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The #cfs-20s IRC FAQ
Smilies, Acronyms and Other Things!!
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Version 3.00 - Written by Roger
Maintained by Patrick
Last Updated In October, 1999.
This FAQ may not be copied, distributed or altered
without the express permission of
Roger or Patrick.
(Click HERE for the TEXT only version of this page)
If you come across an abbreviation, smilie, emoticon or a term or phrase used in #cfs-20s
that is not covered here, feel free to contact
Patrick and he will add it
to the list. :-)
Roger
(Gromit or Gromit_ on IRC)
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1. Acronyms
The following is a list of acronyms that you might see used on IRC and in #cfs-20s.
Please don't be put off by the number of them. You do not have to learn
them all at once. Just use this list to refer to when you see them crop up, and before
long you will soon pick them up. :-)
I have split these into two groups, the first are the more common ones, and the second
group are not so common. There are many, many more, so if you want to find what others
there are, or need to look up any computer/net term or abbreviation visit
NetLingo or for more CFS/medical related terms
than listed here, go HERE.
Note: Some of these, such as DD, and PWC are specific to either #cfs-20s
or the CFS net community.
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The More Common Acronyms
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| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| AIYH | All In Your Head |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| AWAP | As Well As Possible |
| BACK | Back At Keyboard |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BTW | By The Way |
| DD | Damn/Dreaded/Disabling/etc. Disease |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FWIW | For What it's Worth |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| <g> | Grin or Giggle |
| <eg> | Evil Grin or Giggle |
| <lg> | Little Grin or Giggle (User wants to grin/giggle but finding it hard to) |
| {{{name}}} | Hugs |
| (((name))) | Hugs |
| HTH | Hope This Helps |
| IIRC | If I Recall Correctly |
| IMHO | In My Humble/Honest Opinion |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| ISTR | I Seem To Recall |
| J/K | Just Kidding |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
| PWC | Person with CFS/CFIDS/M.E./FMS |
| PWF | Person with FMS |
| PWM | Person with M.E. |
| rehi | Hello Again |
| RL | Real Life (i.e Off the net) |
| ROTFL | Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
| ROTFLMAO | Rolling On The Floor Laughing My @ss/@rse Off |
| SO | Significant Other |
| TIA | Thanks In Advance |
| TTFN | Ta Ta For Now |
| TTYL | Talk To You Later |
| WB | Welcome Back |
| YPWC | Young person with CFS/CFIDS/M.E./FMS (generally 25 and under) |
The Less Common Acronyms
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| AKA | Also Known As |
| ATM | At The Moment |
| B4 | Before |
| BCNU | Be Seeing You |
| BFN | Bye For Now |
| CUL8R | See You Later |
| F2F | Face To Face |
| GBH | Great Big Hug |
| GDR | Grin, Duck and Run |
| GGP | Gotta Go Pee! |
| HAND | Have A Nice Day |
| IC | I See |
| ICBW | I Could Be Wrong |
| IDK | I Don't Know |
| IMAO | In My Arrogant Opinion |
| IMNSHO | In My Not So Humble Opinion |
| IRL | In Real Life |
| L8R | Later |
| OBTW | Oh By The Way |
| OIC | Oh, I See! |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| RTFM | Read The Fucking Manual |
| SOL | Shit Outta Luck |
| SOS | Same Old Shit (or Stuff) |
| SYL | See You Later |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
| YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary (That's my opinion/experience, your's might be different.) |
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2. Smilies and Emoticons
The following is a list of smilies and emoticons that you might see used on IRC and in
#cfs-20s. Please don't be put off by the number of them. You do not have
to learn them all at once. Just use this list to refer to when you see them crop up, and
before long you will soon pick them up. :-)
I have split these into two groups, the first are the more common ones, and the second
group are not so common. There are many, many more, so if you want to find what others
there are, or need to look up any computer/net term or abbreviation visit
NetLingo.
Note: If these are reversed, e.g. (-: instead of :-), it indicates the
user is left handed.
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The More Common Smilies
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:-) | Your basic smilie. This user is either
happy or they just made a sarcastic or jokey statement. |
;-) | Winky smilie. User just made a flirtatious
and/or sarcastic remark.When you say something cheeky and don't want to be hit, use this
smilie. ;-) |
:-( | Sad smilie. User is either sad, or
they did not like that last statement or they are upset or depressed about something. |
:-/ | Frowny smilie. User is either frowning,
perturbed or perplexed, or skeptical about the last statement. |
:-p | User is sticking their tongue out, or
blowing a raspberry. |
#-) | User is muddled/indicates Brainfog. |
;-p | Combination of the winky smilie and
sticking your tongue out. |
Mini-Smilies - Same as above, only less so.
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:) | Happy |
:( | Sad |
:/ | Frowning |
:p | Tongue |
:D | Laughter |
:,( | Crying |
The Less Common Smilies
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:-X | My lips are sealed. |
:-D | User is laughing or has a big smile
with clean teeth. |
:-)~ | User drools. |
:-* | A Kiss |
:-> | User just made a really evil sarcastic
remark. Like a ;-) only more so. |
:-I | Indifferent smilie. Neither happy or sad. |
:-O | User is shocked, aghast. |
8-) | User is wearing glasses/sunglasses or
is wide eyed |
O :-) | User is an angel, butter wouldn't
melt in their mouths. |
:'-( | User is sad and crying. |
:'-) | User is happy and crying. |
:-@ | User is screaming. |
|-) | User has eyes shut/asleep |
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3. Terms And Phrases Specific
To #cfs-20s
The following are just a few other terms and phrases that you might see used in #cfs-20s.
They have cropped up either due to the people who frequent the channel (and CFS-20s), or
events that have taken place in it.
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| BOD | Acronym used for CFS-20s Board of Directors - the
people who help the List Owner run CFS-20s. |
| Brainfog | Term used to describe the fuzzy brain symptoms
of CFIDS. |
| Croccy | The Crocodile Hunter - an over-enthusiastic
Australian Wildlife TV presenter, who's fond of 'tossing' [1] animals!
(blame Corina
and Cobalt!)
[1] Apparently this is Australian for 'catching' - honest. ;-) |
| Flatbacked | Term meaning that someone is so ill they
are having to stay 'flatbacked' in bed. |
| (The) Founding Mothers | The three wise and wonderful
women who founded CFS-20s
They are: Robyn, Amanda, and Cat. |
| Frainbog | How someone with Brainfog spells Brainfog!
;-)
©Robyn |
| Glenn | Glenn Tilbrook, lead singer from the British
group Squeeze!
(blame Corina!) |
| OU | Oklahoma University.
(blame Tobyn!) |
| OU Sooners | Oklahoma University's (US) Football team.
(blame Robyn!) |
| ROOBLMAO | Rolling Out Of Bed Laughing My Ass Off!
©Gromit and PRPLKNGHT |
| Tobyn | Todd + Robyn = "Tobyn" |
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