ABBREVIATIONS

Big Evil Grin BG or Big Grin BRB Be Right Back BTA But Then Again (in response to IOW) BTW By The Way CCF Crippled Computer Fingers COC Cream On Cream (fabric) CU See You CUL8R See You Later CW Cathedral Window (quilt pattern) DD Dear Daughter DH Dear Husband, Darling Husband or D**** Husband (depending on mood) DIL Daughter-In-Law (also DDIL) DW Dear Wife DWR Double Wedding Ring (quilt pattern) DYHSBTD Don't You Have Something Better To Do? EG or Evil Grin EOM End Of Message ETA Estimated Time of Arrival F2F Face To Face FAQ Frequently Asked Question(s) FIL Father-In-Law (also DFIL) FISH First In, Still Here FOAF Friend Of A Friend FOBL Fell Outta' Bed Laughing FOCL Fell Outta' Chair Laughing FWIW For What It's Worth FYI For Your Information G or Grin GLGH Good Luck and Good Hunting GMTA Great Minds Think Alike GR&D Grinning, Running and Ducking HIFOTFAIR Help! I've Fallen On The Floor And I'm Rolling! HWMBO He Who Must Be Obeyed HWS He Who Suffers IAE In Any Event IMAO In My Arrogant Opinion IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO In My Opinion IO Insignificant Other IOW In Other Words ISP Internet Service Provider IWBNI It Would Be Nice If JM2CW Just My Two Cents Worth JMTCW Just My Two Cents Worth L8R Later LOL Laughing Out Loud LOLLOL Little Old Lady Laughing Out Loud LSHISOTS Laughing So Hard, I Spit On The Screen M2CW My Two Cents Worth MIL Mother-In-Law (also DMIL) MOATYO Mind Of A Ten Year Old NCATT No Comment At This Time NFP No Flames Please NFW No Fine Way NOOMP No Oxygen On My Planet NOTE Not Of This Earth NPN Nine Patch News NRN No Reply Necessary NTTRN No Time To Reply Now OIC Oh, I See OTOH On The Other Hand PIP Present(s) In Progress PITA Pain In The Ass Q-X Quilt Exchange QB QuiltBee QN QuiltNet RPO Really Pissed Off ROFFNPR Rolling On The Floor For No Particular Reason ROFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing ROFLH Rolling On the Floor Laughing Hard ROFLOL Rolling On the Floor Laughing Out Loud RSN Real Soon Now RTFM Read The Fine Manual SIL Sister-In-Law SITD Still In The Dark SNAFU Situation Normal, All (bleeped) Up SO Significant Other SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed TAFN That's All For Now TGIF Thank God It's Friday or toes go in first (for blondes and Aggies) TIA Thanks In Advance (also aTdHvAaNnKcSe) TIC Tongue In Cheek TOT Tone On Tone (fabric) 2F4W Too Funny For Words TTFN Ta Ta For Now TTYL Talk To You Later UFO Unfinished Object(s) USO Unstarted Object(s) VBG or Very Big Grin WIP Work In Progress WOW White On White (fabric) WRT With Respect To WYGIWYPF What You Get Is What You Pay For WYS Watch Your Step WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get YDD Yabba Dabba Doo YKYAQW You Know You're A Quilter When..... YMMV Your Mileage May Vary ;) or (; Wink and a Smile :) or (: Smile AFAIK As Far As I Know BBL Be Back Later BBN Bye Bye Now BBS Be Back Soon BEG Big Evil Grin BF Boy Friend BWL Bursting With Laughter C&G Chuckle and Grin CID Crying In Disgrace CNP... Continued in Next Post CP Chat Post CSG Chuckle Snicker Grin CYA See Ya CYAL8R See You Later DLTBBB Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite EMSG Email Message GF Girl Friend GFN Gone For Now GMBO Giggling My Butt Off GTSY Glad To See You H&K Hug and Kiss HABU Have A Better 'Un HAGN Have A Good Night HAGU Have A Good 'Un HHIS Hanging Head in Shame IC I See IGP I Gotta Pee IRL In Real Life IWALU I Will Always Love You JMO Just My Opinion JTLYK Just To Let You Know KIT Keep In Touch KOC Kiss On Cheek KOL Kiss On Lips L8R G8R Later 'Gater LHM Lord Help Me LHO Laughing Head Off LHU Lord Help Us LSHMBB Laughing So Hard My Belly is Bouncing LSHMBH Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts LTNS Long Time No See LTS Laughing To Self LUWAMH Love You With All My Heart LY Love Ya OL Old Lady (wife, girlfriend) OM Old Man (husband, boyfriend) OTTOMH Off The Top of My Head PDS Please Don't Shoot PM Private Message PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In PMP Peed My Pants POAHF Put On A Happy Face Poof Has left the chat room. QSL Reply QSO Conversation QT Cutie ROFLAPMP ...And Peeing My Pants ROFLMAO ...My A** Off ROFLMAOAY ...My A** Off At You ROFLMAOWTIME ...With Tears In My Eyes ROFLUTS ...Unable to Speak RTSM Read The Stupid Manual! SETE Smiling Ear To Ear SHID Slaps Head In Disgust SWAK Sealed With A Kiss SWL Screaming with Laughter SYS See You Soon TA Thanks Again TOY Thinking Of You WB Welcome Back WTH What/Who The Heck YBS You'll Be Sorry YG Young Gentleman YL Young Lady YM Young Man *g* Giggle *H* Hug *K* Kiss *W* Wink *Note: Tilt your head sideways The Basic Construction of a Smiley Eyes : ; | = Nose - * ^ (or blank) Mouth > ) o ( < :-| Ambivalent o:-) Angelic >:-( Angry |-I Asleep (::()::) Bandaide :-{} Blowing a Kiss \-o Bored :-c Bummed Out :( ) Can't Stop Talking :*) Clowning :' Crying :'-) Crying with Joy :'-( Crying Sadly :-9 Delicious, Yummy :-> Devilish ;-> Devilish Wink :P Disgusted (tongue sticking out) :*) Drunk :-6 Exhausted, Wiped Out :( Frown \~/ Full Glass \_/ Glass Empty ^5 High Five ((((name)))) Hug (( )):** Hugs and Kisses :-I Indifferent :-# Lips are Sealed :~/ Mixed Up **** Popcorn &&&& Pretzels @>-`-,-- Rose :-@ Screaming :O Shocked :) Smile =) Smile :-O Surprised ^ Thumbs Up :-& Tongue Tied :-\ Undecided ;) Wink |-O Yawning RETURN TO MAIN PAGE

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