Wilsons Sandbox

Yippee!! The sun came out, the snow is melting,heck... it's actually above freezing! Finally got the bike out today for a couple of hundred kilo run, felt great! Steve Pye Spring arrives in Labrador! A7

In a message dated 05/06/2000 5:48:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Steve Pye writes: << Yippee!! The sun came out, the snow is melting,heck... it's actually above freezing! >> <> ++++++++++++++================+++++++++++++++============= Congratulations!! Although I'm not wanting to be snowed in, I'm kind of envious of actual weather such as yours ( for short periods of time). Today, I suffered another in a series of about 120 consecutive days of sunshine this year alone. With the wind-chill factor, it must of been a bone-chilling 94 degrees (F). At this rate, I'm going to have to start wearing sun screen and I hate that. Mike Alcorn Palm Desert, CA Elkhornss@... KLR650 A14 R1100RT

Maybe this will help I got it off the an AOL site. Dave Depending on where you are online, you may encounter differents sets of shorthand. While no one set of acronyms is necessarily complete, this list should cover most any abbreviation you are likely to come across: 2U2 = To You, Too AAMOF = As A Matter Of Fact AFAIK = As Far As I Know AFAIC = As Far As I'm Concerned AFAICT = As Far As I Can Tell AFK = Away From Keyboard ASAP = As Soon As Possible BAK = Back At Keyboard BBL = Be Back Later BITMT = But In The Meantime BOT = Back On Topic BRB = Be Right Back BTW = By the way C4N = Ciao For Now CRS = Can't Remember "Stuff" CU = See You CUL(8R) = See You Later CWOT = Complete Waste Of Time CYA = See Ya DITYID = Did I Tell You I'm Distressed? DIY = Do It Yourself EOD = End Of Discussion EZ = Easy F2F = Face To Face FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions FBOW = For Better Or Worse FOAF = Friend Of A Friend FOCL = Falling Off Chair Laughing FWIW = For What It's Worth FYA = For Your Amusement FYI = For Your Information /ga = Go Ahead GAL = Get A Life GBTW = Get Back To Work GFC = Going For Coffee GFETE = Grinning From Ear To Ear GMTA = Great minds think alike GR&D = Grinning, Running & Ducking GTG = Got To Go GTGTTBR = Got To Go To The Bathroom GTRM = Going To Read Mail HAND = Have A Nice Day HHOK = Ha Ha Only Kidding HTH = Hope This Helps IAC = In Any Case IAE = In Any Event IC = I See IDGI = I Don't Get It IMCO = In My Considered Opinion IMHO = In my humble opinion IMNSHO = in My Not So Humble Opinion IMO = In My Opinion IMPE = In My Previous/Personal Experience IMVHO = In My Very Humble Opinion IOTTMCO = Intuitively Obvious To The Most Casual Observer IOW = In Other Words IRL = In Real Life ISP = Internet Service Provider IYKWIM = If You Know What I Mean JIC = Just In Case J/K = Just kidding KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid L8TR = Later LD = Later dude LOL = Laughing Out Loud LTNS = Long Time No See MorF = Male or Female, or person who asks that question MTCW = My Two Cents Worth NRN = No Reply Necessary ONNA = Oh No, Not Again! OTOH = On The Other Hand OTTOMH = Off the top of my head OIC = Oh I See OTF = On The Floor OLL = Online Love PCMCIA = People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms PLS = Please PU = That Stinks! REHI = Hello Again (re-Hi!) ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing ROTF = Rolling On The Floor ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing RSN = Real Soon Now RTDox = Read The Documentation/Directions RTFM = Read The Frickin' Manual RUOK = Are You OK? SNAFU = Situation Normal; All Fouled Up SO = Significant Other SOL = Smiling Out Loud (or You're Out of Luck) TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TAFN = That's All For Now TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It THX = Thanks TIA = Thanks In Advance TLK2UL8R = Talk to you later TMK = To My Knowledge TOS = Terms Of Service TPTB = The Powers That Be TSWC = Tell Someone Who Cares TTBOMK = To The Best Of My Knowledge TTFN = Ta-Ta For Now TTYL(8R) = Talk To You Later TWIMC = To Whom It May Concern Txs = Thanks URL = Web Page Address w/b = Welcome Back w/o = Without WRT = With Regard To WTG = Way To Go WU? = What's Up? WWW = World Wide Web WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get Y2K = Year 2000 YGIAGAM = Your Guess Is As Good As Mine YGWYPF = You Get What You Pay For YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary ZZZ = Sleeping You'll notice that different chat communities can develop different 'dialects' or accents. If you see an acronym or smiley used, you can figure it's pretty save to use it yourself. If you use acronyms and the majority of people in the room don't seem to understand, it's probably not something commonly used in that community.