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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #60 on: October 11, 2011, 06:24:43 PM »
Good job, Bubbles.

Thnx  only chance you have of not having to answer the same questions over and over is by promoting the wiki.

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #61 on: October 11, 2011, 07:13:12 PM »
CTLMS = Comments That Leave Me Speechless
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Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #62 on: October 12, 2011, 06:03:57 AM »
What's meh?

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #63 on: October 12, 2011, 07:38:20 AM »
What's meh?
Lol, means no big deal.

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #64 on: October 12, 2011, 11:17:26 AM »
lol. u never on around here - every bunch of words got its own acronym

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #65 on: October 12, 2011, 12:44:14 PM »
CAPTCHA = Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #66 on: October 12, 2011, 04:09:48 PM »
lol. u never on around here - every bunch of words got its own acronym
typo - supposed to be "never know"

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #67 on: October 15, 2011, 10:54:50 PM »
IOW = in other words

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #68 on: October 16, 2011, 01:55:21 AM »
SNAFU = Systems Normal, All %&#@ed Up.

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #69 on: October 16, 2011, 01:59:17 AM »
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #70 on: October 16, 2011, 02:19:06 AM »
SNAFU IOW FUBAR?

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #71 on: October 16, 2011, 11:00:40 AM »
POIDH=Pics or it didn't happen.
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #72 on: October 17, 2011, 12:16:32 PM »
SNAFU = Systems Normal, All %&#@ed Up.

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #73 on: October 17, 2011, 12:40:44 PM »
AOR = App-o-Rama
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #74 on: October 17, 2011, 12:41:54 PM »
BOFA = Bank of America

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #76 on: October 18, 2011, 02:23:30 AM »
BOFA = Bank of America
if im not mistaken - its BOA

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #77 on: October 18, 2011, 03:09:56 AM »
They're both used. For example, see the first post here: http://www.dansdeals.com/forums/index.php?topic=10458.0

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #78 on: October 18, 2011, 05:41:44 AM »
They're both used. For example, see the first post here: http://www.dansdeals.com/forums/index.php?topic=10458.0
Although both commonly used, the fact that bofa.com directs to the website probably gives that abbreviation a little more weight.

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #79 on: October 18, 2011, 12:38:42 PM »
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