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To: frannie who wrote (100)	2/11/1999 3:16:00 PM
From: Carole Olkowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 255

Frannie, I came across this...courtesy of another SI poster...This will help you find your way back from the 'dark side' Chat abbreviations (For those of you who are new to the chat scene, or even those 'hardened' chatters who wonder WTF they mean:-) AFAIK As Far As I Know AFK Away From Keyboard ASAP As Soon As Possible BAS Big A Smile BBL Be Back Later BBN Bye Bye Now BBS Be Back Soon BEG Big Evil Grin BF Boyfriend BIBO Beer In, Beer Out BRB Be Right Back BTW By The Way BWL Bursting With Laughter C&G Chuckle and Grin CICO Coffee In, Coffee Out CID Crying In Disgrace CNP... Continued (in my) Next Post CP Chat Post(a chat message) CRBT Crying Real Big Tears CSG Chuckle Snicker Grin CYA See You (Seeya) CYAL8R See You Later (Seeyalata) DLTBBB Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite EG Evil Grin EMSG Email Message FC Fingers Crossed FTBOMH From The Bottom Of My Heart FYI For Your Information FWIW For What It's Worth GAL Get A Life GF Girlfriend GFN Gone For Now GMBA Giggling My Butt Off GMTA Great Minds Think Alike GTSY Glad To See You H&K Hug and Kiss HABU Have A Better 'Un HAGN Have A Good Night HAGU Have A Good 'Un HHIS Hanging Head in Shame HUB Head Up Butt IAE In Any Event IC I See IGP I Gotta Pee IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO In My Opinion IMCO In My Considered Opinion IMHO In My Humble Opinion IOW In Other Words IRL In Real Life IWALU I Will Always Love You JMO Just My Opinion JTLYK Just To Let You Know KIT Keep In Touch KOC Kiss On Cheek KOL Kiss On Lips L8R Later L8R G8R Later 'Gater LHM Lord Help Me LHO Laughing Head Off LHU Lord Help Us LMAO Laughing My A$$ Off LMSO Laughing My Socks Off LOL Laugh Out Loud LSHMBB Laughing So Hard My Belly is Bouncing LSHMBH Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts LSHTTARDML Laughing So The Tears Are Running Down My Leg LTNS Long Time No See LTS Laughing To Self LUWAMH Love You With All My Heart LY Love Ya MTF More To Follow NRN No Reply Necessary NADT Not A Darn Thing OIC Oh, I See OL Old Lady (significant other) OM Old Man (significant other) OTOH On The Other Hand OTTOMH Off The Top of My Head PDS Please Don't Shoot PITA Pain In The A$$ PM Private Message PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In PMP Peed My Pants POAHF Put On A Happy Face QSL Reply QSO Conversation QT Cutie ROFL Rolling On Floor Laughing ROFLAPMP ROFL And Peeing My Pants ROFLMAO ROFL My A Off ROFLMAOAY ROFLMAO At You ROFLMAOWTIME ROFLMAO With Tears In My Eyes ROFLUTS ROFL Unable to Speak RTFM Read The F**** Manual! SETE Smiling Ear To Ear SHID Slaps Head In Disgust SNERT Snot-Nosed Egotistical Rude Teenager SO Significant Other SOT Short Of Time SOTMG Short Of Time Must Go SWAK Sealed With A Kiss SWAS Scientific Wild A Guess SWL Screaming with Laughter SYS See You Soon TA Thanks Again TCOY Take Care Of Yourself TILII Tell It Like It Is TNT Till Next Time TOY Thinking Of You TTFN Ta Ta For Now TTYL Talk To You Later WAS Wild A Guess WB Welcome Back WTH What/Who The Heck (or H, or sub an 'F' for the 'H') YBS You'll Be Sorry YG Young Gentleman YL Young Lady YM Young Man :-\| Ambivalent o:-) Angelic >:-( Angry \|-I Asleep (::()::) Bandaid :-{} Blowing a Kiss \-o Bored :-c Bummed Out \|C\| Can of Coke \|P\| Can of Pepsi :( ) Can't Stop Talking :) Clowning :' Crying :'-) Crying with Joy :'-( Crying Sadly :-9 Delicious, Yummy :-> Devilish ;-> Devilish Wink :P Disgusted (sticking out tongue) :) Drunk :-6 Exhausted, Wiped Out :( Frown \~/ Full Glass \_/ Glass (drink) ^5 High Five (((((name)))) Hug (cyber hug) (( )): Hugs and Kisses :-I Indifferent :-# Lips are Sealed :~/ Mixed Up :-O Mouth Open (Surprised) (_) Mug (coffee, beer) @[_]~~ Mug of HOT Coffee or Tea ** Popcorn &&&& Pretzels @--)--)(-- Rose :-@ Screaming :-O Shocked :-) Smile ^ Thumbs Up :-& Tongue Tied :-\ Undecided ;-) Wink \|-O Yawning c[T] cup of tea c[C] cup of coffee :-------) Viagra smile Print this page for reference so you can refer to it during a chat session, or use it to try and stump some chat veterans. And pass it on to others who may be just a little confused with it all. IAOOT:-)