Re: acronymious

From: Robin Faichney (robin@reborntechnology.co.uk)
Date: Tue Oct 03 2000 - 19:31:41 BST

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    On Tue, Oct 03, 2000 at 07:37:10AM -0700, Bill Spight wrote:
    > Dear Wade,
    >
    > > I'm horrible with acronyms, and besides, what the hell is RTFM?
    >
    > Rolling on The Floor Maniacally.

    No, you're thinking of ROTFL and its variants, which mostly or all
    include the O and the L.
     
    > > The only
    > > one I know that comes close is ROTFLMAO, which is not a 4LA. Anyway, I
    > > ain't got a clue what DBFS is.
    > >
    >
    > DooBie FarSi, a dialect spoken when under the influence of Persian
    > marijuana.

    10/10 for imagination, Bill. Even if it was artificially enhanced! :-) 

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Robin Faichney

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