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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	boot 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 IYSS	If you say so
     69 JIC	just in case
     70 JK	just kidding
     71 JMO	just my opinion
     72 JTLYK	just to let you know
     73 KISS	keep it simple, stupid
     74 KITA	kick in the ass
     75 KNF	kernel normal form
     76 L8R	later
     77 LART	luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
     78 LJBF	let's just be friends
     79 LMSO	laughing my socks off
     80 LOL	laughing out loud
     81 LTNS	long time no see
     82 MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
     83 MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
     84 MOTSS	member of the same sex
     85 MTF	more to follow
     86 MYOB	mind your own business
     87 NBD	no big deal
     88 NFC	no fucking clue
     89 NFI	no fucking idea
     90 NFW	no fucking way
     91 NIH	not invented here
     92 NP	no problem
     93 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
     94 NRN	no reply necessary
     95 OIC	oh, I see
     96 OTL	out to lunch
     97 OTOH	on the other hand
     98 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
     99 PFO	please fuck off
    100 PFY	pimply faced youth
    101 PITA	pain in the ass
    102 PNG	persona non grata
    103 POC	point of contact
    104 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    105 POS	piece of shit
    106 PPL	pretty please
    107 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    108 RFC	request for comments
    109 RL	real life
    110 RLC	rod length check
    111 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    112 RP	responsible person
    113 RSN	real soon now
    114 RTFB	read the fine/fucking book
    115 RTFM	read the fine/fucking manual
    116 RTFMP	read the fine/fucking man page
    117 RTFS	read the fine/fucking source
    118 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    119 SEP	someone else's problem
    120 SFA	sweet fuck all
    121 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    122 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    123 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    124 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    125 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    126 SO	significant other
    127 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    128 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    129 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    130 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    131 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    132 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    133 TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
    134 TIA	thanks in advance
    135 TLA	three letter acronym
    136 TMA	too many abbreviations
    137 TMI	too much information
    138 TTFN	ta ta for now
    139 TTYL	talk to you later
    140 TYVM	thank you very much
    141 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    142 VEG	very evil grin
    143 WAG	wild-ass guess
    144 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    145 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    146 WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
    147 WRT	with respect to
    148 WTF	{what,where,who,why} the fuck
    149 WTH	{what,where,who,why} the hell
    150 WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get
    151 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    152 YMMV	your mileage may vary
    153