This is an ongoing effort of the greater good to blog about nothing. Let's talk about chat slang (lingo) and address links. Why did I pick this topic? Well, because I felt like it and I have no other ideas at the moment (much ado about nothing). Besides, I'm always in pursuit at SW.com for a higher education at Bloggers University (IMHO).

I will be the first to admit that I have been a little clueless to all of this new chat slang and techno stuff. Not so long ago, I use to be able to slang with the best of them. Fast forward 20 something years later and here I am...Dumbfounded and overwhelmed with all of this new and improved lingo and address links of the technology world. I never thought this day would happen to me, but it did. And if you think it will never happen to you, you are dead wrong...Never say never!

Part of my problem in lagging behind the times was that I never owned a computer, until now. You see, I have a thing about technology. It's not that I'm afraid of it. I just don't have the patience for it. So I sat and waited until all the technological problems were resolved before buying my first computer. Yep, you got it. Before I jumped on the bandwagon, I let all of you do the dirty work of whipping the technology world into shape - TYVM. I call this theory, working smarter, not harder and saving pennies.

Anyway, I am now a proud owner of a SOTA Dell computer with a lovely keyboard, which "Trigger" really likes to play on and make a mess of things. Since I seem to be getting my groove back, I thought I would create a Lingo Roll for the Lingo Impaired Participants of SW.com (like me). BTW, there are more than what I have listed here. It would be a real PITA to list them all and this blog would go to infinity and beyond.

Chat slang seen on a regular basis:

BTW (By the Way)
IMO (In My Opinion)
IMHO (In My Humble Opinion)
LOL (use to mean Lot's of Love...Now it means "Laughing Out Loud")
LMAO (Laughing my A** off)
MTFBWY (May the Force be with you)
PPL (People)

Other chat slang that floats around in here from time to time (or not):

AND (Any Day Now)
AFK (Away From the Keyboard)
AFN (that's All For Now)
a/s/lAge/Sex/Location (used to ask a chatter their personal information)
AV (Avatar - Graphical representation of a person chatting)
BBL (Be Back Later)
BFN (Bye For Now)
BR (Best Regards)
BRB (Be Right Back)
BRH (Be Right Here)
CU (See You)
CUL8R (See You Later)
CUOL (See You On Line)
CYA (See You - as in "See you later" - aka Cover You're A**)
DIS (Did I Say)
DL -or d/l (Download... or downloading)
EG (Evil Grin)
EOT (End Of Thread - meaning end of discussion)
F2F (Face To Face)
FAQ (Frequently Asked Question)
FISH (First In Still Here - someone who is on line TOO much)
FOCL (Falling Off Chair - Laughing)
FUBAR ("Fouled" Up Beyond All Repair / Recognition)
FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt)
FWIW (For What It's Worth)
FYI (For Your Information)
GA (Go Ahead)
GAL (Get A Life)
gest (Gesture - a combination text / audio / video file played in VP Chat rooms)
GR (Gotta Run)
GTRM (Going To Read Mail - leaving chat room to check email)
IAC (In Any Case)
I ANAL (or IANAL. I'm Am Not A Lawyer - expect an uninformed opinion)
IC (I See)
ILU or ILY (I Love You)
IOH (I'm Out of Here)
IOW (In Other Words)
IRL (In Real Life)
JIC (Just In Case)
K -or- kk (O.K.)
JK -or- j/k (Just Kidding)
L8R (Later)
LMAO -or- LMFAO (Laughing My (" _____") ### Off)
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
NFW (No Feasible (or No "____") Way)
NP (No Problem)
NRN (No Response Necessary)
OIC (Oh, I See)
OJ or OK (Only Joking or Only Kidding)
OTOH (On The Other Hand ...)
OTMH (Off the Top of My Head ...)
OTW (On The Way - used when someone is sending a file)
PANS (Pretty Awesome New Stuff)
PCMCIA (People Can't Master Computer Industry Acronyms - slang)
PITA (Pain In The ###)
POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service)
ROFL (Rolling On Floor, Laughing)
ROTF (Rolling On The Floor)
ROTFLMAO (Rolling On The Floor, Laughing My A** Off)
RSN (Real Soon Now)
RTFM (Read The "Flippin" Manual)
SEG (Poodoo Eating Grin)
SNAFU (Situation Normal, All "Fouled" Up)
SOL (Poodoo Out Of Luck)
SOTA (State Of The Art - latest technology)
SY (Sincerely Yours)
SYL (See You Later)
TAFN (That's All For Now)
TFH (Thread From Hell. A topic or discussion that won't stop - esp. newsgroups)
TGIF (Thank Goodness It's Friday)
THX (Thanks!)
TNT (Til Next Time)
TPTB (The Powers That Be)
TTFN (Ta-Ta For Now)
TTYL (Talk To You Later)
TY (Thank You)
VN (Very Nice)
WC (Welcome... as in "You are Welcome")
WEU (What's Eating You?)
WFM (Works For Me)
WT? (What The ...? or Who the ...?)
WTGP? (Want To Go Private?)
YW (You're Welcome)

Nuff with slang...Someone please explain to me how to rename a link that I attach in my blogs. I want to hide the link address behind a pretty word that can be used in a sentence - TY.

TTFN...Excuse me while I go to the store to buy an MP3, Internet for Dummies, XP for Dummies and just find some LIPS to kiss. Or I might just end up buying nothing.

MTFBWY (EG)