From: Gunnar Ljungstrand <dervak@algonet.se>
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Subject: Usenet Acronyms
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 20:31:22 +0100
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Life-Saver wrote:
> 
> Silk Dick wrote:
> >
> > In article <36769D36.4A28CB6D@algonet.se>, Gunnar Ljungstrand
> > <dervak@algonet.se> writes:
> >
> > >AFAIK = As Far As I Know
> > >FTR = For The Record
> > >FYI = For Your Information
> > >IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
> > >IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
> > >IMO = In My Opinion
> > >LOL = Laughing Out Loud, or Lots Of Love
> > >ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
> >
> > ROTFLMAO = ROTFL my ass off...
> > also shortened to:
> > LMAO!
> > AAMOF=as a matter of fact.
> > any others?
> 
> BRB : be right back (often used in chat)
> MM  : Merry Meet (pagan salutation)
> Cya : See you again (or See ya)
> ITMAIIT : I think my ass is itchy today
> WTH: What the hell?
> MF: Mother F**ker (or My Friend)
> AMMM : and much much more!!!
> --
> Life-Saver

What do you know? I found a list of these kind of acronyms:

AKA = Also Known As
ASAP = As Soon As Possible
ASL = Age, Sex, Location
BF = Bloody Fool
BG = Big Grin
BS = BullShit
CU = See You
CUL8R = See You Later
F2F = Face to Face
FWIW = For What It´s Worth
G = Grin
GL = Good Luck
GTG = Got To Go
HNG = Horny Net Geek
IMAO = In My Arrogant Opinion
IME or IMX = In My Experience
IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
IRHNIBITTMBFC = I Really Have No Idea But I Think This Might Be Fairly
                Close
IRT = In Reply To, or In Regards To
ITMT = In The Mean Time
JIC = Just In Case
JIT = Just In Time
JK = Just Kidding
LTR = Long Time Relationship
MOTAS = Member Of The Appropriate Sex
MOTOS = Member Of The Opposite Sex
OIC = Oh, I see
PIOOHA = Pulled It Out Of His/Her Ass
PITA = Pain In The Ass
RL = Real Life
RTFM = Read The Fucking Manual
S = Smile
SNAG = Sensitive New Age Guy/Girl
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
VBG = Very Big Grin
VEG = Very Evil Grin
WB = Welcome Back
YGTBK = You´ve Got To Be Kidding

CUOT (See you out there)...

/Gunnar