Help translating statuses and abbreviations

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DirtyDog replied

22 October 2013, 08:42
Originally posted by Bellona View Post

I did a search and found one short thread about acronyms, and was stupid enough to a) follow a link that went nowhere and b) follow the advice that ALT/F4 brought up the glossary : both of which resulted in me shouting two of the above acronyms out loud
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SimonMac replied

21 October 2013, 17:42
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

NCOTBAC?
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northernladuk replied

21 October 2013, 17:27
Originally posted by Bellona View Post

I just KNEW this would happen !
SimonMac, I got them all except BIDI
NorthernLad - I have trawled a load of your posts today and bet myself a large rum you would reply with an Acronym I would have no clue on.
Its so good to win !

Google could help you here... BIDI
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Bellona replied

21 October 2013, 17:20
I just KNEW this would happen !
SimonMac, I got them all except BIDI
NorthernLad - I have trawled a load of your posts today and bet myself a large rum you would reply with an Acronym I would have no clue on.
Its so good to win !
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northernladuk replied

21 October 2013, 17:13
Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

You are now no longer NULL, and I assume mine was one of the acronym links you followed anyway so

HTH BIDI TTFN GSOH WLTM ASL

NCOTBAC?
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SimonMac replied

21 October 2013, 17:06
Originally posted by Bellona View Post

I have tried searching , really !
Q1 - statuses - under peoples user name and signature there is some more info (ie I am )
Nervous Newbie
Bellona IS NULL

Nervous newbie is pretty self explanatory, and I guess I am NULL ( trying not to cry ) as I haven't gained a reputation ( well not one I want to talk about here !!).

I see a lot of people with things like "more fingers than teeth" and <username>Game over man, GAME OVER!

Is there a glossary of what these are ?

Q2 - abbreviations - some are either well practiced through net speak/txt spk (IMO, WTF, FFS), and some, I cannot make head nor tail of !

I did a search and found one short thread about acronyms, and was stupid enough to a) follow a link that went nowhere and b) follow the advice that ALT/F4 brought up the glossary : both of which resulted in me shouting two of the above acronyms out loud

Answers without mysterious acronyms appreciated ( I feel sure i'm gonna regret that !).

Thanks

You are now no longer NULL, and I assume mine was one of the acronym links you followed anyway so

HTH BIDI TTFN GSOH WLTM ASL
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northernladuk replied

21 October 2013, 17:05
Best one is having your own name in the status!
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Bellona started a topic Help translating statuses and abbreviations

21 October 2013, 16:59
Help translating statuses and abbreviations

I have tried searching , really !
Q1 - statuses - under peoples user name and signature there is some more info (ie I am )
Nervous Newbie
Bellona IS NULL

Nervous newbie is pretty self explanatory, and I guess I am NULL ( trying not to cry ) as I haven't gained a reputation ( well not one I want to talk about here !!).

I see a lot of people with things like "more fingers than teeth" and <username>Game over man, GAME OVER!

Is there a glossary of what these are ?

Q2 - abbreviations - some are either well practiced through net speak/txt spk (IMO, WTF, FFS), and some, I cannot make head nor tail of !

I did a search and found one short thread about acronyms, and was stupid enough to a) follow a link that went nowhere and b) follow the advice that ALT/F4 brought up the glossary : both of which resulted in me shouting two of the above acronyms out loud

Answers without mysterious acronyms appreciated ( I feel sure i'm gonna regret that !).

Thanks
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