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