Good day – a question for everyone…
I am a newbie on the boards, and through some serious lurking and a couple of posts I am perpetually confused.
What the heck are you all (y’all in my home state) saying? Specifically, the acronym for one’s better half, among countless others…
What funky acronyms do you use, and what do they mean?
Also, is there a source for this somewhere else? Hate to post an obvious (ney, stupid) question but I am not finding the FAQ, etc…
Thanks!
Cris – Passionate amateur in NC.
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Send me a Cohiba or two and I'll tell you.
Try this dictionary of internet acronyms
IanDG
Hi CC, welcome to the boards, glad you're not just a lurker any more! Are you speaking of the regular internet-speak such as LOL, ROFLMAO, BTW, IIRC? Or more woodworking specific, such as BLO? Hah Hah, that was fun.
OK, go here to get the internet-speak terms.
http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/acronyms.php
One that's not in there that you'll see here at Knots is SWMBO, which stands for She Who Must Be Obeyed. There also LOML, Love of My Life.
BLO=Boiled Linseed Oil
R&C = Rude and Crude, an oil-varnish finishing method. The acronym isn't used at Knots much, if at all.
I'm blanking on other WWing acronyms, let's see: WO, white oak. M&T, mortise and tenon. KD, either knock-down or kiln-dried depending on the context.
Hope that helps!
forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
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Edited 8/5/2005 12:27 pm ET by forestgirl
Indeed it did - many thanks. SWMBO was the one I was drawing a blank on....
I didn't get that one either, which was pretty funny since my hubby had given me a T-Shirt some time ago with that slogan emblazoned across the front. ROFLMAO!!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)
Hey Forrest-- Over on Breaktime they refer to their wives as DW, whats that all about...da wife maybe???
I think DW probably refers to Dear Wife.
I've noticed that some women will use DH to refer to their husbands. A friend of mine had been doing that for several years before I finally asked her what the heck it meant. She said it stands for Dear Hubby.
My initial exposure to the wonderfully confusing world of internet acronyms... I used to chat with my exwife's uncle from time to time. We had similiar interests and saw no reason to ignore each other simply because his niece and I had divorced.
Anyway... one day we were chatting via Instant Messenger when he sent me a "BRB". I knew just enough to know that it was an acronym, but didn't know what it meant. I quickly figured out that it meant he'd be away from his keyboard for an inderminate length of time and latched onto the idea that it must mean BathRoom Break. Which left me with the seemingly obvious conclussion that he must have had to visit the little boys room. LOL I asked him when he came back and being of the older generation (I was in my early 30s at the time) I think he was pretty embarassed by my asking such a personal question. Needless to say I've never forgotton that BRB actually means Be Right Back. ;-)
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"Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud" - Sophocles.
"Needless to say I've never forgotton that BRB actually means Be Right Back." Too funny! Great story.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)
kevin wrote:
<I think DW probably refers to Dear Wife.>oh......I thought it was DeWalt ;-)aloha, mike
AFA!Onward through the fog.
Chuck Whitney
FG -
For what it's worth (FWIW), the term "She Who Must Be Obeyed" came from the English comedy series "Rumpford of the Bailey". It was a regular on the local PBS station for several years and SWMBO and I watched it regularly.
Yep, I figured that out, way after the tee-shirt gift. Hubby worked and lived in England for several years (his son was born there) and he developed quite a fondness for the British comedies. The whole thing went right over my head, LOL, but I caught up quickly!
My fave, can't remember the name, was the group of store clerks, mostly middle-aged and older. What was that show?forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)
"Are you being served?" was hilarious.
That would be "Are You Being Served". We watched it too - and it still shows up occasionally on one of the cable channels.
FWIW my wife and Loved Rummbold (or however you spell it) rented the whole series - had to turn it up quite loud to understand it with the accents...why are brit tv shows so quiet?(same for the Helen Mirin detective series too)Mark
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PS: My family comes from NC too! I used to be able to say y'awl with the best of 'em, but lost the accent some time ago.
forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Another proud member of the "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)
Some I've seen FWIW:
CMS - coumpound miter saw
SCMS - sliding compound miter saw
TS - table saw
BS - bandsaw
DT - dovetail
DP - drill press
MT or M&T - mortise & tennon
lumber thicknesses are often referred to in quarters of an inch rough - for example eight quarter (8/4) cherry would mean board that are two inches thick before surfacing (jointing and planing)
Don't forget RAS - Radial Arm Saw
HTH - hope that helps
IMO - in my opinion
imho in my humble opinion
fwiw for what it's worthMark
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The "regular" ones (FWIW, etc.), are in the glossary page I linked to, or should be anyway. Maybe I'll collect the WWing ones and make my own page for those. :>)forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)
What are you saying? :-)Mark
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I always liked DAMHIKT. "Don't Ask Me How I Know This"
I always liked DAMHIKT. "Don't Ask Me How I Know This" That one stumped me. It's not listed in that basic glossary, and given the gist of it, I'll bet it's most prevalent in forums such as this, maybe auto-repair forums too? <g> I'll put it on the WWing list....forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)
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