Jagrowler
27 posts
Dec 02, 2010
10:36 AM
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Sorry for being such a dinosaur (and only aged 47 at that!), but I'm getting mighty confused by many abbreviations used on the forum. I only text when there is no easier option, and always spell the words as correctly as my 'poor boy' education allows (example: 'will be home late - having trouble on new contra flow section' or if I'm especially brave and want to risk the wrath of she-who-must-be-obeyed: 'will be home late, could not find Eb harp and am driving 40 miles in wrong direction to buy one'!).
It does not help that I have always been useless at crosswords and similar puzzles (some may say I'm as thick as two sort planks).
Anyway, if any of you guys could provide a 'must know' or 'commonly used' list of useful abbreviations (with explanation of course!), I would be very grateful.
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ReedSqueal
16 posts
Dec 02, 2010
10:48 AM
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For starters:
lol
Laugh Out Loud/Laughing out loudly
lmao
Laughing My Ass Off
lmfao
Laughing My Fucking Ass Off/Laughing My Fat Ass Off
rofl
Roll On Floor Laughing. Sometimes "rofl" and "lmao" are combined into "roflmao"
omg
Oh My God, sometimes "omfg" making: Oh My Fucking God
sec
Just a second
iirc
If I Remember Correctly
afk
Away From Keyboard
bk
Back, also can be spelled "bak"
bbl
Be Back Later
brb
Be Right Back
btw
By The Way
bio
Rest Room ex. "afk bio"
ftw
For The Win or Fuck The World
fu
Fuck You
g2g
Got To Go, and sometimes Good To Go
gg
good game, sometimes mockingly; vgg after a very good one
gl
Good Luck before a game
gtfo
Get The Fuck Out
imo
In My Opinion
imho
In My Honest Opinion, In My Humble Opinion
jk
Just Kidding; can also be spelled "j/k"
k, kk
Okay
ic
I See
idk
I don't know
l2p
Learn To Play; In many MMORPG's, l2 can precede other aspects of the game, such as level.
log
Log Off
n00b
mocking term for new users
ne
any
ne1
anyone
nop
No or No problem
nvm
never mind
stfu
Shut The Fuck Up
stfumf
Shut The Fuck Up Mother Fucker
tldr
Too Long, Didn't Read
ttyl
Talk To You Later
tttt
to tell the truth
wth
What The Hell
wtf
What The Fuck?
hf
Have Fun
lshipimfp
Laughing so hard I pissed in my friend's pants
rtfm
Read the Fucking Manual
oic
Oh, I see
sumb
stop using my brain
tc
Take Care
teh
the equivalent of the
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bluemoose
425 posts
Dec 02, 2010
10:53 AM
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wwlwd
what would little walter do
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nacoran
3334 posts
Dec 02, 2010
10:58 AM
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OOTB- Out of the Box
NOS- New Old Stock (Basically some harpers like older harmonicas and if they can find old ones that haven't been abused it's a plus).
I've got about 4 minutes before I have to be out the door, but somewhere I have a giant list of words you should know related to harmonica. They don't all have definitions written up. I'll try to find the list later.
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rharley5652
296 posts
Dec 02, 2010
11:37 AM
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HAGO - Have A Good One!
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eharp
973 posts
Dec 02, 2010
11:45 AM
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"teh
the equivalent of the"
lol
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saregapadanisa
293 posts
Dec 02, 2010
11:49 AM
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MB : Marine Band
GM : Golden Melody
LO : Lee Oskar
OB : Overblow
TB : Tongue Blocking
LP : Lip pursing
That's some lazy typing...
Well, harp players are notoriously lazy. Otherwise they would have taken a serious instrument :~}
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lumpy wafflesquirt
287 posts
Dec 02, 2010
12:06 PM
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lol lots of love
I recently discovered x means thanks, I thought people were giving me a kiss :^(
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eharp
976 posts
Dec 02, 2010
12:36 PM
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how about eEbU4X?
ooops. never mind.
that's my spam prevention code.
sorry.
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GermanHarpist
1912 posts
Dec 02, 2010
12:52 PM
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OP = original post, original poster
OT = off topic
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The MBH thread-thread thread!
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toddlgreene
2175 posts
Dec 02, 2010
12:56 PM
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JR-Jason Ricci
AG-Adam Gussow
GH-Greg Heumann
LW-Little Walter
BW-Big Walter
PB-Paul Butterfield
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Jagrowler
28 posts
Dec 02, 2010
1:06 PM
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iirc, ne n00b like me can sumb normally and rofl with everyone else. This is like the first attempt at bending a note; not quite right but there's something there!
btw Moose - are you sure about 'wwlwd'? On this forum I assumed it would be wwgd (what would gussow do) - ok everyone, steady down there, just my little joke.
x to all for responding.
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toddlgreene
2176 posts
Dec 02, 2010
1:09 PM
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One more I just saw used in another thread-
GAS-Gear Acquisition Syndrome
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nacoran
3335 posts
Dec 02, 2010
1:48 PM
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Todd, GH can be confusing. We have GermanHarpist too! I just call Greg Greg.
SP20 for Special 20's
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toddlgreene
2177 posts
Dec 02, 2010
1:52 PM
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True...I think I've referred to both as GH at one time or another, but within the context, there was no doubt...How about Greg can be BMGH, for Blows Me(Away Productions)Greg Heumann. Wait-he might not like that.
Agreed. GH-German Harpist Greg-Greg Heumann.
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bluemoose
428 posts
Dec 02, 2010
3:55 PM
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I'm at work so all I can think of is:
SNAFU - situation normal, all f*%cked up
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BUMF - bum fodder, what the British troops in WWI used their field order papers for.
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