue
     55 IHNFC	I have no fucking clue
     56 IIANM	if I am not mistaken
     57 IIRC	if I recall correctly
     58 IMCO	in my considered opinion
     59 IMHO	in my humble opinion
     60 IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
     61 IMO	in my opinion
     62 IOW	in other words
     63 IRL	in real life
     64 ISTM	it seems to me
     65 ISTR	I seem to recall
     66 ITYM	I think you mean
     67 JIC	just in case
     68 JK	just kidding
     69 JMO	just my opinion
     70 JTLYK	just to let you know
     71 KISS	keep it simple, stupid
     72 KITA	kick in the ass
     73 KNF	kernel normal form
     74 L8R	later
     75 LART	luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
     76 LJBF	let's just be friends
     77 LMSO	laughing my socks off
     78 LOL	laughing out loud
     79 LTNS	long time no see
     80 MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
     81 MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
     82 MOTSS	member of the same sex
     83 MTF	more to follow
     84 MYOB	mind your own business
     85 NBD	no big deal
     86 NFC	no fucking clue
     87 NFI	no fucking idea
     88 NFW	no fucking way
     89 NIH	not invented here
     90 NP	no problem
     91 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
     92 NRN	no reply necessary
     93 OIC	oh, I see
     94 OTL	out to lunch
     95 OTOH	on the other hand
     96 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
     97 PFY	pimply faced youth
     98 PITA	pain in the ass
     99 PNG	persona non grata
    100 POC	point of contact
    101 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    102 PPL	pretty please
    103 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    104 RFC	request for comments
    105 RL	real life
    106 RLC	rod length check
    107 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    108 RP	responsible person
    109 RSN	real soon now
    110 RTFB	read the fine/fucking book
    111 RTFM	read the fine/fucking manual
    112 RTFMP	read the fine/fucking man page
    113 RTFS	read the fine/fucking source
    114 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    115 SEP	someone else's problem
    116 SFA	sweet fuck all
    117 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    118 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    119 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    120 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    121 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    122 SO	significant other
    123 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    124 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    125 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    126 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    127 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    128 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    129 TIA	thanks in advance
    130 TLA	three letter acronym
    131 TMA	too many abbreviations
    132 TMI	too much information
    133 TTFN	ta ta for now
    134 TTYL	talk to you later
    135 TYVM	thank you very much
    136 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    137 VEG	very evil grin
    138 WAG	wild-ass guess
    139 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    140 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    141 WTF	{what,where,who,why} the fuck
    142 WTH	{what,where,who,why} the hell
    143 WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get
    144 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    145 YMMV	your mileage may vary
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